Fresh Paint
Wind turbines painted by Jotun in Australia
Jotun has provided coatings for the
“Quiet Revolution” wind turbine project
in Australia.
Jotun recently painted several wind
turbines in Australia. With the
“Quiet Revolution” project, Jotun is
the first supplier to provide paint for
this new turbine technology in
Australia. “These small turbines
have raised much attention from the
public, and we believe that this technology has a bright future,” said
Frank Brown, Jotun Australia.
The vertical axis wind turbines
captures wind from all directions,
and can therefore generate power in
a higher productivity than other turbines. The turbines are especially
suitable for use in urban areas, and
the first six were installed on the
ANZ Centre in the new Docklands
area in Melbourne in November
2009. The turbines supply energy to
the building, giving it a six star rating and making it one of the “
green-est” buildings in Australia. Jotun
Australia painted the first batch of
wind turbine pioneers in November.
The Quiet Revolution turbines are
developed by Quiet Revolution Ltd.
in the UK, and were installed by
Maxim Renewable at the ANZ
Centre in Melbourne.
MIBA TAKES OVER BRITISH
COATING SPECIALIST TEER COATINGS
Miba, a strategic development partner of the international engine and
automotive industry based in
Laakirchen, Upper Austria, is taking
over the British coating specialist
Teer Coatings Ltd., Droitwich, UK.
“With the takeover of technology
leader Teer Coatings we are expand-
ing our expertise and product portfo-
lio in the highly specialized coating
segment,” said Peter Mitterbauer,
chairman and CEO of the Miba
Group. “This is a key way to foster
the innovation and competitiveness
of our customers.”
In July 2009 Miba acquired a 24. 9
percent interest in Teer Coatings
Ltd.; now the 100 percent takeover
follows. With approximately 50
employees, the site in Droitwich, UK,
specializes in the development and
production of friction-minimizing,
wear-resistant coatings. Along with
small batch and special production,
the site focuses on systems engineer-
ing as well as research and develop-
ment. The most recent annual sales
figure is approximately 4 million
British pounds. With sites in
Vorchdorf, Niklasdorf and now
Droitwich, UK, Miba Coating Group
specializes in polymer coatings, elec-
troplated overlays and PVD coatings.
“We are an active development part-
ner to the international automotive
industry,” said Therese Mitterbauer,
managing partner of High Tech
Coatings in Vorchdorf. “Through the
know-how of Teer Coatings we are
able to provide our customers with
even more comprehensive solutions
in the area of friction and scuffing
reduction, service life extension, and
reduction of parts costs.”
HENKEL WINS 2010
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS PACE AWARD
Henkel received a 2010 Automotive
News PACE Award for its new
Aquence Co-Cure coating process.
The prestigious award recognizes
automotive suppliers for superior
innovation, technological advancement and business performance.
Henkel’s Aquence Co-Cure process
was recognized in the Manufacturing Process category. This
process layers the Aquence autode-position coatings with a powder or
liquid topcoat, and or adhesive and
“co-cures” them together in a single
