both protects and prolongs
the life of race components
has led European Le Mans
Series GTE front-runners JMW
Motorsport to extend its partnership
with Zircotec. In addition to ceramic
coating the exhaust, JMW Motorsport
will use ZircoFlex heatshield on the
gearbox air regulator and bulkhead to
minimize the adverse effects of heat
soak in endurance racing. 2015 will see
Zircotec also coat parts of the composite floor for the first time, extending the
service life of a costly part.
“Managing heat is a key factor
for the reliability in endurance rac-
ing,” said JMW’s chief engineer Davey
Nicholas. “With the car running for
up to 24 hours, pretty much non-stop,
not having to worry about thermal
management is a big attraction of us-
ing Zircotec.”
The benefits of using Zircotec’s tech-
nology also appeal to JMW’s driver line
up of BTCC driver Sam Tordoff and
sportscar specialist George Richardson.
“Drivers don’t need the distraction
and discomfort of high temperatures
in the cockpit. We are always seeking
ways to reduce the rate of fatigue,” said
Richardson. “Keeping the cockpit cool
also reduces the need for the aircon that
saps power. Having Zircotec on the car
delivers performance and reliability is
just what we need in sports car racing.
It’s a real advantage.”
JMW Motorsports’ Ferrari 458 GTE
will compete in the European Le Mans
Series and the iconic Le Mans 24 Hours
in 2015.
Axalta Unveils New
Sustainable Coatings for
China’s Commercial Vehicle
Market
Axalta Coating Systems has launched
Imron Hydro and Imron Elite in China.
The two products are part of the Imron
family of coatings that are designed to
help commercial vehicle manufacturers
and operators meet productivity goals
and increasingly challenging global and
Chinese environmental regulations.
Axalta’s Imron Hydro range of wa-
terborne solutions provide a high-qual-
ity and environmentally responsible
system for manufacturers and operators
of heavy-duty trucks, high-speed rail
cars, buses, and agriculture, construc-
tion and earth moving (ACE) equip-
ment as well as other industrial goods.
Imron Hydro is based on concentrated
and effective tints that use the latest gen-
eration pigments and dispersion technol-
ogy. Combined with a variety of binders
based on patented Axalta resin technol-
ogy, Imron Hydro is available either as a
factory package (fac-pac) or product line
consisting of unique water-based mixing
tints combined with quality binders that
enable local preparation of any made-
to-match topcoat color customers may
need. Imron Hydro is formulated to
provide excellent hiding capability. This
improves productivity by reducing both
the amount of paint required and ap-
plication time while still offering excel-
lent appearance, superior durability and
strong chemical resistance. In addition,
because Imron Hydro is a waterborne
coating it generates lower levels of VOC
emissions which can help customers
meet China’s environmental regulations.
Axalta is also introducing to China its
Imron Elite high solids solventborne solution, a simple but versatile system for
high-performance, low-VOC commercial
finishing. Using high solids 2K polyurethane technology, Imron Elite provides
a premium quality finish with superior
durability and high chemical resistance.
Imron Elite offers more than 18,000 color
formulas. The higher ratio of solids to solvents in the formulation results in reduced
VOC emissions which help make Imron
Elite compliant with VOC regulations in
China and a number of other markets.
Imron products are well established
around the world and have been used
on over three million vehicles. Globally,
more than 1,000 commercial vehicle
customers are using the Imron family of
products to reduce paint consumption,
application cost and VOC emissions.
With Imron brands, Axalta said its customers enjoy sustainable coating solutions that are both environmentally and
financially responsible, and are empowered to provide high quality coatings for
trucks, buses, railways, and various other
commercial vehicles.
PPG’s CIL Paint Culinary
Collection Designed to
Feature ‘Appetizing’ Colors
According to CIL paint, the color you paint
your kitchen can enhance your eating experience. That’s the message of CIL paint in
unveiling its digital Culinary Collection of
paint colors, featuring what it calls a mouth-watering palette of 20 hues, with names such
