PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced the release of new data showing the superior color and gloss retention performance of PPG CORAFLON® Platinum powder coating for ...

When a rope is heated – either by friction or by fire – it may lose its structural integrity, subsequently breaking when put under load. A new surface coating, however, could cause ropes to change ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE: AXTA), a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, is pleased to announce the expansion of its architectural-grade, AR400 powder ...

Older cars frequently had colorful components under the hood, including more than a few brightly colored engine blocks. Can ...

Researchers have demonstrated a new way to customize the color of metal surfaces by exploiting a completely overlooked optical phenomenon. For centuries it was thought that thin-film interference ...

The author discusses a new fillm-coating system to create customized colors and the research an development tools used in conjunction with this system. This article is part of a special supplement on ...

All-round miracle material graphene has yet another transformative use case to add to the collection: Quickly and easily revealing when a man-made structure is in need of repairs. That’s thanks to ...

New conductive gelcoats with graphene nanotubes as a protecting layer on top of fiber-reinforced plastics (FRPs) grant engineers and designers the ability to produce special surfaces and uniformly ...

Powder coating for heat-sensitive substrates like wood and MDF has been around for years. The new generation of powder and the new cure technology deliver benefits that are worth checking out. 1 ...

Powder coating is the process by which certain types of metal are coated with paint in a powder form. The part is sprayed with or dipped in the powder, which is electrostatically charged. The parts ...