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Apr 2, 2008 - The Long and Winding Road by Sandy Morrison
Over the past few years, many different aspects of coatings technology have been inspected under the verbal microscope of these editorials and their associated technology reviews. It has become progressively more difficult to identify new areas of technology which are of general interest, and to bring this series to a close I have chosen to look further ahead than usual, to speculate on ideas and issues which may be relevant many years from now...
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Thu Jun 5, 2008 - INTRODUCTION TO PIGMENT DISPERSION AND STABILIZATION - Part 1/2
The interest from the coatings industry for the process of stabilizing pigments is still increasing. This can, for example, be explained by the...
Thu Jun 19, 2008 - INTRODUCTION TO PIGMENT DISPERSION AND STABILIZATION - Part 2/2
The interest from the coatings industry for the process of stabilizing pigments is still increasing. This can, for example, be explained by the...
Thu May 29, 2008 - REACH: Getting Ready for Pre-Registration
This e-Training course adds new insights from the past year since the regulation entered into force and since the ECHA has been established. It is...
Wed May 14, 2008 - Color Delivery Providing Consistency
Color is everywhere. It is an important aspect of our daily lives. The control of color varies in its precision from very little control to highly...
Tue May 13, 2008 - Radiation Curing - Identify Opportunities
We shall describe the equipment used including the merits of each type. The same will be done with the raw materials used; each will be explained and...
Tue May 20, 2008 - Greener Formulations: How to Efficiently Switch to a New Coating System
This presentation will introduce formulators with a novel approach to design greener coating formulations and describe results in non-covalent...
Tue May 27, 2008 - UV Measurements for Chemists and Formulators
This class will help formulators do a better job of establishing specifications for their customers; optimize the process in the laboratory, and to...
Thu May 22, 2008 - Coating Film Defects - Prevention Through Understanding
In many cases film formation of coatings does not proceed in the way it is desired by the formulator and by the user of the system. A variety of...
Wed Jun 11, 2008 - Statistical Process Control: Will Your Process Make Products Meeting Customer Specifications?
By correctly applying SPC, R&D people will better evaluate the technical feasibility of their project and prevent costly issues later, while on the...
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May 7, 2008 - Growth of UV/EB Inks Throughout Europe
Energy-curing inks are continuing to grow strongly in Europe, even though the graphics market as a whole is slowing down. The big challenge now facing the energy-curing sector is how to maintain the momentum. In Eastern Europe, sales of energy curing inks are going up at 5 to 10 percent, nearly double the level of conventional inks. Demand has been particularly high in Russia, according to industry sources...

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