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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ChemQuest unveiled its Coatings TraQr, an interactive dashboard and forecasting tool that combines input data on key market consumption, macroeconomic indicators and raw materials.
While the application is currently focused on the paint and coatings industry, ChemQuest plans to expand it to industries throughout the specialty chemical value chain.
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AkzoNobel Powder Coatings has developed a new web application 3D colour visualization tool within its Interpon webshop to help customers better understand how a powder coating’s colour, texture and finish that look good in theory, will actually appear in reality.
The tool provides instant access to thousands of colours in the Interpon range. Using a 360-degree dynamic camera and simulated lighting, the customer is given a true-to-life image of how the colour performs to a degree of accuracy and realism not possible before in a virtual environment.
Rather than the image being ‘flat’, the customer can orientate the ‘virtual’ panel to see how the light reflects and the colour looks from different angles. Read More