Coatings World - September 2015

positive outlook and highlights a passionate pursuit toward mindfulness, happiness, indulgence and well-being. Vintage workmanship, social engagement and all the exciting possibilities future technologies can offer are also reflected in the collection’s four color stories, created to provide inspiration and trends for design professionals.

“We’re seeing people embrace advanc-
ing technology, while also returning to the
quality, personal connections and hand-
made craftsmanship from years past,”
said Jackie Jordan, director of color mar-
keting, Sherwin-Williams. “This year, we
forecasted colors that provide a range of
inspiration for designers to create spaces
that surround us with the things that ig-
nite our passions and make us feel happy
and healthy.”
Jordan, along with Sherwin-Williams
color experts, researched global trends to
determine the 34 colors that make up the
forecast. The colors are grouped into four
palettes: Pura Vida, Mas Amor Por Favor,
Nouveau Narrative and Trajectory.

Design professionals are encouraged to visit swcolor.com to view the colormix 2016 palettes as well as all Sherwin-Williams colors and collections, links to downloadable palettes for use in color rendering software and access the online Color Visualizer. Designers can also register on myS-W.com and order large-sized color swatches and fan decks.

Sherwin-Williams STIR magazine annual print edition and eExtra e-newsletters also provide inspiration, news and resources for design professionals. Visit swstir.com, as well as search for “Sherwin-Williams Design Pros” on your favorite social channels including Facebook and Twitter.

In addition to interactive tools and in-
spiration, such as the ColorSnap Mobile
smartphone app and ColorSnap Studio™
iPad® app,Sherwin-Williams offers
offline help with COLOR To Go® paint
samples and the Sher-Color™ Advanced
Color Technology system for fast, accu-
rate color matching.

Axalta and Hempel (USA)
Inc. Form Strategic Oil
and Gas Pipeline Coating
Partnership

Axalta Coating Systems has formed a strategic relationship between Axalta and Hempel (USA) Inc. The relationship will enable the formulation/availability of a coating system that boasts external coatings with significant corrosion protection and internal coatings with advanced flow efficiency for natural gas transmission pipes in the North American oil and gas pipeline market.

“We, at Axalta, are thrilled to partner with Hempel to offer a full product line of world class powder and liquid coatings for the North American market,” stated Ron Hull, Axalta North American sales manager.

This new relationship combines the corrosion protection found in Axalta’s fusion-bonded-epoxy powder for external pipe for oil and gas pipelines with Hempel’s advanced, liquid, flow-effi-ciency epoxies for internal coating. The resulting product is a corrosion and abra-sion-resistant internal and external coating designed to be suitable for even the harshest of environments.

“By pairing Hempel and Axalta’s product offerings, we offer the gas-pipe industry an unparalleled technology and competitiveness platform,” explained Martin Miller, Hempel U.S.A. Downstream segment manager.

AkzoNobel’s Carbon Credits Methodology Wins Environmental Award AkzoNobel’s landmark carbon credits methodology for the shipping industry has won the Best Offsetting Project award in the 2015 Voluntary Carbon Market Rankings.

Based on nominations from leading stakeholders within the voluntary carbon markets, the prominent award recognizes the efforts of AkzoNobel and development partners The FReMCo Group and

Use grind gages more consistently.

Little Joe Industries offers the ADM Automatic Draw-Down Machine for use with grind gages. The ADM automates the draw down process controlling scraper angle, speed, and force. Since these aspects are no longer operator dependent your grind gage draw-downs will be more consistent while requiring less operator training and supervision.