Pigment & Resin Technology: Volume 12 Issue 6

Comment

We sometimes feel that the Health and Safety Commission's press office could be more selective in the volume of news releases that they issue, which must be sufficient to keep a…

Testing equipment for paints and inks: a look at some new instruments

A falling ball viscometer is available from Reichert‐Jung Ltd., 820 Yeovil Road, Slough SL1 4JB, for use when fast, accurate, determinations of viscosity are required.

New instrumentation for paint thickness testing

I.C. Sellars

In the surface coating procedure, it is not only the quality of paint which is crucial, but how it is applied. Accurate film thickness, ensuring paint film continuity meets the…

Laboratory preparation and evaluation of conductive silver powder pigments

S.M. El‐Sawy, I.M. Morsi, F.A. Abdel‐Mohdy

Three different methods have been studied to prepare silver powder pigments in order to find out the most suitable product for application in conductive paints. X‐ray analysis…

Coatings update: epoxy resin patent literature

Americus

Developments in the area of epoxy resins make rich contributions to the patent literature. The single subject on which more patents are issued than any other is curing agents…

A review of green pigments for paints and printing inks

C.A. Smith

One of the most important functions of the green pigments over the centuries has been to reflect in paintwork the abundance of the colour in nature. Also because of this…

Equipment

To meet demand for net weigh filling of liquids and pastes, a fully automatic drum filling and closing line is available from Neumo of Newhaven, East Sussex BN9 9DE.

Materials

Brenntag (UK) Ltd., 45 High St., Hampton Wick of Kingston‐upon‐Thames, Surrey KT1 4DG, is UK distributor for Saytex 105 flame retardant additive manufactured by Saytech Inc. of…

Industry

Voss Instruments Ltd., part of the Sheen Instruments Group, last month signed a contract to supply over 150 instruments to a Middle East importer. The order, which is the largest…

People

Paint people marry Two well‐known figures in the paint industry have married. They are Alan Birrell, sales director of Signpost Paints, and Sarah Hearn, director of United Paint…