Valspar and Lowe’s Unveil A
Super Premium Paint + Primer
Valspar and Lowe’s have introduced
Valspar Reserve Paint + Primer with
HydroChroma Technology, super premium paint designed to revolutionize
the way consumers paint their homes.
Created to deliver durability that stands
up to real-life applications, Valspar
Reserve resists more staining, scrubbing
and fade than any other paint on the market, Valspar stated.
Valspar Reserve interior paint is 40
percent more durable with superior stain
and scrub resistance, making it ideal for
all applications in the home. In addition to increased durability, the exclusive
HydroChroma Technology, a water-based
colorant system with super-strength pigments, offers a broader range of deeper,
more vibrant colors. This technology allows consumers to color match more
precisely while delivering exceptional
one-coat coverage even over dark colors
and bold patterns.
NEI Unveils NANOMYTE
SuperCN Plus Coating
NEI Corporation recently introduced
NANOMYTE SuperCN Plus – a functionally graded coating that imparts
superhydrophobic properties to the
underlying substrate while providing
greater abrasion resistance compared
to existing superhydrophobic coatings,
according to the company. Surfaces
treated with SuperCN Plus force liquids
to bead up and roll off, shedding water
instantly and leaving the surface completely dry. SuperCN Plus can be applied to a variety of substrate materials,
including plastics, metals, glass, painted
surfaces, and fabrics.
NANOMYTE SuperCN Plus con-
sists of a hard and abrasion resistant
outer layer those transitions to a softer
material closer to the substrate. Such a
functionally graded coating represents
a major advancement in the state of the
art and is in sharp contrast to monolithic
superhydrophobic coatings that consist
of a relatively soft material that is easily
abraded or rubbed away.
Superhydrophobic coatings rely on
creating and maintaining a composite of
micro and nano-sized surface structures
that work together to trap a layer of air
that can repel most liquids. Off-the-shelf
superhydrophobic coatings tend to have
poor durability because they are unable
to protect these delicate surface structures
from abrasion, resulting in rapid loss of
superhydrophobicity. Due to the graded structure, SuperCN Plus maintains
its superhydrophobicity and high contact angle even after moderate damage.
Additionally, it exhibits good adhesion to
the substrate.
Surfaces treated with SuperCN Plus
show water contact angles as high as
165°. After moderate abrasion, where
traditional superhydrophobic coatings
begin to show significant damage and
delamination, SuperCN Plus remains intact and has been shown to preserve its
superhydrophobicity with contact angles
over 158°.
Since the superhydrophobic coating is
enabled by innovations in both process
and materials, NEI is currently offering
in-house coating services for industrial
applications wherein customers can send
parts of any geometry and size. The turnaround time is expected to be no more
than 3 - 5 business days. If needed, the
modular Super CN Plus coating process
can be transferred to the OEM site.
Flame Control Coatings
Launches Thermal Barrier
for Spray Polyurethane
Foam
Flame Control Coatings has announced
the launch of Flame Control 60-60A
Thermal Barrier coating for Spray
Polyurethane Foam. This water-based
thin film intumescent coating will provide
a 15-minute thermal barrier over Spray
Polyurethane Foam insulation. Flame
Control 60-60A is approved for use in
occupied spaces where building codes call
for the spray foam insulation to be sepa-
rated from the interior by a 15-minute
thermal barrier. “This innovative coating
allows us to meet the ICC requirements
while providing an economical and easy-
to-use thermal barrier coating to the
spray foam industry” said Tim Lockhart,
marketing manager for Flame Control
Coatings. “The successful performance
during the NFPA 286 15-Minute room
corner test qualifies 60-60A to be used as
an alternative thermal barrier in occupied
spaces. This product is another example
of the type of high performance flame
retardant and intumescent coatings avail-
able from Flame Control.”
Flame Control 60-60A is a water-
based latex paint that can be applied by
brush, roll or spray.
AkzoNobel Unveils
Interpon Align Powder
Coatings
AkzoNobel’s Powder Coatings business
has launched an innovative two-coat,
one-bake powder coating system which
offers customers significant productivity
and energy efficiency improvements and
can also result in lower capital invest-
ment, according to the company.
Utilizing dry-on-dry coatings technol-
ogy, Interpon Align delivers superior edge
coverage and corrosion performance,
while eliminating one full cure cycle. The
result is a shortened coating cycle leading
to improved productivity and, in some
cases, reduced capital investment.
Interpon Align has been proven to
consistently increase efficiency and output by up to 30 percent during commercial use, the company reported. The new
technology can be tailored to meet exact
color and performance requirements, resulting in a wide range of end-use products, including thick and heavy mass
metal parts that meet the most demanding OEM specifications for protection
and appearance. CW
