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Coatings industry business confidence returns to pre-Covid levels but still below long-term average
As with many other manufacturing sectors, the UK coatings, printing inks and wallcoverings industries have experienced an uncertain year with Covid, not helped by the continued lack of clarity on a trade deal with the EU.
Jacquet Weston Engineering's continuous focus and commitment secures largest order in 47 years
Being the only U.K Metal Finishing Plant supplier with ISO 9001-2015, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 Jacquet Weston Engineering’s continuous focus and commitment to both quality and design has led to them recently securing the largest order in their 47-year history. This is also reflected in the continued increase in workload, not only for the supply of large turnkey projects but for the high demand of both spares and servicing. The ongoing business success has led to some major developments with the Company recently announcing the opening of a new Plastics Fabrication Division based in South Wales.
Architectural Powder Coating – What Should I Specify?
Architects specify powder coating for the majority of their projects for use in the external envelope, but what should they specifically ask for by way of specification clauses?
Paint and a pint. HMG Paints decorative coatings used on Brewery Expansion
HMG Paints’ range of decorative coatings have been utilised by award winning Howard Town Brewery, based in Glossop. Having occupied a modest 1,500 sq ft unit at absolute capacity for over a decade, Howard Town embarked on a painstaking renovation of a 6,000 sq ft warehouse next door, putting in a state-of-the-art, Simatec brewhouse.
Elcometer Limited acquires Sagola S.A
Three years after the successful launch of their new Abrasive Blast Equipment Division, Elcometer, world leaders in the supply of equipment to the coatings industry are pleased to announce their acquisition of Sagola SA, a leading manufacturer and supplier of paint spray equipment to the automotive and industrial refinishing sectors.
New AkzoNobel powder coatings plant rises up in digital transformation
More advanced powder coatings solutions will be available to customers in Taiwan now that a state-of-the-art and sustainable plant is being built by AkzoNobel in Chungli.
Alesta® AP QualiSteel – efficient and sustainable coating of galvanized steel
The innovative powder coating Alesta® AP QualiSteel for the coating of hot dipped galvanized steel offers benefits coaters have been looking for. Excellent degassing properties and a good flow ensure a superb surface appearance. The fast and reliable curing at low temperatures enables energy savings and an increase in productivity. Very good UV and humidity resistance according to QUALISTEELCOAT specifications provide longer life cycles of coated parts. Additionally, Axalta Coating Systems' new label-free and low consumption powder coatings, which are available in a wide range of RAL based colours, make coating more sustainable.
UK Team to be world leaders in studying the recovery of gallium from WEEE
A consortium of six UK companies has been awarded funding by Innovate UK for a nine months project to study the opportunities for recovering pure gallium metal from LED lights obtained from Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). The gallium found in LEDs is in the form of gallium nitride (GaN), which is a high-performance semiconductor and a vital component in LEDs. The project started on 1st November 2020 and will be the first time that gallium will be recovered from End-of-Life components. Currently, gallium is only recovered from material offcuts and shavings.
New multi-stage mag-drive centrifugal pumps provide more pressure at low flows
The established and successful Finish Thompson DB Series range of leak-free, magnetically driven centrifugal pumps has been extended following the addition of 2 new multi-stage pumps.
New PhoenixTM Thermal View Software . . . New Paint Cure Analysis Power
PhoenixTM has released a new version of Thermal View Finishing software complimenting it range of thru-process temperature profiling systems used in the Coating industry. The Finishing software brings some significant new analysis and reporting features designed specifically for temperature monitoring paint and powder cure processes.
Aqua-Save new digital experience goes live
Aqueous parts cleaning specialist MecWash has unveiled the new digital platform for Aqua-Save, its pioneering waste water treatment system.
MP’s visit highlights growth of galvanizing business
Home Secretary Priti Patel has visited South East Galvanizers Ltd. to see first-hand how the company has grown since she opened the site eight years ago.
Riley Surface World opens Brand New Machinery Sale
To help our customers get back on their feet and capitalise on new opportunities Riley Surface World has opened our “Back to Work” sale of Brand New machinery.
Pandemic focuses manufacturing companies on the need to rethink UK support
The current Covid19 situation has exacerbated the massive hole in the UK servicing and support market for hermetically sealed degreasing systems. Traditionally many engineering companies have depended upon European engineers travelling to the UK to undertake not only basic maintenance and servicing but also to solve ongoing issues. As well as proving to be expensive the entire concept has often involved “grouping” service visits between operators in an attempt to minimise costs as far as possible. This has frequently resulted in significant delays in support, sometimes to the detriment of ongoing system integrity.
Plating Line Advice - Will Green FIMF - "Peace of Mind through Confidence"
Throughout our working lives I doubt any of us has experienced the business stress that has been caused by the ongoing health crisis and this has actually made obtaining good technical advice more important than ever.
New Lanemark process gas burner installations bring clear gains to dumper truck manufacturing
The latest process gas burner technology from Lanemark Combustion Engineering Ltd. is now helping one of the country’s leading manufacturers of construction equipment to benefit from optimised energy usage and minimised emissions. Warwickshire-based Thwaites Ltd., who provide a wide range of dumper truck designs particularly to the construction industry, have replaced two well-proven existing Lanemark FD5EP-3 burner installations with the company’s latest force-draught gas and air FD5GAP-3 models. The result is a combination of excellent heat control and an anticipated, significant saving in gas usage.
Encore HD with Nordson Dynamic Contouring Movers Efficiency increase and cost reduction in powder coating
Achieve superior coverage by bringing the soft spray of our Encore HD spray system closer to the most difficult to reach product areas.
