April 27, 2021
Eckart’s new High Chemical Performance (HCP) metallic pastes are extremely resistant to chemicals and acids due to their alkalis acrylate polymer coating, it says. The composition of aluminium-platinum dollars gives the new series maximum brilliance and hiding power, Eckart adds.
STAPA HCP 4125 is the first pigment of the newly developed STAPA HCP 4000 range. The bright silver look is suited to the interior of vehicles, Eckart says.
The second newcomer, STAPA HCP 4225, is somewhat darker and coarser and tailored to the needs of coil coating. More products are in development.
Eckart recommends all STAPA HCP 4000 pigments for high-quality solvent-based single-layer coatings in the fields of consumer electronics, automotive accessories and coil applications.
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Carlisle Fluid Technologies’ DeVilbiss TEKNA spray gun was recently featured on an episode of Detroit Muscle on Power Nation TV to bring a 1973 AMC Javelin back to life. Featuring a high finish quality and operator ergonomics, The TEKNA gun’s high transfer efficiency provides materials savings for solvent or waterbase paints.
The spray gun technology, which has been used in automotive refinishing processes for many years, is designed to spray all types of materials and comes with high efficiency or HVLP air caps that produce large spray patterns with even material distribution.
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Paul N. Gardner USA, global distributors, producers, and designers of quality physical and inspection instruments for the paint, coatings, and related industries, has introduced a new offering: The compact, portable Sling Psychrometer.
As an easy way to measure relative humidity levels quickly, this uniquely compact Bacharach Sling Psychrometer accurately determines per cent relative humidity without the necessity of consulting complex tables. There is no need to wet the wick each time a reading is taken, and it contains a slide rule calculator which correlates wet and dry bulb thermometer indications for direct reading of relative humidity. When not in use, the thermometer case telescopes into the handle for protection.
The Sling Psychrometer consists of two thermometers that are turned by vigorously swinging the handle and exposing the thermometers to rapid air movement. These two thermometers are called dry bulb and wet bulb. The bulb of one thermometer is placed in direct contact with the room air to measure dry-bulb air temperature. The bulb of the other thermometer is covered with a silk or muslin sleeve that is kept moist to record the wet bulb temperature. Evaporation cools the wet bulb more than the dry bulb, and the humidity is obtained as a function of change in temperature. The atmospheric humidity is determined by calculations, steam tables, or using a psychrometric chart. Gardco.com
