by Cynthia Gosselin, Ph.D. | Oct 2022 | CoatingsTech
While researching the world of paint and coatings additives for what was new and novel, an article written in June 2020 caught my attention. It was an in-depth analysis of the myriad of additives that are ubiquitous in paints, coatings, and adhesives. Composing only...
by George Pilcher | Aug 2022 | CoatingsTech
Who would have guessed, in 2019, that it would be 2022 before the coatings industry began to even resemble what it had looked like during that fine, but in no way remarkable, year? Not that 2022 has proven to be in any way a “normal” year, if we are even...
by Cynthia Gosselin, Ph.D. | Aug 2022 | CoatingsTech
Color has a way of creating impact and enhancing spaces and objects. There is evidence all around us to suggest that people are drawn to colorful, shiny things. While color perceptions are subjective and deeply personal, there are some color and gloss effects that...
by Victoria Scarborough, Ph.D. | Jul 2022 | CoatingsTech
Capturing CarbonStartup EffortsAvoiding Field Failures Concrete is a ubiquitous material that is critical to the built environment, but its production is carbon and energy intensive. As such, it contributes as much as 8% to global greenhouse gas emissions. Pending...
by Cynthia Gosselin, Ph.D. | May 2022 | CoatingsTech
In the past several years, many in-depth articles have been written across the industry heralding a wide variety of advances suggesting that biobased materials were on the verge of achieving explosive growth. Some of these coatings manufactured from...
by Victoria Scarborough, Ph.D. | Apr 2022 | CoatingsTech
For decades, original equipment manufacturers (OEM) have used specially designed robots to paint automobiles, all types of parts, and heavy equipment in a factory environment. To accommodate customer needs, coating chemists have created multiple coating formulas and...
