AkzoNobel launches Aerofine
for the cabin coatings market
AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings has
launched a new range of products developed for the cabin coatings market. The
official European launch of Aerofine took
place at the Hamburg Interiors Expo in
April. It will be available in Asia shortly
and the firm will have a full U.S. launch at
the Seattle Interiors Expo later in the year.
The Aerofine Brand represents a range
of products developed to meet the needs
of the cabin market sector. The product
range consists of a Semi Gloss and Matt
Topcoat supported with a Pinhole filler
and a Sanding Surfacer.
The range was developed with very spe-
cific objectives in mind. First and foremost it
had to meet the relevant tests, including
stringent fire, smoke and toxicity require-
ments including FAR 25.853 (FST). It also
passed Airbus and Boeing FST requirements
on selected composites. All the prod-
ucts in the range are one component water-
based products and exhibit high wear and
mar resistance from the topcoat formula-
tions, thus overcoming some of the issues
with other single component products in the
market, the company said. Various cus-
tomers have been testing these products and
so far the feedback has been positive. The
Mix2Win dispenser is the new on site mix-
ing machine for the Aerofine topcoat range.
Cortec unveils EcoPrimer
Cortec Corporation has introduced Eco-
Primer, a premium quality primer formu-
lated from renewable materials. This core
shell acrylic modified alkyd is the first coat-
ing to combine a bio-based coating formu-
lation with Cortec’s corrosion inhibiting
chemistry. EcoPrimer provides adhesion to
metal substrates and corrosion resistance in
most environments to provide protection.
The water-based formulation makes it eas-
ier to comply with environmental regula-
tions governing solvents and VOC limits. It
may be applied by spray or brush. A film
thickness of 1. 5-4.0 dry mils ( 37.5-100 mi-
crons) is recommended. The coating dries to
touch in 20-30 minutes and is fully
cured in seven days. Topcoats can
be applied between 30 minutes and
eight hours after EcoPrimer is ap-
plied, depending upon the type of topcoat
and drying conditions.
Florock launches FloroProof
FloroProof is a new system in the Florock
Industrial Flooring line. When used as a
basecoat, the material prevents Moisture
Vapor Transmission (MVT) from damaging
subsequent floor coatings. Depending upon
site conditions and the composition of the
concrete mix, there are many occasions
when a concrete slab can create undesirably
high moisture levels. In such situations,
MVT tends to make its way upward
through the slab via capillary action, eventually condensing into a high pH liquid that
builds up, destroying the ability of the industrial flooring to bond to the substrate.
New FloroProof was designed to offer the
industrial flooring contractor a solution to
this problem. CW
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