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20 INSTALLATIONS<br />
Colour match<br />
New filters launched<br />
Hendor has launched its new filters for the surface finishing industry.<br />
After years of research and testing, a completely new and significantly<br />
improved design has been created. With this, we take a pioneering<br />
step in manufacturing high quality filtration systems.<br />
With the advent of new technologies and the search for optimum<br />
efficiency, the company has developed a new, innovative design under<br />
the leadership of its technical director Hessel Bohncke.<br />
The new Hendor filters are even more user-friendly and efficient.<br />
Completely new are the double-welded bases that ensure less pressure<br />
loss, more flow, more reach and more energy efficiency of the filter.<br />
Absolutely no concessions have been made on the quality of raw<br />
materials, features or service-friendliness. The new filters consist of<br />
fewer components, but are of course realized at the same high quality.<br />
The filters will be offered in three series and will thus replace the<br />
current variant. All available with filter plates or candles, in combination<br />
with a magnetic drive or mechanical seal pump. These include the<br />
series 3, 7 and 15. And that is just the beginning. More series and<br />
products will follow in the future.<br />
Aerospace alternatives<br />
Indestructible Paint Ltd.’s commitment to developing alternatives to<br />
chrome-based products has been enhanced through a further focus on<br />
the aerospace industry by the performance paint and coatings<br />
manufacturer. The company is set to continue its commitment to this<br />
key field of corrosion protection for light alloys – one of the most<br />
challenging application areas – as a result of new chrome replacement<br />
target dates that have now been set for specific products by the<br />
European Chemical Agency (ECHA).<br />
“REACH authorisation for specific products that use pentazinc<br />
chromate octahydroxide has been granted for 12 years to January<br />
2031,” says Brian Norton, Indestructible Paint’s managing director, at<br />
the company’s Birmingham office. “This relates to supplies of a<br />
particular anti-corrosion primer that is used by our aerospace customers<br />
on components that relate only to flight operations such as engine fan<br />
cases and fuel tanks.” He points out that time is now available for<br />
thorough certification of the latest generation of Indestructible Chrome<br />
Free Coatings that meet the demands of these harsh environments.<br />
“However, the overall company strategy, which has been a key focus<br />
of Indestructible Paint’s highly regarded research and development<br />
department for a number of years, is to continue development of<br />
products that can replace those that include chrome pigments,” adds<br />
Brian Norton. In Indestructible Paint’s case, this has pointed towards<br />
developing specific anti-corrosion primers that are particularly relevant<br />
to one of the world’s leading aerospace manufacturing companies.<br />
“The agreement to extend the use of this particular primer beyond<br />
the sunset date for pentazinc chromate octahydroxide recognises the<br />
importance and complexity of the subject – which, of course, has an<br />
important health and safety significance,” continues Brian Norton.<br />
Datacolor has launched its latest<br />
color tool, the RAL<br />
COLORREADER for<br />
professionals and consumers.<br />
Combining the renowned color<br />
legacy of RAL with the color<br />
management expertise of<br />
Datacolor, the RAL<br />
COLORREADER lets you scan<br />
the flat surface of any color to<br />
instantly find its precise RAL<br />
color match via its feature-rich<br />
companion app. In addition to<br />
providing accurate color matches,<br />
users can tap on their color<br />
match to find coordinating<br />
colors, conveniently organized<br />
into monochromatic, analogous,<br />
triad and complementary color<br />
Artistic effect<br />
palettes, simplifying and<br />
facilitating the color matching<br />
and coordinating processes.<br />
For the professional, the RAL<br />
COLORREADER streamlines the<br />
workflow process, allowing<br />
architects, interior designers, and<br />
painters the ease and ability to<br />
accurately match paint colors<br />
right from the job site without<br />
having to remove wall samples<br />
and take them to the paint store.<br />
RAL COLORREADER also<br />
provides precise color data (CIE<br />
Lab, RGB, Hex, CMYK, LCH and<br />
LRV) for digital design work,<br />
allowing users to easily convert<br />
color matches to other palettes if<br />
needed.<br />
The team at Hull-based Humber Galvanizing Ltd has helped protect<br />
the long-term future of an iconic sculpture created to mark the 50th<br />
anniversary of a local mineral mine.<br />
Boulby Mine, situated near Staithes, North Yorkshire, is the UK’s<br />
deepest working mine and was the first in the world to undertake the<br />
commercial production of polyhalite – a rare mineral commonly used<br />
as fertiliser. To mark its half a century, owners of the mine (ICL<br />
Boulby), commissioned artist Katie Ventress to produce a<br />
commemorative bench to showcase life underground.<br />
A replica of the ‘Bait Tables’ that are located at the bottom of the<br />
mine and where the miners sit to have lunch and conduct meetings,<br />
the artwork comes complete with a ‘communications board’ featuring<br />
tannoy, phone, and light plus a full-size figure of a modern-day miner.<br />
The table-top itself is produced from a sheet of laser cut stainless-steel<br />
incorporating information about the mine, as well as detailed map of<br />
the underground tunnels.<br />
The elaborate picnic-style bench took just over three months to<br />
produce, after which it was sent to the team at Humber Galvanizing,<br />
part of Wedge Group Galvanizing Ltd, for processing. After being<br />
galvanized to protect it from the outside elements, the artist then used<br />
acid etching to create striking highlight effects.<br />
<strong>Finishing</strong> – <strong>September</strong>/<strong>October</strong> <strong>2021</strong>