segment whether it is pressure-sensitive graphic arts, specialty
tapes, or medical disposables has
its own particular requirements,
This is the fourth major investment in
capacity expansion undertaken by the Loparex Group in recent years. The Kaygee-Loparex joint venture in India installed a
new silicone coating line and slitters in
2009. The group’s capacity at its
Guangzhou, China, facility was increased
with a new silicone coating line in early
2011. In the third quarter of 2011, Loparex announced a new-build state-of-the-art production plant in Thailand,
which will be fully operational by the end
of 2012.
Dunn-Edwards Paints wins
Manufacturing Leadership 100
Award
Dunn-Edwards recently received the
2012 Manufacturing Leadership 100
award for Operational Excellence, by
Manufacturing Executive. The company’s new LEED Gold-certified manufacturing facility was honored for its
innovation and superiority in operational excellence for undertaking a project that transformed production
processes and systems with an eye toward reducing costs and enhancing
agility. Other winners in this category include IBM, Ford Motor Company,
L’Oréal USA Inc., Michelin North America and Pella Corp.
Located in Phoenix, Ariz., United
States, Dunn-Edwards’ 336,000-sq.-ft. fa-
cility was custom designed to be the
greenest and most efficient in the coatings
industry said the company.
Precision Coating acquires
hydrophilic coating provider
for medical applications
Precision Coating Co., Inc. has acquired a
controlling interest in Medi-Solve Coat-
ings, LLC of Natick, Mass. Medi-Solve
Coatings is a hydrophilic coating provider
focusing on medical device applications.
Medi-Solve Coatings adds formulation
and application experience in the medical
device arena for Precision Coating. The
addition of hydrophilic coating capabili-
ties to Precision Coating’s offerings of flu-
oropolymer coatings will help meet a
growing need of its medical device cus-
tomers for coating formulation and tech-
nical expertise said the company.
Coat ‘N’ Cool products earn
Energy Star rating
Four proprietary cool roof products manufactured by Orange County, Calif.-based
Coat’N’Cool have earned an Energy Star
rating. Marketed under the Coat’N’Cool
brand name, Coat’N’Cool is a reflective
coating that is available in a variety of colors. The products earning the Energy Star
rating include four colors: Basecoat
White, Topcoat Antique White, Topcoat
Butter Cream and Topcoat Siltstone.
Energy Star qualified cool roof products
lower roof surface temperature, decreasing
the amount of heat transferred into a building and reducing air conditioning costs. Ac-
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