Superior in Clear Coats
MINEX® delivers unique physical and photo-
chemical properties ideally suited for clear
coats. Its low refractive index is best utilized
in transparent wood and furniture coatings,
where MINEX can be loaded up to 20%
without excessive haze to improve hardness,
light stability and moisture resistance.
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Shanghai General Motors (SGM) at locations in Shanghai and
Yantai, as well as one paint shop in Shenyang. The company said
it is building another plant at the Shenyang location as the general contractor for SGM-Norsom, the Chinese joint venture between SAIC and General Motors.
In Shenyang, General Motors uses Dürr’s new “non compressed three wet paint process”, which does away with complete drying for the first paint layer, and instead works with an
oven for underbody coating and seam sealing. A pendulum conveyor transports the car bodies through both the pretreatment
and the electro-dipping.
The EcoDryScrubber, the energy-saving paint booth system
from Dürr for the separation of overspray, is used in the spray
booths on both topcoat lines. This dry separation requires neither
fresh water nor coagulation chemicals. Therefore the booth air
does not need to be constantly exchanged. The 95 percent air recirculation results in an energy savings of 60 percent in the paint
booth. This technology is already installed or will be installed in
more than 45 painting lines on four continents.
Interior and exterior painting in the topcoat area is performed
fully automatically with 86 robots from Dürr. The fully automated application is an additional prerequisite for maximum air
circulation, which has a positive effect on the energy balance of
the painting process. Another factor for a sustainable painting
process is the use of the high performance atomizer EcoBell2 HD
for interior painting. This atomizer, with its high-speed rotational
atomizing and no high voltage charging of the paint, provides
significant material savings with its higher transfer efficiency and
lower complexity.
The combination of dry separation and fully automatic paint
application on the interior and exterior, as well as the use of the
high performance rotary atomizer EcoBell2 HD in interior painting, leads to a significant reduction in operating costs. This affects
energy consumption as well as the consumption of paint, both of
which are drastically reduced. As a result, the higher investment
costs will have been amortized in less than two years of operation.
Starting in January 2014 a new car model will be produced in
this plant with a capacity of 60 vehicles per hour.
H.B. Fuller signs agreement with Plexbond
Quimica S/A
H.B. Fuller Company has signed a memorandum of understanding
to enter into cross distribution agreements for flexible packaging
products in several countries with Plexbond Quimica S/A in Brazil.
H.B. Fuller and Plexbond will partner to leverage each company’s
skills and capabilities to benefit the flexible packaging market in
South America. As flexible packaging converters continue to seek
adhesives to help reduce packaging materials, contain shipping costs
and address environmental concerns, the enhanced product portfolio of H.B. Fuller and Plexbond will help them to better address the
South American market’s evolving needs said the company.
Luvata to provide Insitu protective coatings to
counter growing demand for coil protection
Luvata ElectroFin will provide corrosion-proofing services at
