Coatings World - October 2009

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known as ‘the Mark’, ‘the Stamp’ logo has been designed to reflect this trend as it is one of the most important benefits of powder coating. The logo continues to reflect the durability of powder coating, but also emphasizes the environmental sustainability it represents.

owned Sono-Tek systems for a number of years and operated them successfully in the manufacture of high quality cardiac stents. The MediCoat DES 2000 incorporates

Sono-Tek’s MicroMist ultrasonic atomizing nozzle, and provides stent motion that assures a complete, uniform and accurate micronic layer coating in a validated process. CW

JOTUN SIGNS CONTRACT IN EGYPT Jotun Paints has secured a contract with Alexandria Governmental Bureau and Arab Contractors Company worth approximately $180,000 (EGP 1 million). The deal involves the delivery of 40 tons of Jotun’s white and yellow Road Marking Paints, which are intended for the streets of Alexandria in Egypt. At present, Jotun Egypt has already supplied a total of 35 tons of paint, and is expecting to complete the delivery and paint works by the end of the year. The road marking initiative includes all the streets of Alexandria, including main thoroughfares such as Al Corniche St., Gamal Abd Al Nasser St., Al Horria St. and Airport Road. Jotun’s Road Marking Paint was selected after a close study of the volume of vehicles accommodated by the roads. The specialty paint product is an acrylic solvent-based formula that is specially formulated to resist abrasion in areas with high traffic, and can also be applied with special glass beads to reflect light.

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SONO-TEK COMPLETES LARGEST SALE OF MEDICOAT STENT COATING SYSTEMS Sono-Tek Corporation announced the sale of a series of its MediCoat DES 2000 stent coating systems to a leading global medical device manufacturer. The sale is Sono-Tek's largest ever sales transaction to the medical device industry, valued at approximately $400,000. The confidential global client has already

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