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conjunction with Shanghai University. Silver Sails LV4033 HS, 10-minute bake, 2.1 VOC Nano Silver Sails has received several international standards certifications including: ISO 9001-2000; ISO / TS16940- 2002; and SGS (Société Générale de Surveillance) International’s testing certificate for 2.1 low VOC compliant clearcoat.

The Silver Sails High Solids mixing system includes 72 toners with liquid pearls and xirallic pearls.

The North American corporate office is located in New Jersey near the headquarters for Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, BM W and Jaguar.

The new product was formulated at a lower viscosity allowing the use of drums or 330-gallon totes for packaging.

These and other modifications saved up to one and a half hours of downtime per day in changeovers, eliminated the complications of clean up due to the previous overspray problems, and improved plant safety. In fact, in December 2010, the company was recognized as a national model for workplace safety and health by the Kansas Department of Labor and OSHA.

New Bayer waterborne
polyurethane technology
provides fresh coatings for
hospital facility managers
Bayer MaterialScience LLC scientists have
developed a waterborne polyurethane
coatings technology for healthcare facili-
ties that offers hospital facility managers a
durable coating low in VOCs, is resistant
to harsh cleaners and disinfectants.

Daubert Chemical develops new coating for bus company

With the help of Dauber Chemical, Collins Bus Corporation of Hutchinson, Kan., recently implemented LEAN manufacturing principals. Daubert contributed improved product performance, improved packaging and reduced downtime.

On peak days, Collins Bus used multiple 55-gallon drums of undercoating per day said the company. The problem was the company was experiencing excessive overspray of its undercoating. The overspray drifted into the plant creating a hazard for plant personnel. What’s more, the overspray fell onto finished buses, causing additional clean-up and thus additional production delays.

In addition to these issues, the 55-gal- lon drums, installed in the spray booth, caused further production delays, because when a drum emptied, spray operations had to stop until another drum could be installed. This took a half-hour or more out of production for each changeover to a new drum.

Daubert took a proactive role in helping Collins Bus achieve its objectives by first examining how it could solve the overspray situation. The result was a reformulation of the undercoating which became Tectyl 6430, a water-based asphaltic coating with a chemical additive that reduces product drag, offers greater atomization at the spray gun tip and thus reduces the overspray of the product.

AkzoNobel forms partnership with The University of Manchester

AkzoNobel has formed a partnership with the Corrosion and Protection Centre (CPC) at The University of Manchester (UoM), to strengthen its ability to deliver corrosion protection solutions.

The five-year partnership between the world's largest manufacturer of corrosion protection coatings and the world's largest academic unit dedicated to the study of corrosion is due to commence in April 2012. This will allow for work to be undertaken to help tackle the annual $2.2 trillion (£1.39 trillion) global annual cost of corrosion, accounting for over three percent of the world’s GDP.

Key features of the agreement will include:
• The appointment of Professor Stuart Lyon as the AkzoNobel Professor of Corrosion Con-
trol, based in the School of Materials, to oversee an agreed research program to be sup-
ported by research staff within UoM;

• Directly employing several post-doctoral researchers and PhD students to work on proj-
ects with active AkzoNobel technical involvement; and
• Allowing AkzoNobel access to the sophisticated and state-of-the-art specialist measurement
equipment and techniques developed by the CPC, as well as consultancy and training.

With annual sales of more than €1.5 billion in the field, AkzoNobel has leading positions in the supply of corrosion inhibition coatings and specialty chemicals to the transport, oilfield and construction markets.

The partnership will allow the CPC to extend its knowledge about the mechanisms of corrosion formation, as well as enhance its ability to explore the underpinning science and to develop technology platforms for its prevention.

It is anticipated that the partnership will gear AkzoNobel's capabilities and resources by attracting additional funding from external sources as well as strengthening relationships with key customers, many of whom already collaborate with the CPC.