Ecoat

The susceptibility of Mg to corrosion is a major factor limiting its widespread use in applications including lightweight automotive and aircraft components, battery and fuel cell electrodes, and biomedical implants.^1–5

This article reports the potential use of polypyrrole (PPy) particles as anticorrosive additive on an epoxy water-based paint to increase the corrosion protective property of aluminum-coated panels.

Metal Finishing Solutions has begun constructing a new facility in Robinson, Texas, that will provide electrocoat, conversion coatings, and powder coating capabilities.

Corrosion is one of the biggest enemies of manufactured metal products, particularly in a demanding environment, e.g., traffic or agriculture.

The band U2 may have been the stars on the opening night of the new Las Vegas Sphere, but it was Accurate Coating in Michigan that shined in the arena’s debut.

HCI Equity Partners says Primat Group has made a controlling investment in its portfolio company Curtis Metal Finishing Group, in Sterling Heights, Michigan.

Professional Plating in Brillion, Wisconsin, is spending over $9.5 million on two new finishing lines.

When you take a mechanical engineer and an electrical controls engineer and ask them to design a coating operation, the result just might be a tad impressive when it comes to efficiencies.

The BMW Group is using innovative technologies in its efforts to improve sustainability and taking advantage of new options to conserve resources and reduce emissions from painting bodywork.

Not all electrocoated parts are created equal, a fact that Modine Coatings knows all too well in their e-coat process.

This paper will explain some insights and actions that will help you maintain a top-performing Ultrafilter System, extend the life of your UF Elements and gain more permeate. 

The more than $1 billion that Ford Motor Company of South Africa is spending to upgrade its South African manufacturing operations in Pretoria not only includes new equipment and technology, but also the experts who will be running it.

Marcella McCullough, senior manager of supplier diversity and purchasing strategy for Nissan North America Inc., offers sage advice for minority suppliers who want to do business with the automaker: Understand the company’s needs and offer a product or service tailored to those needs.

Anyone who produces plants for surface treatment will see the world somewhat differently. 

The global electrocoat market is estimated to grow from $3.08 billion in 2016 to $3.80 billion by 2021, at a CAGR of 4.34 percent between 2016 and 2021. This market is witnessing moderate growth because of demand for e-coat from end-use industries such as automotive and appliances.

The Electrocoat Association is hosting a free webinar for members on cure ovens on Nov. 10, host by Tom Neeley from George Koch Sons.

JEMS Coating, the largest general industry electrocoating shop in Canada, provides top-quality electrocoat finishing for customer supplied metallic components used in automotive, electrical, construction, recreational, and general commercial industries.

With the opening of BelGee's new automotive production plant in Belarus on November 17/18, the cooperation between BASF and the Chinese-Belarusian joint venture has reached another milestone.

The Surface Treatment global business unit of BASF’s Coatings division, operating under the Chemetall brand, has received the highest supplier award in the Airbus Supply Chain and Quality Improvement Program, known as SQIP.

PPG announced that its Powercron 160 anionic epoxy electrocoat (e-coat) technology earned a 2019 R&D 100 Award in the Mechanical/Materials category.

Nippon Paint (USA) will invest approximately $60 million to establish a facility in Chattanooga, TN. The company will create 150 jobs in Hamilton County over the next five to seven years.