ceived notification from NSF International that its UR3501 A/B two part adhesive for spiral wound membrane
bonding for reverse osmosis (RO) filtration has been tested and certified by NSF
to NSF/ANSI Standard 61 - Drinking
Water System Components - Health Effects. This certification adds to H.B.
Fuller’s NSF certification of two of its potting compounds (FE7811 Epoxy and
UR2187 Polyurethane) for hollow fiber
water filtration. H.B. Fuller has been a
leading supplier of spiral wound membrane bonding for RO for more than 20
years, and now this NSF certification further helps H.B. Fuller customers achieve
their own certification objectives.
This is an important distinction that
gives customers confidence that NSF Certified H.B. Fuller adhesives have been
tested and meet this important criterion
for filter manufacturing. Using innovative
adhesives that not only perform consistently but also carry the NSF certification
mark brings H.B. Fuller’s customers closer
to achieving NSF Certification for their
finished filters. In some instances, manufacturers using NSF Certified materials
can bypass some or all chemical testing
when seeking NSF Certification of their
filter, providing assurance that their finished products meet all standards.
BMT Argoss and International
Paint partner to deliver
measurable hull coatings
performance
BMT Argoss and International Paint have
formed a partnership designed to deliver
demonstrable and transparent improvements in performance, efficiency and environmental emissions for the global
shipping fleet. By deploying International
Paint’s fouling control coatings in conjunction with the BMT Smartservices system, ship owners and operators can
reduce energy use and CO2 emissions, International Paint said. The system developed by BMT Argoss will independently
monitor and report to stakeholders, the
performance of their vessels. BMT Smartservices builds on the track record of
BMT Smartpower, which is an advanced
onboard, real-time performance monitoring and reporting system that acquires
and records data automatically from ship
sensors and provides ship performance information to the crew and shore based
management.
Dunn-Edwards expands into
Austin, Texas
Dunn-Edwards Paint recently arrived in
Austin, Texas for the first time. The premium paint, available throughout Calif.,
Ariz., Nev., N.M. and West Texas, is now
will be available at the Austin-based home
improvement store called TreeHouse in
the Westgate Shopping Center. TreeHouse
says it chose Dunn-Edwards because of its
“Greener by Design” philosophy. TreeHouse will carry a wide range of carefully
selected merchandise, designed to help
people find solutions that allow them to
live healthier, more efficient and sustainable lives said the company. The TreeHouse supplier and product selection
process is based on four core criteria:
health, performance, sustainability and
corporate commitment to the environment.
PNWSCT Coatings Fest 2012
issues call for papers
The PNWSCT Coatings Fest is an industrial forum for the global technical
community involved in coating technology and will take place Oct. 10-12, 2012
in Semiahmoo, Wash. For consideration as
a presenter at Coating Fest, contact the
technical chairs: Thelma Longakit, tlon-gakit@cloverdalepaint.com; or Vernon
Lo, vlo@debro.comcomplete. The committee will review all submissions and notify the status of submissions by the end
of January 2012.
Topics of interest for the PNWSCT
Coatings Fest conference include: new
product applications, substrates, modernization of equipment, and safety, environmental and sustainability, as well as those
listed below. Papers covering other related
subjects should still be sent for committee
review.
Low VOC coatings
•Process optimization and preventive
maintenance in the coating process
•Advances in substrate technology
•Advances in process control and
measurement
•New coating processes, tools
and equipment
•Advances in barrier performance, process and measurement
Cost reduction materials or processes
• Coating Technology related to appli-
cations and fluid rheology
• Process Measurement including coat-
ing weight, defects, viscosity, process
modeling
• Substrates and liners technology in-
cluding new technology and per-
formance, innovations, and
applications
• Cost reduction/ process optimization
for coating and handling including
such techniques as Six Sigma, Down-
gauging, Lean, etc.
• Interest in papers related to films and
other substrates
• Drying / Curing Technology includ-
ing thermal drying and radiation cur-
ing. Case studies describing drier
upgrades and findings related to
moisture cure technologies are espe-
cially encouraged.
Specialty Coatings
• Novel or developing coating tech-
nologies
• Nano coating technology
• Developing coating technologies and
markets
Regulatory Affairs
• Overviews and updates of new regulations (GHS, etc…)
Quality systems
•Overviews and updates of related
systems
New Markets
• Overviews and updates of key prod-
uct markets
Presentations for the conference are se-
lected upon the following criteria: appli-
cability to the advancement of the
formulating / manufacturing process;
uniqueness and innovativeness of new
technology and its contribution to the in-
dustry; and value to the technical/pro-
duction community. The audiences for
these conferences are technical profes-
sional personnel in R&D and manufac-
turing. For more information visit
www.pnwsct.org. CW
