Coatings World - March 2015

to serve worldwide customers is a great
testament to the strong workforce and
infrastructure in place in Martinsville-
Henry County and the Commonwealth
as a whole.”
Fit-out of the building and local re-
cruitment is already underway. The new
personnel will receive full training in the
Hardide coatings’ process at the com-
pany’s UK headquarters before the North
American facility becomes operational
later this year.

The range of Hardide coatings are highly abrasion, erosion, corrosion and chemical resistant while also being tough, ductile and impact resistant. Applied by chemical vapour deposition (CVD), the process can also coat them to internal surfaces and complex shapes. The coatings technology is proven to offer dramatic improvements in component life, delivering cost savings to customers through reduced downtime and increased operational efficiency.

PPG Protective and Marine
Coatings Greece Holds
Second Customer Event

PPG Industries in Greece recently followed up its first customer training seminar with a second event at its facility in Acharnai, Athens. The follow-up event enabled customers from local shipping companies to learn firsthand about a number of new technologies and products and to gain insight into essential aspects of the marine coatings business.

The sessions were led by George Petkovski, PPG technical training manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), who discussed the use of marine coatings in modern shipbuilding, focusing on corrosion paint technology, essential painting and spray-application procedures, antifouling and fouling-release coatings, and maintenance and repairs. Discussion forums across the two-day event focused on the importance of shipboard maintenance, ballast tanks, newbuildings, cargo holds and chemical tanks.

“Following the success of our first
event in 2013, we wanted to build on
our relationships with our customers
and local businesses, to give them a
wider understanding of what we do, and
how we can work with them to increase
their fleets’ operational efficiency and
profitability,” said Tassos Kaklamanis,
PPG market manager, marine. “We have
been extremely pleased with feedback
from those attending, and we hope to
continue these ‘up close’ customer events
in the future.”
Axalta Paint
System Selected as
Automotive News
PACE Award Finalist
Axalta Coating Systems has been named a
finalist in the 2015 Automotive News PACE
(Premier Automotive Suppliers Contribution
to Excellence) Award program for its inno-
vative 2-Wet Monocoat paint system.

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