Pigment & Resin Technology: Volume 1 Issue 9

Comment: Powder coatings

On this page in our May issue we drew attention to the fact that the Battelle Laboratories were to conduct a study into powder coatings, as a result of the burgeoning interest in…

Recent progress in curing techniques

Americus

The impetus for high energy curing of coatings derives from several factors. One is that, inherently, high energy is less expensive than heat and is considerably more rapid. Also…

Proposed classification for pigments

P.J. Barnes

This article is an attempt to discuss pigments used in the paint, printing ink, plastics and rubber industries in a general way, prior to their more detailed description by…

Daylight fluorescent pigments and colours

P.J. Ryan

The fluorescence of organic dyes is associated with the individual molecules of the dyes, and in order for them to fluoresce efficiently, they must be molecularly dissolved and in…

Organic pigments‐available forms

W.R. Moon

The growth in the usage throughout industry of organic pigments has inevitably resulted in the availability of these raw materials in a variety of forms, designed to facilitate…

Developments in metallic pigments

R. Shackleton, G. Wendon

The function of metallic pigments may be protective or decorative, sometimes both at the same time. The ultimate use of the pigments will determine the most suitable particle…

Bronze powders in paints, plastics and inks

P.J. Rink

The name ‘bronze powder’ is a misnomer as the metal itself cannot be used for bronze powder production at all. Bronze powders are produced from pure copper, and from various…

Equipment

Available from Van den Bergh is an eight station rotary automatic packing unit, with intermittent drive. Filling uses a volumetric piston system, which has micrometer adjustment.