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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>

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