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In-Mold Polyurethane Gelcoats from Bayer Stand Up to Mother Nature
Styrene and unsaturated polyester gelcoats have traditionally been used for such demanding outdoor applications as transportation, marine and wind energy, among others. However, composite parts fabricators have been seeking a gelcoat that not only stands up to Mother Nature but is also more... - May 10, 2012 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Bayer's UV-Cure Coatings Technology from A - Z
Ultraviolet-cure (UV-cure) coating technology continues to gain traction in the coatings industry due to its many competitive advantages – low energy costs, no pot life issues, reduced environmental impact and a fast cure time, among others. Formulators are looking to capitalize on this... - May 07, 2012 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Bayer's Advances in Polyurethane Chemistry Allow Formulators to Customize Coatings for a Wide Spectrum of Applications
Otto Bayer discovered polyurethane chemistry 75 years ago. Since that time, this versatile chemistry has evolved, ushering in a number of coatings technologies, including one- and two-component solventborne and waterborne chemistries, radiation-curing polyurethane coatings and polyurethane powder... - May 07, 2012 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Bayer’s Tough, Flame-Resistant Plastic Protects Curtis Instruments’ Motor Speed Controller Technology That Powers Electric Vehicles
Curtis Instruments’ motor speed controllers are used worldwide in many types of zero-emission electric vehicles, including counterbalance trucks, warehouse trucks and tow tractors. Vehicle operators benefit from smooth acceleration, deceleration and forward and reverse handling, along with an... - May 07, 2012 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Bayer Materials and Processes Press Automakers’ Buttons
To win over consumers, automotive interior designs must feature improved component functionality without sacrificing an elegant, luxurious appearance. Two recent innovations illustrate how materials and process technologies developed by Bayer MaterialScience LLC are helping automotive OEMs satisfy... - May 03, 2012 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
One-Component, UV-Curable Waterborne Polyurethane Coatings from Bayer Make a Splash
As the coatings industry continues to seek ways to lessen its impact on the environment, ultraviolet-(UV) curable polyurethane dispersions (PUDs) have emerged as a viable solution. This coatings technology offers lower volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and volatile hazardous air pollutants (VHAPS)... - May 03, 2012 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
The Latest Colors from Bayer Relate the Optimism and Joy of Springtime
The mild winter the East Coast of the United States recently experienced brought about early thoughts of spring. This vernal optimism is evident in Bayer MaterialScience LLC’s latest spring color palette, which offers manufacturers even more coloring options. These five hues further broaden... - April 30, 2012 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Bayer MaterialScience Spray-Applied Polyurethane Foam Now Approved for Florida Residential Code Wind Uplift Requirements
Bayseal™ CC and Bayseal™ CC X from Bayer MaterialScience LLC recently received approval from an accredited third party laboratory to meet the stringent Florida Building Code wind uplift requirements. - April 27, 2012 - Covestro LLC
James Lambach of Bayer MaterialScience SPF Joins EEBA Board of Directors
Energy & Environmental Building Alliance Approves Bayer's Jim Lambach for Board of Directors - April 25, 2012 - Covestro LLC
Bayer MaterialScience LLC Introduces Web-Based Applicator Program in Spanish
Free, interactive program from Bayer MaterialScience LLC provides introduction to spray polyurethane foam insulation and specialty coatings industry in Spanish. - April 25, 2012 - Covestro LLC
NADCAP Accredited Metal Finisher TMF Sees Commercial Production Bolstering Aerospace Manufacturing and Taking the Sting Out of Government Cuts in Aerospace
On September 1st, 2011 the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers representing aerospace machinists and metal finishers contacted President Obama in order to help preserve the Aerospace and Defense Industry and its workforce from substantial downsizing that defense budget cuts will bring. - April 20, 2012 - Technical Metal Finishing
Bayer MaterialScience "IDs" New Developments in Card Security
Card security and technology are constantly evolving and improving. More card manufacturers are seeking increased security measures. When it comes to the latest developments increasing safety, Bayer MaterialScience LLC holds the trump card. In addition to its already established line of materials... - April 18, 2012 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Waterborne Dispersions from Bayer Offer High Initial and Final Bond Strengths and Customizable Formulations
Adhesive formulators always strive to provide high quality adhesives with strong bond and reliable processing. Replacing solvent-based adhesives with waterborne ingredients can provide improved performance, while meeting stricter environmental regulations. The Adhesive & Sealants... - April 16, 2012 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Novagard Solutions Announces New NOVAGARD UV Staking Compounds
Novagard Solutions has announced today that it has introduced three new NOVAGARD UV staking compounds for printed circuit board applications. - April 14, 2012 - Novagard Solutions
Cerakote High Temperature Ceramic Coatings Simulate Real-World Exhaust Systems
Cerakote High Temperature Ceramic Coatings recently tested a variety of coatings using their Exhaust Simulator System. The Cerakote Exhaust Simulator System is unique to NIC’s research and development department due to how it simulates real world exhaust gas temperature (EGT) values. Most... - April 09, 2012 - NIC Industries, Inc.
DirectSkinning Technology from Bayer, Proper Group International and KraussMaffei Creates Distinct, Luxurious Products with Customizable Look and Feel
DirectSkinning technology, now available in North America, is a new, one-step molding process that enables manufacturers to more efficiently produce parts with customizable color, texture and softness. Developed jointly by Bayer MaterialScience LLC, Proper Group International and KraussMaffei,... - April 04, 2012 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Cerakote High Temperature Ceramic Coatings Launches New Website
Cerakote™ Ceramic Coatings is pleased to announce the launch of CerakoteHighTemp.com. Cerakote High Temperature Coatings offer high temperature ceramic coatings for the automotive, motorcycle, ATV, off-road and heavy duty truck industries as well as many other high temperature industry... - March 30, 2012 - NIC Industries, Inc.
Hernon Manufacturing Hosts Successful MACF Plant Tour
More than 80 from the Central Florida manufacturing sector attended Manufacturers Association of Central Florida plant tour at Hernon Manufacturing. - March 29, 2012 - Hernon Manufacturing
Chesapeake Bay Coating Provides Product Comparisons with Web Tool for Steel Coatings
Chesapeake Bay Coatings has just released a web tool that enables customers with the ability to compare multiple steel coatings and other paint products from the website. This allows customers to select the steel coatings that they require more quickly and accurately. Chesapeake Bay Coating is an... - March 29, 2012 - Chesapeake Bay Coatings
Chesapeake Bay Coating Announces 48 Hour Shipping to Multiple Points Across the USA for Military Coatings
Chesapeake Bay Coatings has just announced that their military coatings can be shipped to multiple points across the USA. The company has no minimum order, and paint colors can be customized to exact specifications, even for one gallon orders. Chesapeake Bay Coatings, Inc. supplies military spec... - March 29, 2012 - Chesapeake Bay Coatings
Chesapeake Bay Coating Announces No Minimum Order for Industrial Paint Coatings
Chesapeake Bay Coatings has just announced that their industrial paint coatings are available with no minimum order required. This includes industrial paint coatings that have been customized to government and military specs. Chesapeake Bay provides industrial paint products for a variety of... - March 29, 2012 - Chesapeake Bay Coatings
Polyurethane Dispersion Advancements from Bayer Enable Glass Coatings Formulators to Customize Properties
Historically, the industry benchmark for glass coatings has been ceramic coatings. But, with a cure temperature of 1,100 degrees Fahrenheit, formulas containing heavy metals and limited coloring options, ceramic coatings are becoming less desirable to today’s glass decorators. As a leading... - March 28, 2012 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Hernon Manufacturing Receives Two Large Orders for Sealing and UV Curing Machine
Central Florida adhesive and dispensing equipment manufacturer to build sealant dispensing and UV curing machines for two defense & NATO contractors. - March 28, 2012 - Hernon Manufacturing
Cerakote Ceramic Coatings Welcomes Sonakote Pvt Ltd Partnership
Cerakote™ Ceramic Coatings is proud to announce a new distributor partnership with Sonakote Pvt. Ltd, located in Bangalore, India. - March 26, 2012 - NIC Industries, Inc.
Novagard Solutions Receives Trademark for NOVAGARD UV Brand
Novagard Solutions has announced today that it has received trademark registration for NOVAGARD UV, the company’s proprietary line of UV curable silicone products. - March 24, 2012 - Novagard Solutions
Novagard Solutions and NEMEON Have Announced Today Novagard’s Preferred Vendor Status
Novagard Solutions and NEMEON have announced today Novagard’s Preferred Vendor status for the supply of NOVAFLEX Multi-Purpose Adhesive Sealant and Metal Roof Sealant for NEMEON’s 480 member locations located in the U.S. and Canada serving the roofing and siding building materials markets. - March 23, 2012 - Novagard Solutions
Hernon Manufacturing Welcomes New SolidWorks Mechanical Engineer
Chintan Patel joins the Hernon team as a vital component in company’s growth plan. - March 22, 2012 - Hernon Manufacturing
Viachem to Represent AkzoNobel’s Akucell® Food-Grade Cellulose Gum Additives
Viachem Sales and Marketing to Target Food, Bakery, Beverage and Processed Food Manufacturers that Use Specialty Ingredients and Food Additives in Their Products - March 21, 2012 - Viachem, Ltd.
Major TV Channel Features Vinyl Shutter Restorer Outdoor Renu
OneSource Organics, Inc. announces a clearance sale on its Outdoor Renu overstock inventory. For the first time, OneSource Organics, Inc. is offering their Outdoor Renu Kit at a discounted price for new customers who also purchase an additional product from them as well as all repeat customers. - March 14, 2012 - OneSource Organics, Inc.
Bayer Scientist Discusses How Variations in Raw Materials Allow Coating Formulators to Customize Performance
It is often said that “Variety is the spice of life.” The same could be said of applications for coatings. Variations in the raw material combinations selected by formulators, and how those raw materials themselves are engineered, create nearly unlimited variations in properties and,... - March 14, 2012 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Prismatic Powders at Global Shop 2012
Review of Prismatic Powders success at Global Shop 2012 in Las Vegas, NV. - March 09, 2012 - NIC Industries, Inc.
Bayer Appoints New Regional Account Manager for Coatings, Adhesives, Specialties Business
Bayer MaterialScience LLC welcomes Frank Rossitto as regional account manager for its Coatings, Adhesives, Specialties (CAS) business unit. He will manage all non-monomer customer accounts in the New England territory. Rossitto began his career in 1993 as a process chemist at Bayer’s New... - March 05, 2012 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Bayer MaterialScience LLC Appoints New Chief Financial Officer
John Lemmex has been appointed chief financial officer, Bayer MaterialScience LLC. In this role, Lemmex is responsible for all finance and controlling activities in the NAFTA region. He also serves as a member of Bayer’s North American Leadership Team. Lemmex, a native of Canada, joined... - February 27, 2012 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Low-Viscosity Urethane from Bayer Gives Processors a Low VOC Alternative for Resin Infusion
The resin infusion process has traditionally utilized vinyl ester, unsaturated polyester and epoxy materials to form large, high-performance parts. However, these materials have drawbacks, including limited strength and the presence of styrene, among others. Continuing its successful track record... - February 27, 2012 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Bayer Drives Advances in Polyurethane Systems Innovation and Process Improvements
Filament winding is a common process for manufacturing cylindrical structures such as pipes and tanks with composite resins. Bayer MaterialScience LLC has shown its innovation might yet again, this time with the development of a new proprietary urethane formulation tailored specifically for the... - February 25, 2012 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Lightweight Polyurethane Composite Windows from Bayer and Graham Architectural Products Enhance Historic Church’s Energy Efficiency
Polyurethane chemistry offers many benefits over traditional chemistries used in the pultrusion process. For officials at the Southminster Presbyterian Church, window lineals created using a glass-reinforced polyurethane pultrusion process solved a problem that was 50 years in the making. The... - February 24, 2012 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Bayer Polyurethane Solutions: Lighter. Stronger. Better.
Polyurethane is inherently versatile and for decades has been successfully utilized in wide-ranging industries and applications. At Composites 2012 Bayer MaterialScience LLC will showcase polyurethane systems innovations expected to open new markets for polyurethane composites. “As a leader... - February 24, 2012 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
New Bayer Materialscience LLC Material Satisfies Market Demand for Stronger Wind Turbine Blades
As demand for renewable energy increases, wind turbine blades are increasing in size, leading to longer blades that can achieve larger swept areas. Yet, gravity-induced bending loads on blades create dramatic increases in dynamic stress, heightening market demand for a material that reduces blade... - February 24, 2012 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
First Radio Campaign for Projex Group
Koster Waterproofing Systems at the Home Improvement Show on 2GB - February 24, 2012 - Projex Group
Chesapeake Bay Coatings Announces Release of Two New Products
Baltimore based coatings specialist Chesapeake Bay Coatings has recently announced that they have updated their extensive product catalogue to include two new solutions for their clientele within military and federal government manufacturing. The two new products - MIL PRF 22750 High Solids Epoxy... - February 23, 2012 - Chesapeake Bay Coatings
Hernon Manufacturing Celebrates 6,000 Fans on Facebook
Adhesive and sealant technology manufacturer reaches 6,000 "likes" on Facebook. - February 23, 2012 - Hernon Manufacturing
Fusion®, Whitford’s Sol-Gel Nonstick Coating, Now Improved in Three Important Ways
Whitford launched Fusion in 2011. Fusion is a coating system based on sol-gel technology, a hybrid of organic and inorganic chemistry common to ceramic engineering. Fusion has important advantages over other sol-gel so-called ceramic nonsticks, such as a simpler, more user-friendly chemistry that... - February 22, 2012 - Whitford Corporation
Next Gen Manufacturing Conference Program Announced
RadTech—UV & EB Technology Expo & Conference: April 30 - May 2, 2012, Hyatt Regency Chicago - Chicago, IL, http://www.radtech2012.com - February 22, 2012 - RadTech--Assn. for UV & EB Technology
Sea Hawk Paints Awards Grand Prize to Billfish Tournament Winner
Despite less than hospitable weather, January 25-29, 2012 saw an influx of visitors, anglers and boats as they gathered at the Grenada Yacht Club in the southern Caribbean for the 43rd annual Budget Marine Spice Island Billfish Tournament (BMSIBT). The tourney included 50 boats and 256 anglers from... - February 22, 2012 - New Nautical Coatings
Bayer’s First Flame-Retardant PC/ABS Plastic for Extrusion Applications Targets Diagnostic Imaging
Bayer MaterialScience LLC is debuting a new specialty grade of resin primarily designed for use in the medical market for applications such as diagnostic imaging equipment – computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) scanners;... - February 20, 2012 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Bayer Discusses Polyurethane Dispersions: an Important Element in a Coating Formulator’s Toolkit
Keeping pace with the coating industry’s evolving demands requires ongoing product development. Waterborne polyurethane dispersions (PUDs) are an important part of the toolkit formulators can use to develop products for the architectural, industrial and special purpose coatings markets. PUDs... - February 20, 2012 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Novagard Solutions Presents NOVAFLEX® Multi-Purpose Adhesive Sealant and Metal Roof Sealant at International Roofing Expo 2012 in Orlando, FL at Booth 1672
Novagard Solutions, Inc. a leading supplier of engineered chemical products serving the needs of the metal roof, window, door, siding and gutter dealers, building material wholesalers will showcase their line of NOVAFLEX (“when you want the seal to last”) building material adhesives and sealants featuring NOVAFLEX Metal Roof Sealant and NOVAFLEX Multi-Purpose Adhesive Sealant at the upcoming International Roofing Expo 2012 in Orlando at booth 1672. - February 19, 2012 - Novagard Solutions
Bayer Takes Off with New Ways to Reduce Dry-to-Fly Time
Time is money. Current coatings used on aircraft require 72 hours to cure before the plane can be moved outside the hangar. Therefore, there is a desire in the industry to increase productivity and efficiency by decreasing the “dry-to-fly” time. Bayer MaterialScience LLC scientists have... - February 17, 2012 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
OrthoSensor’s™ Intelligent Device for Knee Replacement Surgery Leverages Bayer’s Medical Polycarbonate
Surgery requires precision. OrthoSensor’s™ new Knee Balancer provides precise, quantitative intraoperative data on soft tissue balancing during total knee replacement surgery. Until now, surgeons had to subjectively determine the amount of pressure to apply to a knee implant. This... - February 17, 2012 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Bayer Delivers New Grade of Medical Plastics That Offers Lower Stiffness Properties
Medical equipment manufacturers searching for just the right material for their application now have another option, as Bayer MaterialScience LLC has added depth to its already strong family of medical materials. Bayblend® M750 polycarbonate/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (PC/ABS) meets... - February 16, 2012 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC