components, valves, pumps, ducts, and
other chemical handling or mining equipment subjected to acids, halogenated
chemicals, petrochemicals, continued
abrasion, and continuous exposure temperatures of up to 95°C. Kynar Flex 2850
PC powder coatings may be safely used
in articles intended for repeated contact
with food per Title 21, Code of Federal
Regulations, Chapter 1, part 177.2600,
and is USP Class 6 compliant for applications in the biotech industry.
Ashland Unveils Maxguard
SCP HP Gelcoat
Ashland has introduced Maxguard SCP, a
new line of high-performance marine gelcoats that deliver multi-functional benefits including amazing beauty, unequaled
weatherability and long-lasting dependability that consumers and premium boat
builders alike have been seeking, the company reported.
The Maxguard SCP line of marine
gelcoats enhances a boat’s allure by exhibiting great depth of color. Ashland’s
products are formulated to enhance
a boat’s finish by providing unparalleled levels of UV-, blush- and blister-resistance. In addition to its appearance
and performance, Maxguard SCP gelcoats offer excellent application properties, great reparability, and outstanding
crack-resistance.
Maxguard SCP high-performance
marine gelcoats join the comprehensive
portfolio of marine products offered by
Ashland. For decades, Ashland has served
the best boat builders in the world with
new technologies that deliver unmatched
quality and performance.
Sartomer Americas’
Publishes Coatings
Concepts
As part of its mission to provide coatings
manufacturers with the latest information on formulation solutions, Sartomer
Americas (a business unit of Arkema Inc.)
has announced the release of Coatings
Concepts. This free technical booklet
contains six articles by industry experts to
help compounders enhance their coatings
formulations to advance performance in
a wide variety of applications.
Nitro Quimica Launches
New Product Brand
Structure, Expands
Portfolio
Nitro Quimica presents its new product
brand structure along with the expansion
of its products and services portfolio. This
initiative is aligned with the company efforts to develop and market customized
solutions that meet specific needs of its
customers in each served segment.
The company reports it has the most
complete nitrocellulose and derivatives
product portfolio worldwide and now
offers semi-finished systems ready to
formulate inks and varnishes. Over the
past years, Nitro Quimica has been investing nearly 2 percent of its annual
revenue in R&D, which enabled the
development of products that allow its
customers to increase competitiveness
and performance through tailor made
solutions for markets such as printing
inks for flexible packaging, nail polishes, wood and leather surface treatment,
automotive repair, special adhesives,
among others.
Rosss Introduces SysCon
Custom-built Control
Systems
Every Ross SysCon Control System is
designed and engineered to guarantee
ultimate efficacy no matter the application. Available is a NEMA 12 Control
Panel which operates a Ross V-Cone
Tumble Blender. Two Variable Frequency
Drives (VFDs) are internally mounted
for controlling the tumbling vessel and
intensifier bar. Main disconnect with
lockout provision, color touch screen
display with viewing and control functions, individual Start/Stop/Speed and
Jog controls, cycle timer, system E-stop
pushbutton and safety gate switch circuit are all supplied.
Ross SysCon supplies state-of-the-
art equipment, such as the color touch
screen or Human Machine Interface
(HMI) employed in this particular con-
trol panel. The HMI is used as a regu-
latory tool. It communicates with the
VFD’s for start/stop/speed control as
well as monitoring the output frequen-
cy and motor current. It also utilizes a
cycle timer function that stops
both motors when time elapses
to zero. The blender motor has
a brake system to stop the rota-
tion within seconds.
Greive Introduces 500°F
Vertical Airflow Cabinet
Oven
No. 1020 is a 500°F (260°C) vertical airflow cabinet oven from Grieve,
currently used for pass-thru heat processing with a customer’s conveyor
system. Workspace dimensions of this
oven measure 44” W x 24” D x 24”
H. 10 KW are installed in Incoloy
sheathed tubular heating elements,
while a 1000 CFM, 1-HP recirculating
blower provides vertical downward
airflow to the workload.
This Grieve cabinet oven features 4”
insulated walls and an aluminized steel
exterior. Other features include Type 304,
2B finish stainless steel interior and penetration in the sidewalls for customer’s
conveyor system.
Controls on the No. 1020 include a
digital indicating temperature controller,
a manual reset excess temperature controller with separate contactors and a recirculating blower airflow safety switch.
Grieve Releases No. 94
Electrically-Heated Walk-in
Oven
No. 941 is an electrically-heated
750ºF (~399ºC) walk-in oven from
Grieve, currently used for drying
resin mixtures at the customer’s facility. Workspace dimensions on
this oven measure 48”W x 48”D x
72”H. 60KW are installed in Incoloy-sheathed tubular elements to heat the
unit, while a 4200 CFM, 3-HP recirculating blower provides horizontal
airflow across the load.
This Grieve walk-in oven features 6”
insulated walls throughout, Type 304 2B
stainless steel interior with continuously
welded seams, stainless steel exterior
with #4 brushed finish and heavy-duty
double front doors. No. 941 also features a digital programming temperature
controller and 10” diameter circular
chart recorder onboard. CW
