miles. PremAir NXT supports
these objectives, and provides a
5 milligram/mile credit towards
vehicle emissions certification,
BASF has more than 10 years of experience with its proprietary PremAir coating technology, which has been used in
more than three million vehicles.
MKS Introduces Granville-
Phillips Series 500 Cold
Cathode Gauge
MKS Instruments, Inc. has introduced
the Granville-Phillips Series 500 Cold
Cathode Gauge, which sets a new accuracy standard (±10%) for wide pressure
range CC gauges. The Series 500 features
a longer lifetime than traditional CC
gauges. Its patent-pending method for
determining pressure dosage over time
provides for predictive maintenance, and
USB connectivity assures ease of setup
and pressure monitoring.
The Series 500 offers a wide measurement range from 10-10 to 10-2
Torr, and includes electronics, digital
and analog interfaces.
The USB interface and GP Connect
software provides setup and diagnostics, including screens for setting up the
gauge, graphing the pressure trend, and
checking usage statistics. Applications
include R&D, coating, semiconductor,
analytical, high-energy physics, general
vacuum, and other applications requiring long life and accuracy.
New Orion Brochure Details
Carbon Black Pigments for
Tinting Applications
A new technical brochure (TI 1459) that
details the use of regular- and low-color
Carbon Black Pigments dedicated to tinting applications in paints and coatings
is now available from Orion Engineered
Carbons. The 12-page brochure explains
product and particle properties, coloristic properties and manufacturing processes, and includes a chart of relevant
technical data for a range of products.
Through system diagrams, the
brochure reviews the three ways
that carbon black particles for
tinting applications are manufactured:
the Furnace Black Process, the Degussa
Gas Black Process and the Lamp Black
Process. Each produces pigments with
different structures, degrees of aggrega-
tion, and primary particle-size distribu-
tions. Pigments can also be after-treated
to improve performance.
The coloristic properties outlined in
the brochure include: jetness, as measured by blackness value MY, relative tint
strength, and greyness value GY. Orion
Engineered Carbons offers a variety of
options for tinting applications in a wide
range of coating systems. They are sold
under several brand names including
NEROX, PRINTEX, and PANTHER.
A copy of the brochure, titled “Carbon
Black Pigments for Tinting Applications”
(TI 1459), is available at the company’s
website: www.oecliterature.com.
Graco to Acquire Four
Companies
Graco Inc. has agreed to acquire the stock
of Pennsylvania-based High Pressure
Equipment (HiP) company for $160 million. The acquisition of HiP is subject to
customary regulatory review and Graco
expects to complete the transaction in
the first quarter of 2015.
In addition, Graco has agreed to acquire the Utah-based White Knight Fluid
Handling business.
Graco also closed on two other acquisitions in December 2014. The company acquired the assets of Ontario,
Canada-based GeoBlaster Equipment
Sales & Services Inc., and Brazil-based
Multimaq-Pistolas e Equipamentos Para
Pintura Ltda (Multimaq). Aggregate
sales and EBITDA of the four businesses
in the most recent twelve month period
were approximately $50 million and $17
million, respectively.
The combined cash purchase price to
acquire the four businesses is approximately $185 million, with additional
consideration to the former owners of
White Knight Fluid Handling should the
business achieve certain growth targets.
The acquisition of HiP includes a favorable tax election that is expected to save
Graco approximately $1.5 million per
year in cash taxes through 2029.
When combined with the acquisition
of Alco Valves, which Graco completed
early in the fourth quarter of 2014, but
before transaction costs and charges related to inventory step-up, these acquisitions are currently expected to provide
approximately 13 to 15 cents of accretion to the Company’s earnings per share
in 2015.
Headquartered in Erie, PA, HiP designs and manufactures valves, fittings,
and other flow control equipment
engineered to perform in ultra-high
pressure environments, from 10,000
to 150,000 psi. HiP’s products are
used on high-value assets in numerous industrial applications, including
infrastructure in the Oil & Natural
Gas industry and the growing waterjet
cutting and cleaning industry, as well
as industrial research programs for
universities and major corporations.
HiP also maintains an engineering and
production base in Stoke-on-Trent,
Staffordshire U.K.
Headquartered in Kamas, UT, White
Knight Fluid Handling manufacturers
air-operated double-bellows pumps, air-operated double-diaphragm pumps, and
metering pumps. The company’s high purity, metal free pumps are used to deliver,
circulate, reclaim, and transport chemical fluids and slurries that are used in the
production of semiconductors, solar panels, LED flat panel displays, and various
other electronics.
White Knight offers an array of
highly engineered, rugged, and durable
fluid management solutions including
pumping solutions used in numerous
chemical applications such as dosing,
spiking, photoresist, etching, cleaning,
and blending.
Based in Dunnville, Ontario,
GeoBlaster manufactures wet abrasive
blasting equipment for coating removal
and surface preparation. The GeoBlaster
acquisition augments Graco’s existing
protective coating channel.
Headquartered in Porto Alegre, Brazil,
Multimaq manufactures and distributes
finishing products that serve a variety of
industries including metal, wood, and
leather. Multimaq is a respected brand in
the Brazilian market. CW
