Supplier’s Corner
Buckman launches green fire retardant line
Specialty chemical manufacturer
Buckman is introducing a new green
Flamebloc GS line of fire retardant
products to the commercial and consumer markets. The GS (Green
Series) portfolio of products are zero-VOC, made from all GRAS raw materials and requires no halogen to activate their enhanced fire-retardant
capabilities, according to the company. This innovative product portfolio
includes 13 substrate specific
chemistries designed to protect
paper, wood, leather, metal, plastic
and fabric. Based on the proprietary
chemistry of Flame Seal Products,
Inc., a water-based polymeric amino-polyphosphate composition provides
superior char forming protection
against flame or heat by coating or
adsorption of the product.
UNION PROCESS OFFERS DATA
ACQUISITION PACKAGE
Union Process now offers an optional
data acquisition package to provide
customers with real-time data that
will be helpful in monitoring condi-
tions in the mill as well as improving
quality control and providing an eas-
ier method to do test comparisons.
The software package is designed to
interface with the Baldor VS1SP
variable frequency drive, which is
standard on most Union Process
Attritors sold in the U.S. Now, with
the optional Union Process Data
Acquisition Software Package, the
customer can monitor the following
parameters: voltage to the motor,
motor current in amps, motor
absolute speed in rpm, reference
speed in Hertz, torque in Newton-
meters, actual motor rpm, agitator
rpm and kilowatts. The data acquisi-
tion package can be added to any
new or existing Union Process
Attritor (either laboratory or produc-
tion size) as long as that Attritor
uses a Baldor VS1SP variable fre-
quency drive.
BYK INTRODUCES
BYK-P 9928 ADDITIVE
BYK-Chemie has introduced two new
additives. BYK-P 9928 is a processing
additive for foam-free vinyl esters.
According to the company, the design
of vinyl esters has an impact on the
cobalt complex that is added for accelerating the curing process and on its
activity in the resin. BYK-P 9928
slightly interferes with the interaction
between the cobalt and the resin,
reduces the reactivity of the cobalt and
slows down the curing process. The
result is that the hydrogen peroxide is
decomposed to radicals that react with
the vinyl ester, instead of forming
water and oxygen which would eventually try to evaporate and create foam.
BYK-P 9928’s benefits are no foaming of vinyl ester resins, no negative
influence on mechanical properties or
corrosion resistance, liquid supply form,
easy incorporation, and storage stability
in the pre-accelerated resin for at least
six months.
MERCK OFFERS TIVIDA
SCRATCH RESISTANCE ADDITIVE
Merck KGaA has launched the
Tivida brand, a new product group of
additives developed for application
in various coating systems that sig-
nificantly increases the scratch
resistance of automotive coatings.
Small, everyday scratches from wip-
ing over the surface, for example, can
be avoided or reduced by the addition
of Tivida, according to the company.
The first product in the brand family,
Tivida AS 1010, was developed
specifically for high-gloss, solvent-
based two-component PUR coating
systems. The additive can be opti-
mally incorporated into the composi-
tion of the binding agent, thus chang-
ing its structure. The nanoparticles
make the solvent-based coating system
harder and, at the same time, more
elastic due to the cross-linking of the
polymer shell with the binding agent.
The cross-linkage of the additive with
the binding agent occurs throughout
the whole product. Thus, the desired
protection against scratches is
achieved not only in new coating lay-
ers, but also after weathering.
Additional products in the Tivida prod-
uct line will be launched over the
course of the year, including additives
for UV-curing and water-based coating
systems.
ATLAS INTRODUCES NEW
MECHANICAL COOLING SYSTEM
FOR CORROSION CABINETS
Atlas Material Testing Technology has
introduced a new mechanical cooling
system for its CCX advanced cyclic corrosion cabinets. Special cooling requirements including material specifications
are often listed in corrosion standards,
especially those from many large automobile manufacturers such as Honda,
Toyota, and Ford. This new device
reduces the component footprint by
approximately 80%. The compact,
streamlined design fits in line with the
exposure cabinet and solution reservoir. The unit is fully integrated and
operated by the premium PC-based
control system, connecting to the left
side of the corrosion cabinet with 6"
ports. Not only can the unit run to
below freezing temperatures, but it also
allows for precise temperature ramping rates. In addition, noise levels have
been reduced by 10% as compared to
the previous design. The exterior of the
cooling unit is constructed with corro-sion-resistant fiberglass to provide
years of continuous use. CW
