The universal laboratory
coater produces exact, reproducible coatings of water-based
and UV acrylate hotmelt systems,
The center of competence for adhesive
coatings is located in Ludwigshafen, the
global headquarters of BASF. The coating
experts closely cooperate with all relevant
BASF R&D centers for adhesive raw materials and the respective regional business
units. The competences and experiences of
those who work in technical service, development, research and laboratory are assembled here. The centerpiece of the
competence center is the existing pilot
coater for dispersions. With a coating
speed of 1,800 meters per minute the coating team holds the world record with this
machine. Further the new universal laboratory coater adds to BASF’s competences.
To further drive innovation, BASF invests every year more than €800,000 in
the modernization and maintenance of its
adhesive coating facilities.
BASF’s global automotive
refinish training network is
growing
BASF is expanding its global automotive
refinish training network. In Hanoi, Vietnam, a new Refinish Competence Center
(RCC) has just opened, with new training
centers in the pipeline for the United
States and Italy. The openings are influenced by an increasing number of training
requests the company said.
Spanning the globe from various Asia
Pacific countries including Australia and
China, to the United States, France and
Germany, BASF offers training for its automotive refinish customers at its RCCs.
The training network comprises more than
50 training centers, where painters practice
and perfect the use of automotive paints.
At the RCCs, participants learn from
professional trainers who share industry
knowledge and tips the participants need
for high-quality and technically perfect
automotive refinishing. Innovative products and techniques also deliver a high return on investment for the participants.
In 2011, approximately 12,000
painters attended training courses at the
RCCs worldwide with global demand
constantly increasing. In the region of Asia
Pacific, more than 2,000 painters from
various bodyshops participate in professional training courses at one of the RCCs
each year.
“These days, painters need more than
traditional training. For this reason, we
offer training courses at the RCCs that
focus on both the quality and the efficiency of the seminar participants,” said
Ken Marshall, head of automotive refinish coatings in Asia Pacific for BASF.
BASF is expanding its network of
RCCs around the world. In Italy, an RCC
is under construction in Cesano Maderno.
At the same time, plans for the construction of a new RCC in Atlanta are in full
swing in the U.S., where operations are
scheduled to begin with high-quality and
modern equipment in mid-2013.
In addition, in order to meet the increasing demand for updated equipment
know-how, customer service and professional training, the existing RCC in Sydney, Australia and the location at Refinish
Excellence in Jakarta, Indonesia are now
being renovated. Additionally, the RCC in
Clermont, France is under construction
for a full upgrade.
BASF’s training concept is geared to
the international market, with all RCC
locations being equipped with the latest
technology in order to create an optimum learning environment for all seminar participants.
“Whether in the United States, Vietnam or France, we work with the same
high standards at our RCCs worldwide. In
order to achieve excellent results, our
RCCs have state-of-the-art equipment and
feature best in the industry trainers,” said
Jürgen Book, who is responsible for
BASF’s RCCs in Europe.
Industrial Nanotech awarded
project for skylight insulation
using Nansulate coatings
Industrial Nanotech, Inc., said its patented
Nansulate translucent thermal insulation
and protective coating was specified into a
recently awarded renovation project in
Miami, Fla. The nanotechnology-based
coating, which insulates while allowing
through visible light and providing UV resistance, will be used for skylight insulation in the Caribbean Marketplace
Renovation Project.
The company said Nansulate coating
technology is well suited for use as skylight
insulation because it provides an effective
way to reduce heat transfer through glass
or plexiglass, while also allowing transmission of approximately 92 percent of
visible light, as tested on pane glass, and
providing important UV resistance.
Industrial Nanotech’s coatings have
been used in skylight applications at the
Tampa Port Authority, The Vernon Bank
in Louisiana, and at the Frost Art Museum at Florida International University.
Skylights are often used in architecture to
allow in natural daylight, which reduces
the need for interior lighting. Unfortunately, without the protective advantage
that Nansulate offers, they can act as a
problem area for heat loss and gain, therefore increasing cooling and heating costs.
Another issue is glare and harmful UV
rays streaming through the glass, which
are all problems that Nansulate coating
technology helps solve the company said.
The return of the Caribbean Marketplace marks renewed efforts to boost
tourism for Miami while preserving Little
Haiti’s history. The only building in South
Florida to win the American Institute of
Architects’ national honor award, the
structure was designed by Haitian-Amer-ican Charles Harrison Pawley and inspired by the famed Iron Market in
Port-au-Prince.
In other news, Industrial Nanotech,
Inc. has entered into an agreement with
Anticorrosion Protective Systems Sdn Bhd
(APS) to serve as exclusive distributor in
Malaysia for the company’s patented
Nansulate product line of thermal insulation and protective coatings. APS has over
three decades of experience in managing
and controlling corrosion in some of the
harshest and most critical production and
processing environments in the world, and
provide their products and services to all
related industries and especially utilities,
water, and oil and gas sectors. One of their
first undertakings is a trial project with
Fortune Global 500 company, Petronas,
