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July/August 2022 – Volume 46 Number 4 – ISSN no. 0264 2506 

In this issue... 

It’s all been quite exciting in the last couple of weeks with the Prime Minister resigning 

and a wait before we have a new incumbent at No.10. All we can hope is that the new 

PM will have some good plans in place to curb inflation and help manufacturing and 

UK business as a whole. It’s a tough time to run a business and I hope we don’t go 

down the path of saying and not doing. 

This issue has the winners of the galvanizing industry awards, plus an update on the 

new Carlisle innovation centre. There is also a report from the BCF conference and a 

review of the Qualicoat conference with took place in London a few weeks ago. It’s 

great to see that in person events are taking place and that people are excited to go. 

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BCF conference gathers in Birmingham 

Over 150 senior decision-makers 

from the UK's paints, coatings 

and printing ink sectors gathered 

in Birmingham for the annual 

British Coatings Federation (BCF) 

Annual Conference. 

The opening keynote from the 

UK Government’s Business 

Department (BEIS) highlighted 

the government’s growth drivers 

and Net Zero ambitions for 

energy, chemicals and coatings. 

The Bank of England outlined 

the latest economic forecasts for 

the UK – the economy will be 

stagnant for the next four years 

with inflation peaking at 10% this 

autumn. The good news is that 

it will drop back closer to 3% by 

the end of 2023. The 

Conference also heard from DIY 

expert Steve Collinge, who gave 

an overview of how the sector is 

navigating the post-Covid 

economic climate. 

On sustainability, the 

conference heard about the first 

global coatings industry’s 

sustainability report, to be 

published later this year by the 

World Coatings Council, 

followed by MAKE UK, who 

outlined the vision for achieving 

Net Zero in the manufacturing 

sector. 

This was followed by an 

intense panel discussion on 

leftover paint recycling and 

Packaging Extended Producer 

Responsibility (EPR), featuring 

paint recyclers, metal and plastic 

packaging suppliers and experts 

on packaging and waste policy. 

The panel answered many of the 

audience’s questions surrounding 

the challenges and opportunities 

for paint recycling, and markets 

for leftover paint. On Packaging 

EPR, brand owners are faced 

with a new regime from 2024 

which will move the cost of 

household waste collection and 

processing to brand owners. 

The keynote speaker, Claire 

Lomas MBE, told her inspiring 

story of recovering from a horseriding 

accident in 2007, which 

left her paralysed from the chest 

down. Determined not to give 

up, she made worldwide 

headlines in 2012 when 

completing the London 

Marathon in a pioneering 

robotic suit taking 17 days and lit 

the Paralympic cauldron for 

London 2012. Her positive spirit, 

raw honesty and zest for life 

made a huge impact on all 

present. The Conference closed 

with BCF CEO, Tom Bowtell, 

taking to the stage to outline 

BCF’s highlights of the last year, 

and the challenges facing the 

sector. 

The evening dinner raised 

over £3,000 for the event’s 

charity partner, Community 

Heartbeat Trust, which has 

installed over 700 lifesaving 

defibrillator stations in red phone 

boxes across the UK, with paint 

provided by BCF member 

companies. 

BCF president Guy Williams 

commented: "The topics of this 

year’s conference were highly 

appropriate for the challenges 

the industry is facing today – 

really tough economic conditions 

but a huge focus on 

sustainability, with paint recycling 

and Net Zero being key themes 

for the future of BCF’s work, as 

well as working with the UK 

Government to improve the 

regulatory landscape." 

Almetron participates 

at Qualicoat 

conference 

In June Almetron was pleased 

to participate in the Qualicoat 

conference “Future proofing of 

Facades” held in the Building 

Centre London. The conference 

focused on sustainability in the 

aluminium finishing sector. 

As a long-time UK member 

and supplier of Qualicoat 

approved alternative 

technologies the conference 

has given us an ideal 

opportunity to discuss the 

excellent performance of our 

alternative and more 

sustainable pre-treatment 

technologies. 

By using our technologies 

the applicator can achieve 

significant cost savings and 

significant benefits across the 

whole of his operation 

including effluent disposal. 

Almetron‘s team of 

technologists is always on hand 

to discuss the potential savings 

and advise on the best 

technologies to fit your 

processing needs. 

The use of our UK 

developed technologies puts 

the users very close to our UK 

based Technology and 

Manufacturing Facilities which 

means we have a quick turn 

around on deliveries as well as 

providing the most rapid of 

technical support including onsite 

visiting, laboratory analysis, 

accelerated corrosion testing 

and surface analysis including 

XRF. 

Resource microsite 

AkzoNobel has created a new dedicated microsite and resource centre 

for customers and specifiers of functional powder coatings to guide 

them through the selection process and learn how a Resicoat solution 

can support transformational change in scenarios where protection 

defines success. 

Customers can discover how new and emerging technologies 

including single layer, dual layer and multi-layer powder coatings can 

be used for projects where failure to any degree is simply not an 

option. They can learn how different Resicoat products can address 

very specific needs, such as on the inside and outside of pipelines to 

protect the integrity of drinking water, or to insulate electrical systems 

on the latest generation of electrical vehicles (EVs). 

They can also discover how combinations of coatings can be used 

to provide the highest levels of corrosion protection, reduce ongoing 

maintenance costs, and ensure the safe and efficient performance 

during the Engineered Design Life (EDL) of each project. 

Functional powder coatings can be used to protect against extremes 

of hot and cold and an excess of pressure. They protect oil, gas and 

petrochemical pipelines from chemicals and corrosion, and provide a 

smooth and sealed surface to the valves and fittings that regulate the 

flow of water in our modern distribution networks. They insulate the 

rotors and stators to keep vehicles and electronics running safely, and 

deliver the ultimate insulation to the busbars an electric vehicle relies 

upon. Whether insulating small components such as capacitors and 

magnetic cores or providing corrosion resistance to massive structures 

using reinforced steel, Resicoat powder coatings perform in the most 

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British Coatings Federation launches new Trace VOC Globe to 

recognise extremely low VOC paint products 

Gemu restructures 

GEMÜ is reorganizing its company management team. Graduate 

industrial engineer Matthias Fick (above) will be appointed as 

managing director of global operations within GEMÜ Germany's 

company management team on 1st July 2022. This appointment will 

further strengthen the company management team, comprising Gert 

Müller, managing partner, and Stephan Müller, managing director. 

As a result of strong growth in recent years, the Global Operations 

and Supply Chain Management (SCM) department at GEMÜ has 

steadily grown in importance and has been instrumental to the 

company's successful development. With a view to further growth, the 

company management has decided to incorporate the management of 

this department directly into the company management team. 

As part of this reorganization, GEMÜ is also partly restructuring its 

management structure at the divisional manager and senior head of 

department levels. In addition, the company management team is 

increasingly shifting its focus to strategic decisions for the entire 

GEMÜ Group and the management of international subsidiaries. 

In Matthias Fick, the company management team is gaining a highly 

experienced production, logistics and supply chain management 

expert and long-time GEMÜ employee. Mr Fick started his career at 

GEMÜ back in 1994 as a logistics controller. Two years later, he was 

named Head of the Order Processing Centre, before being appointed 

as Head of Logistics/SCM in 2007. Ever since, Matthias Fick has 

played a decisive role in shaping global production, logistics and 

supply chain processes in various management projects. Most recently, 

as the Divisional Manager of Global Operations & SCM, Matthias Fick 

has been responsible for GEMÜ's global production, logistics and 

supply chain management. 

Perstop acquired 

Perstorp Group is to be acquired by PETRONAS Chemicals Group 

Berhad (PCG). 

Jan Secher, president and CEO of Perstorp said, “We are excited to 

become part of the PETRONAS family. I see a strong commonality in 

values and priorities for how to take our respective businesses forward, 

meeting the challenges and opportunities of the future. By tapping 

into PCG’s strength and market leading position in the Asia Pacific 

region, we are confident that Perstorp can continue to develop into its 

next phase of growth. Being part of PCG means Perstorp gets the 

scale to increase the pace of innovation and accelerate our sustainable 

transformation, which is at the forefront of the chemical industry. 

PCG’s and Perstorp’s businesses complement each other very well.” 

From May 2022, decorative paints manufacturers will be able to 

adopt the use of the statement ‘TRACE’ Volatile Organic 

Compounds (VOC) as part of the British Coatings Federation (BCF)’s 

VOC Globe scheme to improve communication to consumers 

highlighting which products have the lowest levels of VOCs. The 

TRACE globe will be used for products with VOC content of less 

than 0.1%. 

Paints contain different levels of solvents, also known as VOCs. 

Solvent content can vary from negligible amounts to, in a very small 

number of products, very high levels. Given that VOCs contribute to 

atmospheric pollution, the industry is committed to reducing the 

level of solvent in paints. Decorative paint manufacturers have 

significantly reduced the presence of VOCs in their products over 

the last two decades, with 84% of decorative paints now sold on the 

market being water-based, and therefore low or very low VOC. 

The VOC Globe scheme is part of a wider initiative by the 

coatings industry to raise consumer awareness of the amount of 

VOCs contained in decorative paint products, allowing consumers to 

make more informed, and hopefully greener choices. Greater 

involvement from paint manufacturers in the scheme will also 

greatly help paint recyclers separate solvent-based and water-based 

leftover paint with ease, which aids reuse and recycling. 

The British Coatings Federation takes the position that the use of 

the terms ‘Zero-VOC’ and ‘VOC-free’ are false claims and should 

not be used in the paint industry. There will always be a trace 

element of VOCs, even if no raw materials containing VOCs have 

been added. Even water can contain trace amounts of VOC, supply 

chains for the manufacture of paint are often complex and VOCs, 

even at negligible amounts, can also be introduced during any part 

of the process, through using raw materials that naturally contain 

VOCs, to processes that introduce VOCs, such as washing raw 

materials. It is impossible to ensure that every batch of paint is 

completely free of VOCs because of the potential for trace solvents 

to be introduced at any point throughout the supply chain. 

Market growth 

The global market for 2K 

protective coatings is forecast to 

register a 5% value CAGR from 

2022 to 2032, expected to 

reach a valuation of US$ 14.66 

Billion, according to a recently 

recalibrated study published by 

Fact.MR. As of 2022, the 

industry is poised to document a 

market value of US$ 9 Billion. 

Demand is likely to accelerate on 

the back of extensive 

applications in the civil and 

commercial construction 

industry. 

From 2016 to 2021, sales of 

2K protective coatings surged at 

a 4% value CAGR, with the 

market concluding at US$ 8.73 

Billion. 2K protective coatings 

play an important role towards 

enhancing the life of buildings, 

swimming pools, marine projects 

and roads by protecting them 

from rust, acid rain, growth of 

algae & fungi and adverse 

climatic conditions. 

Demand for epoxy resins has 

especially increased, due to its 

various benefits including 

enhancement of durability of 

coating as compared to other 

coatings. Besides, epoxy resins 

are more effective in protecting 

surfaces from humidity, acid, 

alkali and seawater. 



Carlisle opens new centre 

Driven by the culture of 

continuous improvement, 

Carlisle continues to invest in its 

facilities to demonstrate product 

innovation and keep improving 

customers’ experience. End of 

June marked the face-to-face 

opening of the new Center, 

after the virtual inauguration in 

September 2021. 

Over the three days the 

laboratory was visited by over 

120 people; from Carlisle Fluid 

Technologies’ distributors, 

partners, paint companies, end 

users, as well as the internal 

team members from the entire 

EMEAI region. The participants 

took part in a structured event 

with morning workshops, 

afternoon technology and 

product presentations, ending 

with the evening dinner and 

networking. 

The event was opened by the 

european sales director – liquid, 

Klaus Hösch, followed by the 

Center presentation from 

Thierry Bachelard, EMEAI 

technical manager, who has 

been overseeing the project 

since its first ideas to the 

opening. After that, the 

participants split into groups, 

participating in different 

workshops held by the EMEA 

technology experts: Powder and 

Sealants & Adhesives, Fast-set 

and Manual liquid finishing, 

Automatic robotic application 

and Curing. Last but not least, 

also a tour of the manufacturing 

facilities, presented by the value 

stream manager, Graham 

Alford. In the afternoon, Carlisle 

Fluid Technologies’ global 

Product Management Team and 

Strategic Business Unit Leaders 

presented their respective 

technologies and dedicated 

product range innovations. The 

majority of those were remote 

which was enabled with the 

Center’s brand-new meeting 

room with the live AV-system. 

The Inauguration also 

presented an excellent 

opportunity to demonstrate the 

company’s recent product 

launches to the EMEAI market. 

The visitors got to see the new 

ms powder elite topcoater, 

RansFlex AA electrostatic 

manual spray gun and the trail 

blazing IntelliFlow technology 

with the RM2 and RF2 

proportioners. In addition, this 

was the first opportunity to view 

the IS40 system for Fast-set 

demonstrating spraying 

polyurea. 

Carlisle Fluid Technologies 

believes this customer 

demonstration and training 

center is essential to 

demonstrate their diverse and 

efficient product ranges to 

distributors, end users and 

collaborators. Upon agreement, 

the facility enables equipment 

and material compatibility tests. 

In addition, the Center is also 

dedicated to organized training 

sessions to continue developing 

and improving the finishing 

community’s knowledge and 

expertise. 

If you are interested to 

enquire about booking the 

customer demonstration and 

training center at the 

Bournemouth facility in the 

United Kingdom, please email 

marketing-eu@carlisleft.com. 

Galvanizing award winners 

Galvanizers Association is 

pleased to announce the winners 

of the Galvanizing Awards 2022, 

in a bumper year for excellent 

design, joint winners and special 

mentions. After previous virtual 

events, the Awards were once 

again held at the Royal 

Aeronautical Society in London 

on 1st July. Judges awarded the 

following projects for 

outstanding interpretations of 

what galvanized steel can offer 

the built environment. 

The best use of galvanizing in 

architecture was presented jointly 

to Architecture 00 for C1 Design 

District London, a new, 

landmark, permanent and 

purpose-designed workspace for 

London’s creative industries, and 

PUP Architects for Surrey Docks 

Farm, a city farm project that 

merges educational, community 

and agricultural functions at 

Rotherhithe. A special mention 

went to Nissen Richards Studio 

for their work at Sutton Hoo, the 

Anglo-Saxon royal burial ground 

in Suffolk. 

The Art Award continues to 

grow in popularity. This year the 

outstanding permanent 

sculpture, Boulby Miner by Katie 

Ventress, which was made to 

commemorate the 50 year 

anniversary of Boulby Mines, 

Yorkshire, caught the judge’s 

imagination, whilst the Detail 

category went to the Art Barn, 

Devon, by Thomas Randall-Page. 

The retrofit project was 

recognized for its numerous 

galvanized steel details 

throughout the entire build, 

which have been uniquely 

designed from scratch. 

For a number of years now 

the Sustainability category has 

continued to offer a vision of 

how galvanized steel excels as a 

circular, companion material. 

Continuing this theme the award 

this year went to Architecture 

Ensemble for Flimwell Park. This 

sustainable woodland 

development in East Sussex 

blends living, working, recreation 

and learning, and showcases the 

versatility of hybrid material 

structures. 

Judges thought the standout 

engineering project of 2022 was 

Swing Bridge at Crystal Palace 

Park by Tonkin Liu. Part-time 

floating sculpture, part-time 

bridge, the galvanized steel 

piece showcases Tonkin Liu’s 

decade long immersion in 

biomimetic structures and 

delivers swinging to access to the 

park river banks whilst 

harnessing undulating geometry 

for structural strength. 

Last but not least, the Duplex 

Award was given to GK 

Engineering for the Crown- 

Goodluck Hope Building, part of 

a new neighbourhood of 804 

new apartment homes at the 

historic Leamouth peninsula, 

London. The steelwork that 

forms the "Crown" is hot dip 

galvanized and polyester powder 

coated. It creates a prominent 

feature for the area and provides 

a dramatic viewing platform at 

the top of the building 

overlooking the O2 Arena and 

River Thames. 


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Held in June, QUALICOAT UK & Ireland’s conference at the Building 

Centre in London, ‘Future Proofing Facades’, has been hailed a 

success by all who attended. 

The event was professionally 

organised and run by 

QUALICOAT UK & Ireland with 

the support of the Department 

of Marketing. The event 

concentrated on aluminium in 

construction as a sustainable 

fenestration material and, in 

particular, how powder coating 

has advanced over the last few 

years to meet specifiers 

expectations. 

First speaker, Ivo Vermeeren, 

President of QUALICOAT, 

based in Zurich, offered an 

overview of how the Association 

has grown into a global 

architectural specification for 

powder coating, resulting in a 

worldwide, 

Following Ivo’s introduction, 

delegates were treated to a 

masterclass in architectural 

aluminium specification by first 

keynote speaker, Michael Stacey 

from the Bartlett School of 

Architecture, University College 

London. 

Fire resistance of building 

envelopes over 11m in height 

has become a crucial over the 

last few years following the 

Grenfell Tower disaster. Naveen 

Sandhu, Specification Manager 

of AkzoNobel Powder Coatings, 

explained how correctly applied 

powder coatings comply with an 

EN 13501-1 classification of A2- 

s1,d0 is permissible under Part 

B Regulations for buildings over 

18m (11m in Scotland). 

Chris Mansfield of Tomburn 

explained the update to BS EN 

12206.1 2021 and what 

changes had been made since 

its previous iteration released in 

2004, this will be offered in a 

future editorial from 

QUALICOAT. 

Jan Lukaszewski, Secretary of 

QUALICOAT UK & Ireland, 

gave the delegates an overview 

of aluminium’s impressive 

characteristics. From aspects 

such as superb corrosion 

resistance, light weight and 

virtually infinite recyclability, no 

wonder that we cannot meet 

the demand for aluminium by 

recycling alone. Aluminium is 

perfect for use in construction 

where the material has its 

highest recycling rate where, on 

average, 96% of aluminium is 

recycled on building 

deconstruction. 

QUALICOAT UK & Ireland 

were honoured to have former 

President of the Royal Institute 

of British Architects, Maxwell 

Hutchinson, as the second 

keynote speaker at the 

conference. At 73 years old, 

Maxwell offered a view of 

responsibilities in building 

construction and design. a 

Dr Jose Manuel Mota, of the 

Spanish Association of 

Aluminium and Surface 

Treatment. Jose introduced to 

the conference the thinking 

behind the new QUALICOAT 

3.0 specification which relates to 

the quality of extruded 

aluminium that is used in 

architectural powder coated 

fenestration, namely alloys 6060 

and 6063. 

To explain the importance of 

the aluminium pretreatment 

process prior to powder coating, 

Senior Global Product manager, 

Oliver Katschmareck of 

Chemetall Limited offered 

delegates compelling reason 

why to acid etch aluminium 

profiles by removing 1gm/m2 

of the aluminium surface prior 

to the application of a protective 

conversion layer. 

Inspections of QUALICOAT 

licence holders is key to 

maintaining consistent quality 

within the QUALICOAT 

Specification. Michael Muller 

who is Managing Director of 

IFO GmbH, QUALICOAT UK & 

Ireland’s independent test 

house, explained to delegates 

what happens during an 

unannounced inspection. 

To close the day’s conference, 

Philipp Ambruch, Director of 

Rudolf Ambruch 

Fassadeenpflege GmbH, a 

GRM member, offered an 

introduction to the cleaning and 

restoration of powder coated 

facades. He emphasised that 

regular, minimum cleaning will 

extend the useful life of all 

architectural coatings. Without 

regular cleaning it is possible to 

restore a weathered facade, but 

this will be more expensive than 

introducing a regular facade 

cleaning regime. 

Chair, Angus Mackle closed 

the days proceedings by 

thanking the speakers and the 

delegates who had given up 

their day to learn more about 

‘Future Proofing Facades’. 

Delegates were invited to to 

stay on within the meeting 

venue to network with speakers 

and members of the 

Association. 

Air 

overhaul 

A manufacturer of military aircraft 

required cleaning equipment for 

overhauling components during 

routine maintenance. After 

spending considerable time 

selecting suitable vendors, the 

military aircraft manufacturer 

chose Layton Technologies. 

Because military aircraft require 

scheduled maintenance at 

locations all over the world, 

including in some extremely 

harsh climates, routine precision 

cleaning must be carried out 

using flammable solvents together 

with ultrasonic agitation and heatsoaking 

of various components. 

The preferred batch cleaning 

system had to be robust, easy to 

maintain and have an extended 

warranty. As the military aircraft 

operate in countries with hot 

climates, the solvent had to be 

chilled at temperatures below the 

flash point using cooling coils. A 

safety cut-out had to be in 

continual use should the fluid or 

ambient temperature rise above 

40 deg C. 

Layton Technologies designed 

and manufactured a 3-stage inline 

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power consumption. 

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agitation to provide excellent and 

repeatable cleaning of the 

components. 

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to 85 deg C and, in combination 

with the flammable fluid tank, can 

remove limescale and carbon 

from the parts. 

• All tanks include fluid level 

detectors with automated fill and 

drain capabilities. 

• A machine-mounted control 

panel displays and controls 

process times, temperatures and 

fluid levels. Should any pre-set 

parameters be exceeded, the 

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12 CHEMICALS 

Next generation 

The logistics industry has taken a decisive 

step to address the industry’s long- term 

recruitment and staff retention issues 

with the launch of a major new awareness and 

recruitment campaign, Generation Logistics. 

Co-ordinated by the Chartered Institute of 

Logistics and Transport (CILT) and Logistics 

UK, in partnership with the Department for 

Transport, the campaign has already gained 

significant support and sponsorship from a 

wide range of businesses of all sizes from 

across the logistics industry. 

Logistics is an integral part of all supply 

chains and the Chemical Business Association 

(CBA) which represents the chemical supply 

chain is naturally keen to support this 

campaign as an Official Partner and to play an 

important role in making it a resounding 

success. 

Tim Doggett, chief executive of the CBA 

commented ‘Having myself enjoyed a career 

of over 30 years in logistics, not only do I 

realise its importance, but even more so the 

opportunities, and huge range and diversity of 

roles that exist. ‘Generation Logistics’ provides 

an opportunity to showcase this and to raise 

awareness amongst not just young people, 

but also those who might be considering a 

change in career.’ 

Tim further commented ‘More than 95% of 

all manufactured products contain inputs from 

the chemicals industry and, not to mention 

things such as ensuring that we have safe 

drinking water. Chemicals are critical to our 

society, our health and well-being, and also 

our economy and the Chemical Business 

Association is working hard to change the 

perception of the industry as a whole, and in 

raising awareness of what the logistics sector 

has to offer – ‘Generation Logistics’ is a great 

place to start!’ 

The Secretary of State for Transport, Grant 

Shapps MP, is delighted that the government 

is supporting the campaign: “I am proud to 

confirm government support for the 

Generation Logistics campaign. The pandemic 

has once again demonstrated the strategic 

importance of supply-chains and their 

associated workers. Their work to keep the UK 

moving was exemplary and I have nothing 

but admiration for those unsung heroes who 

keep the UK trading, keep food on our 

shelves and provide our factories, shops, 

hospitals and schools with the supplies they 

need. Logistics workers make a substantial 

difference to our lives, every day. 

“However, we have a new challenge facing 

us as we look to the future of freight. We 

need to attract a diverse and skilled workforce 

to play a key part in a new, exciting era 

transforming an industry at the forefront of 

innovation and technology. There are 

thousands of logistics roles available to people 

from all backgrounds, experience, and skills. 

This campaign will showcase those 

opportunities in artificial intelligence, advanced 

robotics, autonomous vehicles, and the 

decarbonisation of the supply chain. This 

industry campaign is integral to not only 

supporting growth of this vital sector but also 

ensuring we have the workforce needed for 

now and the future.” 

Sharon Kindleysides, Chief Executive of 

CILT comments: “Generation Logistics brings 

together operational logistics organisations, 

government, CILT (UK), Logistics UK and 

sector trade bodies to create and support a 

campaign that will raise the positive profile of 

the sector and inform and attract the 

resources and talent that we need to meet the 

future demands that will be placed on us. The 

sector has been recognised as critical 

infrastructure over recent years and 

Generation Logistics will highlight the huge 

range of roles and career development 

opportunities that are available at all levels and 

across all modes and activities.” 

The industry launch took place at 

Multimodal at the NEC in Birmingham, where 

Trudy Harrison MP, Under-Secretary of State 

for the Department of Transport, met some of 

the campaign’s sponsors and took part in a 

round table to debate the issues facing 

logistics recruiters today. And while the launch 

of the campaign to consumers is set for 26 

July 2022, there is still time to get involved as 

a sponsor. 

Finishing - July/August 2022

14 CAREERS 

Opportunity knocks 

The UK coatings industry faces a shortage 

of skilled staff, and an ageing workforce 

at a time when it is experiencing 

increasing demand for improved product 

performance and sustainable solutions. 

As the UK’s leading independent paint 

manufacturer, HMG Paints are investing 

significantly in staff recruitment across the 

business including in their research and 

development facilities and pro-actively working 

to attract experienced coatings formulators 

whilst also developing the next generation of 

staff to handle these challenges. 

“People are at the heart of HMG and we’re 

always looking to create the best environment 

for our people to thrive” commented Steve 

Crossman, COO. “Be it the annual staff BBQ, 

1pm Friday Finish or Christmas & New Year 

off we always try to ensure we provide a great 

work life balance where our staff can develop 

professionally and personally.” 

The nature and variety of HMG’s customer 

base & product portfolio means that there is a 

broad range of roles and opportunities within 

the company from apprentice and graduate 

opportunities in production and operations to 

roles for experienced chemists within the 

Laboratory. These roles include technical 

positions such as paint technologists, research 

& development chemists and colour specialists 

with one eye on a sustainable, net zero future. 

Believe it or not the company even have roles 

that require watching paint dry. 

HMG’s portfolio of wet paint and aerosols 

cover virtually every type of surface 

imaginable across a whole host of industries 

including industrial, commercial vehicle, 

decorative, automotive, defence, toll 

manufacturing, wood finish and arts & craft 

and the company is now looking to further 

Finishing - July/August 2022 

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16 CAREERS 

Industry module conducted by OCCA at the 

University of Salford. 

This route has helped HMG produce a 

number of home-grown coating chemists over 

the years including Darren James, who is a 

previous recipient of the British Coatings 

Federation Student of the Year award. This 

award is presented to the student who, in the 

opinion of the tutors of the Coatings Training 

Institute, has consistently demonstrated the 

highest level of understanding and achieved 

outstanding scores in examinations and 

practical work when completing their training 

modules. 

“I was over the moon! Being up against 

people who had much more chemistry 

experience behind them, I didn’t think I was 

going to win. The help and guidance of my 

colleagues at HMG really helped with my 

development. I now work on some very 

innovative projects for our customers and it’s a 

very proud feeling when you see products you 

developed being used in the real world to 

solve customers’ problems.” said Darren. 

Another success story of HMG’s investment 

in staff and training is, HR Assistant Melissa 

Strowbridge. Melissa has recently completed 

her Degree Apprenticeship at the University of 

Salford and has also talked at the Houses of 

Parliament about the importance of 

apprenticeships. Melissa added, “The benefits 

of doing the degree via an apprenticeship 

route was that I was able to apply my learning 

directly to the workplace. Throughout the 

programme I developed both professionally 

and personally and I can now bring these skills 

into the workplace. I have a fantastic 

grounding for the future thanks to the 

University of Salford and HMG.” 

develop its staff to handle increased customer 

demand. 

Colourful Career Opportunities 

One area HMG has really pushed the 

boundaries over the last few years is within 

their Advanced Colour Design department. 

The success of the department means that 

HMG are now looking to further expand its 

colour development and formulation team 

who are responsible for the companies library 

of over 90,000 colour formulations. 

The Advanced Colour Design team work 

very closely with customers to develop 

bespoke colour options and solutions for 

customers in a variety of fields including 

decorative, automotive, model and hobby. 

The team have worked on a number of 

high-profile projects including the Jaguar CX- 

17 (F-Pace), paint for Aston Marin Racing that 

was revealed at the Geneva Motor Show, a 

unique gold for angel statues at the Parisian 

Hotel and Casino in Macau, interior design 

palettes for leading decorative brands and the 

team even worked on the restoration of 

Emerson Fittipaldi's iconic Lotus F1 car along 

with many other projects. 

Training and Development 

“HMG Paints has a long and proud history 

of developing our own technical team and we 

have some very exciting opportunities 

available as our business continues to grow” 

commented COO, Steve Crossman. “Having 

started myself as an apprentice in the 

laboratory I know first hand about the exciting 

challenges and opportunities that lie within 

HMG Paints. We have a great track record of 

nurturing our own talent in-house but also 

combining that with attracting experienced 

professionals within the coatings industry.” 

After various roles in the laboratories 

including development chemist and Technical 

Director, as COO Steve is now keen for the 

next generation of talent to be developed 

within HMG. A key facet of this is utilising the 

knowledge and experience of existing lab staff 

and combining that with training 

organisations, courses and guidance provided 

by PRA, BCF and OCCA. 

The coatings industry and HMG’s broader 

appeal can be further strengthened with links 

to academic institutions, illustrated recently by 

HMG’s participation with the Chemistry in 

Varied Products 

HMG Paints provide coatings across a 

spectrum of industries which creates great 

variety in the projects their technical team 

work on. Many of the projects are also 

innovative within the coatings industry. HMG 

were the first paint manufacturer to develop 

and commercialise Graphene containing 

coatings for a variety of industries, with the 

coatings today being used on Commercial 

Vehicles across the UK. 

On the other end of the development 

spectrum, Graduate Apprentice Avese Umar 

has recently led the redevelopment of the 

company’s artist Oil Colours. The range 

originally developed in the 1940’s has been 

reformulated to combine traditional 

performance with modern and sustainable raw 

materials. The range is used by leading artists 

including Carl Melegari, Frank Auerbach and 

Jake Attree, with artworks that use the range 

hanging in galleries across the globe. 

If you are interested in a career with HMG 

Paints Limited, please contact: 

John Fenton 

HMG Paints Human Resources Director 

jfenton@hmgpaint.com 


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18 SUSTAINABILITY 

Net zero system 

For decades fossil fired convection 

driers/ovens have been applied in most 

processing lines. 

Whether for flexo, gravure, heat set or 

screen - printing presses or wet-coating 

processing of adhesives, lacquering, 

infiltrations hotair driers have been the 

industry standard. Even though these driers 

build large, are not very dynamic and not very 

flexible for process variation adjustments – but 

low energy operation costs due to the low gas 

price to electricity price – ratio (mostly < 1/3 

even down to sometimes < 1/5!). 

So electro-thermal, like induction or 

infrared process systems have not been 

competitive. What makes our new aLITE the 

difference? 

The advanced Light Initiated Thermal 

Emission (aLITE) technology is a high energic, 

photonic energy source in combination with 

integrated high velocity controlled warm air 

impingement, ventilation and defined 

moisture suction. 

Thanks to the possible almost instantaneous 

high energy and mass transfer an 

- extreme dynamic (even within a fraction of 

a second) drying process and 

- therefore a minimal foot print (most 

compact drying technology in the market) and 

- flexible adjustable to relevant process 

variations (like width, speed, coating type, 

water content and 

- defined and precise process parameter 

control and 

- no heat up nor stand by operation 

enables high 

• productivity and 

• product capacity and 

• process efficiency 

and generate no CO2 emissions, which 

are/will be banned in these up-coming years 

in more and more regions at the globe. 

So that for a wide range of processing lines 

the aLITE -systems are al-ready now price 

competitive with respect to the energy 

operations costs- even without reflection of 

the CO2 taxes. 

When adding also the todays and already 

defined further CO2 taxes, it becomes a cost 

killer for the gas systems. Additional significant 

cost savings are given (see graphic) for 

-investment in process equipment and 

- building and 

- infrastructural installations 

resulting from the extreme reduced space 

requirements and environ-mental and media 

supplies and treatments. 

Finally aLITE can be even applied for very 

temperature sensitive processes (like printing 

and wet coating processing on plastic 

substrates, corrugated boards or polymer 

textiles). 


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20 PAINT 

Got that vibe 

Axalta has published the latest edition of 

its annual Vibes colour journal, in which 

it outlines a number of developing 

colour trends and their impact within the 

sphere of architecture and design. A key 

theme to emerge is the heightened 

preference towards familiar, simple and safe 

colours in response to widespread uncertainty 

resulting from major global events such as the 

pandemic. 

The latest edition of Vibes reveals the top 

10 most popular colours of the past year 

among designers and architects based on 

searches via the Axalta COLOURit online tool. 

Calm and serious shades ranging from 

bronze, gold, and brown, to off-whites and 

sombre blues and greys, feature prominently 

in the discussion. Above all, these trends 

capture the zeitgeist of the tail end of the 

pandemic era and are a reflection of the 

prevailing mood at this moment in time. 

The trend report features expert analysis 

from a variety of key names from across 

design and architecture, including Stephen 

Burks, Carolina Fernández Catalán (Rafael de 

la Hoz Architects), and Harbinder Birdi 

(Hawkins\Brown). Vibes is also interspersed 

with case studies outlining how these insights 

have been brought to life on major global 

projects in collaboration with renowned 

players like KPF Architects and HOK 

Architects. 

One of the key themes of the report is the 

changing role of the home, which has 

undergone a profound shift over the past two 

years. As multiple lockdowns have forced 

people to spend more time at home, many 

are now increasingly focused on how certain 

rooms make them feel rather than simply how 

they look, with colour playing a powerful role 

in creating the desired ambiance. 

Amid the chaos and uncertainty of an evercomplex 

world, colours that establish the 

home as a haven and invoke positive 

emotions and a sense of safety are in high 

demand. According to Vibes, this translates 

into an increased preference for neutral 

colours that are inspired by nature, in line with 

the biophilic design trends that have emerged 

in recent years. 

In response to the feelings of disconnection 

and isolation that have characterised large 

parts of the pandemic, Vibes also identifies a 

shift towards warmer colour palettes that draw 

inspiration from nature, with earthy colours 

such as Quartz Glint, Black Steel and 

SuprAnodic Terra proving most popular. 

The shock caused by the upheaval of the 

past two years has, according to Vibes, also 

brought about a return to sleek and functional 

designs which combine traditional materials 

with industrial and crafted ones, favouring 

minimalist, austere colour palettes with subtle 

blue and dark green tones for facades and 

cladding. 

The pandemic has sharpened our focus on 

sustainability and wellbeing and one of the 

themes discussed in Vibes is the role of colour 

in creating human-centric urban spaces and 

infrastructure which can help foster thriving 

communities for generations to come. It also 

highlights the growing role of diversity and 

how designs now draw on a wider than ever 

range of cultural influences and perspectives, 

to establish a feeling of exoticism that is 

difficult to attribute to a particular region but is 

nonetheless reflective of the global, pluriform 

world of today. 

Sally Put, Global ColourDesign and 

Communications Manager, said: “The 

pandemic has disrupted every facet of our 

lives over the past two years and it’s important 

to recognise the emotional impact this has 

had on the population. Against an uncertain 

and volatile backdrop, humans have been 

experiencing a profound need for comfort, 

intimacy, and familiarity, something that is 

reflected in the key selection of colours that 

we have identified within our research. These 

colours illustrate our desire for connection, 

both with each other and to the planet, 

therefore, it is understandable that we see a 

renewed focus on warm and neutral earthy 

colours which promote a sense of familiarity 

and intimacy.” 


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22 WATER TREATMENT 

Splitting the difference 

Wastewater from surface treatment 

processes will contain heavy metals 

and other pollutants that need to be 

removed, prior to sewer discharge, to avoid 

breaches in consent limits. 

EnviroChemie UK Ltd is the UK operation 

of EnviroChemie GmbH. EnviroChemie 

manufactures and implements solutions for its 

industrial customers, providing innovative 

technologies for wastewater treatment. These 

are supplied as prefabricated compact plant or 

bespoke solutions, to ensure your wastewater 

does not exceed specified limits. 

Split-O-Mat wastewater treatment plants 

have been in use in a wide range of industrial 

and commercial applications for more than 40 

years. EnviroChemie has now optimised this 

tried-and-trusted product line to enhance its 

performance capabilities and ease of use. 

The compact plants are designed for 

physico-chemical treatment of wastewater to 

ensure compliance with discharge consents. 

All plants are fully automated and are able 

treat batch volumes of between 200 and 

1,500 litres. 

The pre-assembled Split-O-Mat plants with 

their plug-and-play design can be quickly 

connected and commissioned at a customer's 

site. EnviroChemie also supply chemicals that 

are tailored exactly to the water requiring 

treatment, thus assuring efficient operation of 

the plants. The new EnviroChemie app for 

users will be available shortly. It enables webbased 

online monitoring and assures the 

plants are run at optimum performance. 

In addition, EnviroChemie offers an optional 

service model for the Split-O-Mat® plants. By 

opting for this model, customers benefit from 

application engineers and water experts who 

ensure the reliable operation of the plants and 

the efficient treatment of the wastewater. 

EnviroChemie are experts in industrial water 

and wastewater technologies, providing our 

customers with reliable and innovative 

solutions. We can access global expertise to 

develop customised processes to meet our 

customers’ needs, delivered and supported 

locally by our UK team. 

The UK team has recently strengthened 

with the appointment of Bradley Unwin as 

head of sales. 

Bradley has over 10 years’ experience in 

Water Treatment, providing solutions for 

process water and recycling and reuse projects. 

After completing his engineering 

apprenticeship Bradley went onto work some 

of the major Water Technology providers 

initially as a service engineer and then moving 

into commercial roles covering healthcare, 

Food & Beverage and industrial markets. 

On joining EnviroChemie Bradley said: - 

“This is an exciting opportunity to join 

EnviroChemie as Head of Sales, bringing my 

experience in Process water. 

“EnviroChemie’s experience in industrial 

water treatment and range of proven 

technologies in both effluent and process water 

allows us to offer solutions to all our customers 

water treatment requirements. 

“I look forward to supporting my customers 

alongside our technical teams in the UK and 

Germany.” 


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24 INSTALLATIONS 

The power to disinfect 

Bunzl are partnering with Vycel, 

Britain’s electrostatic disinfection 

technology provider, to deploy 

it’s ‘Vycel 4’ to the construction 

industry. 

“Bunzl recognise the 

fundamental difference between 

sanitisation and disinfection 

provided by Vycel Electrostatic 

technology," says Vycel Founder 

and CEO Ken Parker. 

Ken also runs Royalton 

Property Group in Guildford, 

which has £1 Bn of luxury 

property in development. 

Only commercial kitchens, 

regulated by Food Standards, are 

currently required to both 

clean/sanitise and then disinfect 

as a totally separate process. 

According to Parker: “Britain’s 

laws around hygiene are so 

archaic, that we still – in spite of 

a global pandemic – only require 

commercial kitchens, by law, to 

both clean and disinfect 

environments separately – to 

make them truly hygienic and 

take them ‘back to safe'." 

"Vycel is providing 'Michelinstarred' 

disinfection standards of 

commercial kitchens for the 

construction industry etc. 

"If we are now being told we 

all need to learn to live with the 

virus, we can't safeguard 

ourselves, employees and loved 

ones against future lockdowns or 

further restrictions with a mop." 

"We've got to get serious 

about protection. Rapid-to-deploy 

Vycel electrostatic disinfection 

technology is the answer." 

"Petrified staff being asked to 

return to work need to feel 

confident that they are being 

properly protected from viruses 

in the work environment. They 

will rightly ask, does this 

environment carry the Vycel 

mark of disinfection?" 

Large capital investment 

Rainford Solutions has 

announced 800K capital 

investment in a new, in-house 

electrostatic powder painting 

facility has just been completed at 

their facility in St Helens. The 

new plant will offer significant 

benefits in lead time reduction, 

capacity, speed, reliability, and 

powder coating performance. 

The new 950 sqm powder 

coating facility will house two 

advanced powder coating 

processes, line one comprising of 

a fully automated on-line 

solution, with an advanced 4 

stage pre-treatment wash and 

encompassing the latest fast 

colour change powder application 

technology from Gema. This line 

will be supporting small to large 

production volumes with a 

second semi-automated bespoke 

line supporting prototype and 

project work. 

A significant part of this 

investment is with Gema, who 

have supplied and supported the 

installation of one of their 

advanced fast colour change 

solutions pictured below. 

Mark Corns, operations 

director at Rainford Solutions 

went on to explain, “After a 

comprehensive market study it 

was clear that the Gema was the 

natural fit for Rainford Solutions. 

Having visited several 

installations, Gema’s Magic 

Compact delivered the benefits 

we were looking to achieve, its 

robust quality and more 

importantly after sales service 

provision were also key parts of 

our decision making process 

around this investment. The 

professionalism and knowledge 

around their products through 

every step of the journey has 

been superb, from technical 

Parker argues that a multitude 

of companies from airports to 

hotels are misselling, making 

false claims that they are "99.7- 

99.9% Covid safe", when in 

actual fact all they are 'doing is a 

once over with a cloth'. 

According to Vycel's Chairman 

of the Advisory Board, Marcos 

Angelini, the former Head of 

Hygiene for Unilever for 11 years 

says: “Productivity in the 

workplace is critical and Vycel is 

the answer." 

“The pandemic has made the 

business environment volatile 

and unpredictable, but also 

sales, design, installation and 

commissioning teams it has been 

a pleasure to deal with Gema 

and this further reinforced that 

we have made the right decision 

to select the industry leaders as 

our partner.” 

Paul Gamble, paint shop 

manager at Rainford Solutions 

added, “Having supported the 

procurement process and 

overseeing the installation of the 

new system we have been 

impressed with the 

professionalism, quality, 

communication and support 

throughout the journey with 

Gema. We put the Magic booth 

through its paces conducting 

multiple fast colour changes and 

experienced the quality off the 

line within hours of going live, 

we are delighted with the results. 

The booth system is equipped 

with fast colour changing 

disrupted communication and 

teamwork.” 

“Companies that properly 

protect their staff can bolster job 

satisfaction and performance,” he 

says. 

Vycel are educating corporate 

leaders on the fundamental need 

for a 2-step hygiene process in 

terms of protecting office 

environments, the same as 

adopted by commercial kitchens. 

Vycel provides certification 

adhesives which are being 

displayed on construction sites 

that use Vycel to protect their 

staff. 

“Ultimately, there is a 

fundamental breakdown in terms 

of understanding the difference 

between cleaning and 

disinfecting in the corporate 

sector,” according to Ken Parker. 

“Vycel in partnership with 

Bunzl is changing all of that”. 

Employees must feel safe in 

their workplace. If not, they can 

raise their concerns with their 

local authority, Citizens Advice or 

the Heath and Safety Executive. 

“The Vycel mark is both an 

assurance and insurance policy 

for smart construction 

companies,” says Parker. 

technology along with recycling 

cyclone, automatic reciprocating 

guns and two manual touch-up 

platforms and also benefits from 

Gema’s latest Industry 4.0 

offerings. It’s the perfect match to 

meet our demands of highquality 

finished products, high 

degrees of automation, 

production efficiency and 

environmentally sound.” 

Gema’s latest Opticenter feeds 

the system with powder and 

incorporates all-in-one suction 

pump technology. The 

Optispeeder hopper features 

include powder level detection, 

and a highly automated cleaning 

process. These features have all 

been engineered to make the 

system as accurate and reliable as 

possible, whilst keeping the 

physical footprint low and need 

for human interaction to a 

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26 PROFILE 

12 step 

programme 

Taking it back to basics, at CWST we are 

experts in metal surface finishing 

treatment processes. But what does this 

really mean? 

Simply, that we have vast knowledge in a 

range of industrial processes that alter the 

surface of metal to achieve a certain property, 

for example, to improve appearance, 

adhesion, corrosion resistance, hardness and 

much more. These can be categorised by how 

they affect the subject, either 

removing/reshaping the finishing, or 

adding/altering the finishing. 

At CWST we offer 12 key metal surface 

finishing treatment processes, each increasing 

performance and life of metal components by 

protecting against premature failure, due to 

fatigue, corrosion, stress, fretting, friction and 

galling, as well as support against 

environmental and thermal variation. 

Our high-performance metal surface 

finishing treatments include the following. 

Controlled Shot Peening 

Tensile stresses induced during welding, 

grinding, machining and heat treatment are 

replaced with beneficial compressive stresses 

proven to prevent fatigue and stress corrosion 

cracking. 

This cold working process is applied using 

spherical media known as ‘shot’, as each piece 

hits the surface it creates an indentation where 

the surface will attempt to yield but is 

restrained by the substrate material. This in 

turn causes the material to compress, creating 

added stress – making the surface crack 

resistant and removes any prior 

manufacturing tensile stress. 

Shot Peen Forming 

Creates curvature in aircraft wing skins to 

enhance lift and efficiency and to protect 

against fatigue. Also used to correct the 

distortion of components following 

manufacturing. 

Within this process, material is fired at the 

surface, creating indentations causing the 

material to elastically stretch, however it is 

restrained by the substrate. This causes the 

surface to arc towards the peened side, 

resulting in curvature. This method can induce 

stress to greater depths, with a tighter radius 

of curvature as well as being able to be 

performed on thicker materials. 

Laser Shock Peening 

Laser peening induces compressive stress 

with precision accuracy into key areas of a 

component up to 5 to 10 times deeper than 

other conventional cold working techniques. 

Laser shock peening uses an output beam 

at 25 joules at 18 nanoseconds from a glass 

laser, a thin stream of water is made to flow 

across the surface and the laser transparently 

passes through the water, and a pulse is 

absorbed on the metal surface. The rise in 

pressure creates a shock wave that penetrates 

into the metal, straining the surface layer. 

C.A.S.E. Isotropic Finishing 

Super finishing 

Removes surface asperities to create a 

mirror like finish, reducing macro and micropitting, 

oil temperature and noise whilst 

promoting lubricant retention. 

This process uses controlled shot peening, 

followed by chemical surface superfinishing. 

This removes any metal asperities, retaining 

valleys for optimum oil retention, reducing 

surface friction and operating temperatures. 

Thermal Spray Coatings 

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HVOF, arc and flame spray, protecting against 


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28 PROFILE 

high temperatures, wear, corrosion and 

oxidation, as well as restoring parts to their 

original condition. 

This process uses heated powder particles to 

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Protecting against environmental damage and 

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Our range of industrial protective coatings 

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Parylene is a highly lubricious and ultra-thin 

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This process is applied by vapour deposition 

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through vacuum deposition the Parylene 

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Setting standards 

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The semiconductor industry's requirements 

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The case for hydrogen 

The Holzapfel Group already has over 20 

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Technologies essential for 

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Electrolysis as a component of 

renewable, electricity-based 

hydrogen production 

Power-to-gas is the conversion of electrical 

energy into gas and refers to the chemical 

process for producing (fuel) gas from water. 

The conversion process takes place through 

water electrolysis and a partially downstream 

methanation process. The resulting fuel gas is 

then stored and can be used in a variety of 

ways. Producing hydrogen by means of 

electrolysis is thus a pivotal step in the 

transformation between the electrical energy 

system and the downstream sectors of 

application. The use of power-to-gas 

technology makes particular ecological sense if 

electricity from renewable sources, such as 

solar or wind power, can be used to produce 

the gas. 

How water electrolysis works 

Hydrogen is a component of water and 

nearly all organic compounds. It is the most 

common chemical element and therefore very 

abundant. Hydrogen has the chemical formula 

H and is usually gaseous and lighter than air. 

However, hydrogen only occurs in nature in 

compound form, for example as a component 

of water. In order to use it as a source of 

energy, gaseous hydrogen must first be 

extracted from water or methane, e.g. by 

means of electrolysis. Electrolysis utilises 

electricity supplied via electrodes to separate 

water into its two components, oxygen and 

hydrogen. In the process, two water molecules 

are split into two hydrogen molecules and one 

oxygen molecule. The resulting hydrogen is 

then methanised through the addition of 

carbon dioxide. It can then be fed into the 

natural gas grid, for example ("further 

processing" of the hydrogen). 

Role of surface technology 

Apart from research and development, 

engineering services and plant construction, 

surface technology is also playing a vital role 

in making hydrogen-based technologies fit for 

the future. By developing the corresponding 

functional layers, surface technology can 

provide the parts and components used in 

hydrogen technology with new properties – 

such as adding protective functions that make 

them more durable, effective and efficient. 

Plating options for hydrogen 

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The Holzapfel Group can plate the 

components used in electrode packages, such 

as anodes, cathodes, separator plates and end 

plates, but also cell frames and water-bearing 

components, with a functional layer that 

protects them from corrosion. Components up 

to a size of 2300 x 2100 mm can be plated 

for use in alkaline water electrolysis. Other 

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First and foremost, it is necessary to plate 

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Applying a corrosion protection layer can 

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36 LIQUID METALS 

Going with the flow 

Some metals are in liquid form, the prime 

example being mercury. But there are also 

enormous quantities of liquid metal in the 

Earth’s core, where temperatures are so high that 

part of the iron is molten and undergoes 

complex flows. A team at the Helmholtz- 

Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) has now 

simulated a similar process in the laboratory and 

made a surprising discovery: Under certain 

circumstances, the flow of liquid metal is far 

more turbulent than expected – and this has a 

significant impact on heat transport, presents the 

group in the journal Physical Review Letters 

(DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.164501). The 

editors found this new finding so remarkable 

that they highlighted the article as “Editor's 

Suggestion”. 

Temperatures deep inside the Earth are so 

high that part of its iron core is liquid. This liquid 

iron is in constant motion, continuously churning 

and circulating. It acts like a dynamo, causing our 

planet’s magnetic field to be generated. One 

driving force for this complex flow behaviour of 

iron is the Earth’s rotation, another is what is 

referred to as “convection”, driven by 

temperature differences: Similar to the way warm 

air rises above a radiator, where it displaces 

cooler air, relatively hot iron in the Earth’s core 

flows to cooler areas, resulting in heat transfer. As 

yet, however, little is known about how these 

processes take place in detail. To better 

understand them, experts have to rely on 

theoretical calculations and computer simulations, 

as well as experiments that simulate what is 

happening – at least to some extent – on a 

laboratory scale. 

One such experiment was conducted recently 

at the HZDR’s Institute of Fluid Dynamics. “We 

took two cylindrical vessels – a relatively small 

one about the size of a bucket and the other 

one shaped like a barrel with a volume of 60 

litres,” explained project leader Dr. Tobias Vogt. 

“We filled these vessels with a metallic alloy of 

indium, gallium and tin, which is liquid at room 

temperature.” The experts heated the bottom of 

the vessels whilst cooling the top, creating a 

temperature difference of up to 50 degrees 

Celsius between the higher and lower layers. 

Ultrasound provides in-depth 

view 

This substantial temperature difference caused 

the liquid metal inside the vessels to churn: 

Driven by convection, locally warmer flow areas 

such as columns rose and mixed with the cooler 

parts – similar to a lava lamp. Since the metal 

alloy used by the team is opaque, however, they 

had to resort to a special analytical technique: “It 

is an ultrasound method used in medicine,” 

explained Dr. Sven Eckert, Head of Department 

Magnetohydrodynamics at the HZDR. “We fitted 

around 20 ultrasonic sensors to the vessels, 

enabling us to detect how liquid metal flows 

inside them.” 

When analyzing the data, the research group 

made a surprising discovery. During the 

experiments, the experts had expected to find 

the clustering of individual flow areas to form a 

greater, more extensive structure, known as 

large-scale circulation. “This is comparable to a 

thermal wind, which is able to transport heat 

very effectively between the top and the 

bottom,” reported Vogt. “We were indeed able 

to observe this thermal wind in the smaller vessel 

– but with the larger vessel, the barrel, large 

temperature differences led to an almost 

complete breakdown of the wind.” This meant 

that heat was not transported as effectively as 

would have been expected. “We believe the 

cause of this to be the formation of much 

smaller-scale turbulence rather than a few large 

swirls, which makes heat transport less effective”, 

stated Vogt. 

Implications for battery 

technology 

These new findings could have implications 

for what happens in the Earth’s core: “To 

understand what is happening, experts are 

attempting to extrapolate the results of 

laboratory experiments to the scale of the Earth,” 

explained Sven Eckert. “But we have now shown 

that heat is transported less effectively under 

certain conditions than previous experiments had 

suggested.” This means that predictions for the 

Earth will likely also produce different values. 

“However, the real-life processes in the Earth’s 

core are many times more complex than in our 

laboratory experiments,” Tobias Vogt added. “For 

example, the flow of liquid iron is also influenced 

by the Earth’s magnetic field and rotation – 

ultimately, we know very little about these flow 

processes.” 

In fact, the new findings could also prove 

relevant for technology, especially in areas 

involving liquid metals. For example, liquid 

metals are used in some types of batteries as 

well as for future solar power plants, and the 

cooling of fusion reactors. To be able to take an 

even closer look at heat transport in liquid 

metals, the HZDR team are currently working 

on an advanced analytical technique. “Special 

induction sensors are expected to record flows in 

even greater detail than before and produce 

true 3D images,” remarked Sven Eckert. “Our 

initial measurements are very promising.” 


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pigments are preferred because they scatter 

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more durable than anatase pigments. Usually 

spherically shaped non-absorbing, high 

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However the use of TiO2 carries a high 

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Idvac Ltd., a UK vacuum R&D specialist, is 

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Idvac new development process represents 

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AkzoNobel, is helping 3Brothers, a leading 

international lighting design and 

manufacturer in Egypt, to accelerate its growth 

and support its sustainability ambitions 

through the proven durability of the Interpon 

Redox range. 

Egypt has many extremes of temperature, 

with high salinity in the air and frequent 

sandstorms. This means that the coatings 

applied to the lighting products – many of 

which are used outside – have to be durable. 

This protects them against corrosion, and 

helps maintain the integrity and stability of the 

colour even in harsh sunlight. 

The Interpon team therefore worked with 

experts within 3Brothers to conduct a series of 

extensive in-house trials before reaching a 

conclusion. They have decided upon 

Interpon’s Redox Plus range with a UV 

resistant topcoat as providing the most 

effective protection in the challenging 

environment of North Africa where the 

manufacturer’s products are primarily sold. 

The Redox Plus range is a powder primer 

protective barrier that gives enhanced 

corrosion protection across a range of metal 

substrates, from mild steel to aluminum. It can 

protect products for C5 environment for 7 to 

15 years, while providing more than 25 years 

of durability in a C3 corrosivity level. 

The collaborative approach from the local 

AkzoNobel team during testing and trialing 

was key to establishing the successful 

partnership which is now exploring Interpon’s 

other innovations. 

George Micheal, CEO of 3Brothers, says 

that reputation is everything and he cannot 

afford for his products to fail: “The Interpon 

team was very helpful in providing samples so 

we could assess how their products behaved 

on different materials and in different 

conditions when subjected to corrosion,” he 

explains. 

Sustainability is a key focus area for both 

businesses. As a powder coating, Interpon’s 

Redox Plus is free from Volatile Organic 

Compounds (VOCs), meaning it is less 

harmful to the environment: “Sustainability is 

very important to us as a business and clients 

are increasingly specifying the use of powder 

coatings,” George adds. 

Sanal Limoncuo lu, Commercial Director of 

AkzoNobel Powder Coatings South and East 

Europe agrees: “Working with 3Brothers using 

products with a proven performance 

highlights the value of building meaningful 

partnerships with businesses that share our 

passion for innovation and sustainability. These 

partnerships are key to our mutual success 

and delivering long-term, sustainable growth.” 

The collaboration between the two 

businesses extends beyond the powder in the 

box. While performance is vital, and costs 

need to remain competitive, the additional 

testing that George’s team performs are also 

shared with AkzoNobel’s technical teams. This 

supports further research and development 

into how Interpon Redox performs in extreme 

conditions. 

3Brothers has also been quick to embrace 

the antimicrobial technology in Interpon AM 

for lighting products used in hospital and 

healthcare environments. They are also now 

exploring the use of Interpon 610 Low-E 

powder coatings – coatings that can be cured 

more quickly or at lower temperatures – to 

improve productivity and/or to further reduce 

energy consumption. 

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successful business with a 20-25% market 

share in Egypt alone. The company designs 

and manufactures more than 6,000 different 

products, from interior downlights to exterior 

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42 CASE STUDY 

Perfect finish 

The Ottobock company in Duderstadt, 

Germany, manufacturer of all kinds of 

orthopedic systems, recently 

commissioned two new mass finishing 

systems from Rösler. The equipment is utilized 

at a factory in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, that was 

opened in 2021. For planning and building its 

tenth and largest manufacturing facility this 

global health-tech company paid special 

attention to efficient and sustainable 

operations. For this reason, a specially 

developed Keramo-Finish process, an energyefficient 

dryer and a centrifuge for cleaning 

and recycling of the process water are being 

utilized. 

For more than 100 years Ottobock’s 

innovative products and services in the fields 

of prosthetics, orthotics, human mobility and 

patient care have helped to achieve 

independence and quality of life for patients 

with restricted mobility. The company’s 

developments include the microprocessorcontrolled 

knee join C-Leg, controlled by an 

app, the computer-controlled leg prothesis C- 

Brace, the multi-articulated hand bebionic and 

Juvo electrical wheel chairs. Since 2018 the 

Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA is also utilizing its 

mechanical / medical know-how for creating 

and maintaining a healthy working 

environment in a sustainable manner, for 


CASE STUDY 43 

example, with the exoskeletal Paexo product 

range. A firm commitment towards creating 

more quality of life helped this company, 

founded in 1919, to become the global 

technological leader in “wearable human 

bionics”. With more than 8,000 employees 

and a sales volume of over one billion Euros, 

the company is represented in approximately 

60 countries. 

Newly organized manufacturing 

of components with optimized 

processes 

For the production of its products the 

company is utilizing different manufacturing 

technologies. In this context mass finishing 

processes play an important role: On the one 

hand they must ensure that the products meet 

all functional requirements, for example, to be 

free of burs. On the other hand, the mass 

finishing operations must produce an optically 

pleasing surface finish. This also includes the 

creation of a highly homogeneous surface 

structure on the components, which are 

primarily made from aluminum and stainless 

steel. 

Some products even require a high-gloss 

polish. For many years, Ottobock has been 

using equipment and consumables supplied 

by Rösler. 

When the company was looking for new 

mass finishing solutions for producing its 

components in an optimized and more 

sustainable manner, it was only natural that it 

turned to Rösler for help. For the initial 

processing trials the Customer Experience 

Center at Rösler represented the ideal 

platform. The center is not only equipped with 

the latest equipment for practically all finishing 

technologies. But it can also resort to a 

portfolio of more than 15,000 media and 

compounds, all developed and produced inhouse. 

Keramo-Finish operation 

replaces a process utilizing 

acidic compounds 

Among other measures an acid-based 

process for creating a high-gloss polish was 

replaced by a tailormade Keramo-Finish 

operation. This includes the utilization of a 

porcelain polishing media in combination with 

a special paste and a brightening compound. 

The new, acid-free process allows the 

complete recycling of the process water. This 

has not only resulted in a significant decrease 

of the water and compound consumption but 

also in a sizable cost reduction. 

The polishing operation takes place in a 

new, high-performance rotary vibrator, model 

R 780 EC. The special shape of the processing 

bowl creates a gentle, homogeneous flow of 

the media / work piece mix. This ensures that 

small and delicate as well as large and bulky 

work pieces are quickly polished and 

separated in an efficient and gentle manner. 

The same operational benefits are also 

achieved with the second new rotary vibrator, 

model R 420 EC. Together with specially 

selected media and compounds Ottobock is 

using this machine for a broad spectrum of 

applications ranging from deburring and edge 

radiusing to surface smoothing. 

For the eco-friendly cleaning and recycling 

of the process water the two mass finishing 

machines are connected to a semi-automatic 

Rösler centrifugal cleaning system, model Z 

800. 

Energy-efficient drying 

operation 

For drying, the finished work pieces 

Ottobock chose the latest version of the RT 

550 Euro- DH rotary dryer, also supplied by 

Rösler. This patented direct-heat dryer is 

equipped with an innovative heat-block 

heating system directly mounted to the base 

plate of the processing bowl. This ensures a 

highly efficient heat transfer with a minimum 

of heat loss. Thus, the dryer guarantees not 

only a quick, reliable and spot-free drying 

operation, but it also allows significant energy 

savings, which, compared to conventional 

drying systems, can amount up to 40 %. 

Therefore, the rotary dryer Euro-DH plays a 

key role in a more effective energy 

management within the framework of the 

recently introduced standard DIN EN ISO 

50001. The new dryer also helps reducing the 

CO2 emissions and, as a result, represents an 

important contribution towards achieving the 

required environmental and climate targets. 


44 CLEANING 

Powerful solution 

Cox Powertrain contacted MecWash to 

find a parts washing system to assist 

their cleaning processes. After a period 

of growth, the engineers found that the 

workload had increased substantially and Cox 

needed to improve efficiency. 

Peter Woodhead, manufacturing engineer at 

Cox Powertrain, said: “We contacted 

MecWash following recommendations we had 

received from our hydraulics supplier who 

already had a MecWash cleaning system. 

Speaking with Paul Jarratt, sales manager at 

MecWash, it was clear MecWash could 

provide the machines which could cope with 

the workload. The main goal with the parts 

washing machine was to clean the coolant and 

swarf from aluminium machined parts and 

hydraulic components .” 

Paul comments: “After talking to Peter and 

listening to Cox’s situation, the Solo was the 

most suitable machine thanks to its ability to 

remove preservative oils, machining lubricants, 

metal swarf and chips from machined 

components. The MecWash Solo provides 

powerful rotational spray washing and hot air 

drying to clean the contamninents from their 

machined parts. The compact footprint of the 

Solo makes it an ideal choice for a busy 

workshop where floorspace is at a premium. 

Peter Woodhead continued: “The Solo has 

given the team confidence the components 

will be clean and dry plus the efficiency of the 

machine means the growth we have seen on 

the production line does not impact the 

cleanliness standards of our work.” 

The Cox Powertrain story is remarkable. In 

the 1990s, Charles Good began his search for 

a lightweight diesel engine capable of 

satisfying the large global demand for a diesel 

outboard engine. After being unable to find 

one, he secured the financial backing needed 

to create one. Cox Powertrain was then able 

to purpose build state-of-the-art production 

facilities. Smart technology and delivery of 

exceptional quality standards help ensure the 

flawless quality of the Cox Powertrain engines. 

Today, Cox Powertrain are worldwide leaders 

with their V8 diesel outboard, the CXO300 

which has proved popular due to safety, 

superior performance, reliability and 

equipment life span by taking the best from 

the automotive world and combining it with 

the very best technologies from the marine 

industry. 

The CXO300 diesel outboard represents a 

new generation of technology which includes 

up to 30% fuel savings and 30% less CO2 

emissions. This is perfect for both commercial 

and recreational use, and the CXO300 engine 

is being enjoyed by yachting enthusiasts 

around the world. 

John Pattison, managing director at 

MecWash, comments: “We are confident that 

our advanced washing system will surpass the 

cleaning results Cox Powertrain require. Our 

commitment to working closely with our 

customers means we are able to support Cox 

in getting the optimum cleaning solution. 

“The uniqueness of their product, the 

scaling of the business and the effective 

fundraising has put Cox in a very strong 

position moving forward and I look forward to 

following their journey.” adds John. 


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46 CLEANING 

The right flush 

Concerns connected with the challenging 

environmental profile of traditional 

refrigerant gases have led to changes in 

legislation which are a driving factor in phaseouts 

and bans on the use of some gases to 

remove the older materials typically with high 

ozone depletion (ODP) and global warming 

potential (GWP). Systems can be replaced or 

refurbished with new models using 

compressors able to use more sustainable and 

acceptable gases. The evolving trend to newer 

refrigerants continues as the chemistries 

develop. The refrigerant R-22, which itself was 

an improvement over earlier refrigerants, is 

phased out and replaced with R-410a and 

other alternatives based on HFOs are being 

marketed. 

Retrofitting of current refrigeration systems 

to accommodate the new developments is not 

straightforward as most refrigerant gases are 

not cross-compatible, so the necessity to 

completely remove all traces of the older 

versions from the system, including refrigerant 

lines is essential. Of course, where possible it 

is best simply to replace existing lines with 

new ones. However, it is not always possible 

to do this cost-effectively, especially when the 

old piping runs under floors or through walls. 

In such cases thoroughly flushing existing 

pipework is especially important because even 

tiny traces of impurities left in the lines can 

damage new equipment and lead to 

compressor failure. 

The perfect vapour degreasing 

solvent cleaner for flush 

cleaning refrigeration pipework 

Your first step to proper pipework flushing 

is to select the right solvent. The solvent you 

choose must be highly effective at dissolving 

oil grease and other contaminants, to 

ensurethat all residue is removed from the 

pipes and must be sustainable, 

environmentally friendly and comply with 

current legislation. 


NEW 

CLEANING 47 

ProSolv 5408e is the ideal solution to this 

problem with a profile of properties and 

advantages making it perfect as your solvent 

of choice for refrigerant pipeline flushing. 

• No flash point. Non flammable liquid. 

• High specific gravity gives a high soil 

suspension loading. 

• High solvency strength. With a KB value of 

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• ProSolv5408e is a Powerful cleaning agent 

that can flush lines fast, dissolving oil and 

grease releasing soils from the inner surfaces 

of pipelines and fittings 

• Volatile for fast evaporation. Removing 

ALL solvent from the pipework after flushing 

is vital, ProSolv®5408e is very volatile so 

evaporates fast. 

• Environmentally responsible. ProSolv 

5408e is sustainable and kind to the 

environment with very low global warming 

potential, zero ozone depleting potential 

(ODP). 

• Safe for operators when user conditions 

are followed. 

• Economical as it is easily distilled for reuse. 

No testing or stabilisation required. 

Procedure for flush cleaning 

refrigerant pipelines with 

prosolv 5408e 

Of course, simply replacing old piping is the 

only way to be 100 percent sure that your 

lines are clean. But in retrofit situations where 

complete replacement is not possible, flushing 

the lines with ProSolv5408e solvent is the best 

alternative solution for the protection and long 

working life of your refrigeration system 

upgrade. 

1. Remove any obstacles. Any equipment 

and components such as valve, filters and 

expansion valves that might obstruct the line 

should be removed prior to the purge. 

2. Pre-flush. This will dislodge any loose 

debris from the sides of the lines enabling 

more effective use of the solvent, oil free air 

or nitrogen at 120 psi is recommended. It’s 

also good practice to oscillate the pressure to 

encourage dislodging of debris. 

3. Preparing the pipework. Reducing the 

length of piping can be more effective due to 

the pressure loss in long lengths. Section the 

operation into 15 metre lengths by cutting 

pipes where necessary. One end of the pipe 

must be fitted with a connector for the pipe 

to the nitrogen supply while the exit needs a 

restrictor valve to allow variable pressures to 

shock loose particles from internal walls. 

Important - Flushing with solvent. Refer to 

ProSolv 5408e Safety Data Sheets for advice 

on operator protection using solvents. 

4. Safe working. Full PPE with suitable eye 

protection goggles and gloves must be worn. 

Solvent fumes are heavier than air and 

exposure levels can easily be reached 

working in pits or enclosed spaces. Always 

institute a ‘buddy system’ and use air fed 

face masks with attached line. 

5. Delivering solvent. Use a drum pump 

electric or hand operated with a flexible tube 

connection for delivering the solvent to the 

open end of the pipe or tubing to flush the 

internal surfaces. Using a fresh drum of 

ProSolv®5408e connect drum pump and the 

delivery tube to the end of pipe/tube to be 

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6. Drainage and Testing. The drainage end 

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flexible tube into a tank or drain sump 

allowing samples to be taken in a glass bottle 

or tube at regular intervals to be sure when 

no particles or soils are being expelled. The 

colour of the solvent will change as oil and 

soluble contaminants are removed and 

flushing must continue until the flow is totally 

clear and water white. 

7. Post-flush. ProSolv®5408e solvent is 

volatile so will dry completely using an oil 

free airline or nitrogen supply connected to 

the end of the cleaned pipe/tubing. 

8. A wipe of the pipe/tubing surface at the 

inlet and outlet using solvent saturated lint 

free cloth completes the cleaning. If not 

connected immediately to other parts of the 

system enclose both ends of cleaned item to 

prevent recontamination. 

Used ProSolv 5408e should not be 

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reuse by a simple distillation process. 

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48 CLEANING 

On the right plane 

Guyson International, one of the UK's 

leading manufacturers of industrial 

finishing equipment, recently delivered a 

KS450 ultrasonic cleaning tank and a Formula 

1200 benchtop bead blast cabinet to RHW (R 

H Wilson (Lakes) Ltd.) of Kirkby Stephen, a 

leading timber importer and supplier, for 

cleaning and maintaining their wood cutting 

and planing tools. 

The problem was how best to clean ‘helical 

planer blocks’ to remove a build-up of pitch, 

sap, resin and other wood-based materials. 

These substances adhere to the cutting blades 

and plane body, affecting their efficiency, 

performance, and quality. 

RHW's Managing Director Rodney Dalton 

was invited to Guyson's Skipton 'Component 

Finishing Centre', where they have a wide 

array of finishing equipment set up for 

customer trials and demonstrations, in order to 

find the best solution. 

Currently, maintenance staff spends 

considerable amounts of time trying, with a 

small manual spray washer, to clean these 

planer blocks, but with limited success. Thus, 

they usually get left and when the residue 

hardens the job becomes even more difficult 

and takes longer. 

As with most maintenance tasks, blade 

cleaning is easier when done regularly, before 

the accumulation becomes too thick or baked 

on by the heat. Regularly cleaning the planer 

block will also help extend the cutting life and 

improve performance. But the problem can be 

made worse when the wrong type of cleaning 

is used. 

Harsh, mechanical cleaning by metal scraper 

or wire brush can introduce thousands of 

minute scratches to the surface of the blocks, 

allowing ever more material to stick to the 

blade and make the situation worse, whilst less 

abrasive cleaning often involves hard manual 

labour, scrubbing for prolonged periods with 

nylon pads and common household cleaners. 

Or there is the use of more aggressive sprayon 

caustic solutions that may lead to corrosion 

of the blade surface. 

Guyson recommended trying one of their 

industrial quality KS ultrasonic tanks. Safe and 

effective cleaning is achieved using ultrasonics, 

controlled heat, and a mildly alkaline detergent 

solution. The highly effective precision cleaning 

is performed without manual intervention, 

allowing staff to conduct other tasks while the 

cleaning is being performed. Within ten 

minutes, the helical planer blocks were 

removed from the demonstration unit and 

were in pristine condition with no signs of 

contamination. Mr Dalton was delighted and 

ordered a mid-sized KS450 ultrasonic tank 

there and then, stating "Now we can clean 

them every day and this problem will never 

occur again." 

The KS ultrasonic tanks are available in a 

range of six standard sizes with capacities up 

to 248 litres, with larger sizes available upon 

request. KS tanks allow users to pre-set the 

exact time and temperature for cleaning, 

ensuring consistent quality from batch to 

batch. A simple membrane keypad controls all 

functions. An LCD panel displays the 

temperature and time set by the user, the 

elapsed time since the cleaning process began, 

and the status of the power supply, heater, and 

ultrasonics. All units operate in temperatures 

ranging from 20 to 80 degrees Centigrade, 

enabling the optimum temperature to be 

selected for a particular combination of 

component material, cleaning solution, and 

contaminant. Among the automatic safety 

devices are sonics that do not operate if the 

solution temperature exceeds 10°C above the 

set temperature, and low-level protection to 

prevent heater burn-out if the solution level 

drops. 

Whilst in conversation with Guyson's Sales 

Manager in the demonstration room, the topic 

turned to how their other wood cutting and 

moulding tools are cleaned, as they produce 

skirting’s, architrave, decking and bespoke 

mouldings, and a Guyson Formula 1200 

benchtop bead blast cabinet was also ordered 

for general workshop reconditioning and metal 

brightening; as some tools are steel, so can 

oxidise. Guyson ‘Honite glass beads’ were 

included with the cabinet so the oxide layer 

can now be safely removed without damaging 

the tooling. 


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50 WORKSHOP 

Powder understanding 

AkzoNobel Powder Coatings has 

innovated a new web application 

3D colour visualization tool 

within its Interpon webshop to 

help customers better 

understand how a powder 

coating’s colour, texture and 

finish that looks good in theory, 

will actually appear in reality. 

The tool gives customers 

instant access to thousands of 

colours in the Interpon range. 

Through the clever use of a 360- 

degree dynamic camera and 

simulated lighting, the customer 

is given a true-to-life image of 

how the colour performs to a 

degree of accuracy and realism 

not possible before in a virtual 

environment. 

Rather than the image being 

‘flat’, the customer can orientate 

the ‘virtual’ panel to see how the 

light reflects and the colour looks 

from different angles. It gives a 

true impression of how surfaces 

coated in special finishes and 

metal effects will appear in a way 

that it unprecedently realistic. 

They can also see multiple 

colours, multiple gloss levels and 

Partner products 

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Technologies, Everlube Coating 

Products have partnered with 

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fluoropolymer coating product 

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an antimicrobial coating that is 

ideally suited for many surfaces 

and environments. 

Based on existing Everlube 

coating technology, the new 

Fluregiene 200 is a fluoropolymer 

coating that offers low friction, 

easy-clean properties combined 

various surface finishes before 

deciding upon which is best. 

Customers can experience colour 

as if they looked at panels in 

their hands without having to 

order a sample and waiting for it 

to arrive. 

Remco Massen van den Brink, 

marketing director of AkzoNobel 

Powder Coatings, says the new 

tool is part of the company’s 

commitment to keeping its 

customers one step ahead: 

“Through ceaseless innovation, 

we are supporting our customers 

in the way they imagine and use 

powder coatings, developing 

practical, easy-to-use digital tools 

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“Through building meaningful 

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colours and textures to keep 

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our customers into making the 

right decisions, any time.” 

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finished steels 

Applicable to a wide range of 

parts and components such as 

door handles, elevator buttons, 

airport seating and gym 

equipment, the Fluregiene 200 

will be highly beneficial for these 

surfaces. 


Products & Services 


mobile: 07746 373 545 

email: s.freshwater@turretgroup.com • web: www.turretgroup.com 

Leading manufacturers of 

Jigs, Racking systems, Baskets, Heaters, Coils and many other 

products for the Anodising & Electroplating industry 

T: 01283 529314 • E: Sales@Supreme-Eng.com • W: www.supreme-eng.com 

abrasive blast cleaning equipment 

coating applications 

computer systems 

HODGE CLEMCO LTD 

Abrasives 

Blast Rooms 

Blast Cabinets 

Portable Blast Machines 

Paint Spray Equipment 

Abrasive Recovery 

Safety Equipment 

Dust Collection 

Spray Booths 

Servicing 

Training 

Tel: 0114 254 8811 

36 Orgreave Drive, Sheffield, S13 9NR 

www.hodgeclemco.co.uk 

Supplier and manufacturer of 

abrasive blast cleaning and surface 

treatment equipment since 1959 

abrasive blast cleaning equipment 

HEAVY DUTY 

SHOTBLAST MACHINES 

LARGEST UK STOCKS 

NEW MACHINES 

PLATE & SECTION CLEANERS 

TABLE & SPECIFIC MACHINES 

HOOK / HANGER MACHINES 

BARREL & TUMBLER MACHINES 

AIR BLAST ROOMS & CABINETS 

EXTRACTION / DUCTWORK SYSTEMS 

OVER 60 MACHINES IN STOCK 

DOUG BOOTH UK LTD 

(Est 1971) 

SPECIALIST ENGINEERS 

Tel: 01924 274887 

Fax: 01924 262219 

M/C Sales 07850 744377 Txt/WhatsApp 24hr 

Email: paul@dougbooth.co.uk (machines) 

jonny@dougbooth.co.uk (parts & service) 

Website: www.dougbooth.co.uk 

SURPLUS & TRADE IN MACHINES WANTED 

AGENTS/FINDERS REQUIRED 

abrasives 

coatings 

Delivering highly 

engineered, critical 

function products 

and services to 

the commercial, 

industrial, defense 

and energy markets 

n Shot Peening 

n Laser Peening 

n Coating Services 

n Analytical Services 

Please contact us on: 

01635 279621 

www.cwst.co.uk 

Engineered coating solutions: 

● High lubricity/low friction 

● 

● 

● 

Anti-corrosion 

E/M Coating Services 

Resistance to erosion/galling 

Chemical/environmental 

protection 

Do you know what your production 

line is doing? ORPHEUS DOES! 

ORPHEUS... Proven Production 

control software 

Barcode technology provides 

TOTAL ORDER TRACKING and 

TRACEABILITY 

Interested? 

Why not give us a call for a 

demonstration. 

Mark Dimmock 

Acton Gate Systems Ltd, 

Wolverhampton, WV9 5HF 

01902 249299 actongate 

www.actongate.co.uk • enquiries@actongate.co.uk 

To advertise please call 


on 07746 373 545 or email 

s.freshwater@turretgroup.com 

conveyor systems 

Overhead Conveyors 

& Lifting 

Equipment 

● 

EM/RF shielding 

A business unit of Curtiss-Wright Surface Technologies 

Please contact us on: 

01386 421444 

www.emcoatingsuk.co.uk 

T. 01926 813111 

sales@niko.co.uk 

www.niko.co.uk 

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complete finishing plant 

(paint or powder coatings) 

abrasives 

boilers 

R.D.M. Engineering Ltd, Est. 1951 

Stakehill Lane, Stakehill, 

Middleton, 

Manchester M24 2RW 

Tel: 0161 643 9333 

Fax: 0161 655 3467 

Web: www.rdmengineering.co.uk 

E-mail: sales@rdmengineering.co.uk 

Contact: Mr R. Horwich 

spraybooths • rooms • ovens • 

conveyors • pretreatment • powder 

plant • air replacement units 

CALDAN Conveyor Ltd. 

Kirkleatham Business Park 

Redcar • TS10 5SH 

Tel. +44 1642 271118 

salesuk@caldan.dk 

www.caldan.dk 

Caldan Conveyor Solutions - 

simply perfect. 

High Carbon Steel Shot and Grit. 

Medium Carbon Steel Shot and Metal 

Bead. Stainless Steel Cr and Cr/Ni. 

High Chrome Grit. 

Aluminium Oxide. 

Full Technical Support. 

Tel: 01952 299777 Fax: 01952 299008 

Email: sales@pometon.co.uk 

Modern Coil Type Steam 

Generators & Fire Tube Boilers 

• 100Kg/h – 25,000Kg/h 

• High efficiency – up to 96% 

• Low overall emissions 

• Improved safety 

• Simplicity of control 

• Quiet, clean & cool in operation 

Tel: 020 8953 7111 

info@babcock-wanson.com 

www.babcock-wanson.com 

To advertise 

please call 


on 07746 373 545 or email 


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drying racks & spray tables 

effluent treatment plants 

hooks & jigs 

MOBILE DRYING RACKS 

www.neutralac.co.uk 

TENNANTS 

TENNANTS DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 

Polypropylene Tanks 

PVC Tanks 

PVC/GRP Tanks 

Bund Tanks 

Tank Linings 

Rubber Linings 

HDPE Tanks 

Established 1976 

Fume Scrubbers 

Fume extraction 

Pipework 

Ducting 

Repairs & Refurbishment 

Flexible PVC Linings 

Guards in all materials 

One off Fabrications and installation 

Tel: 01543 462 802 

Email: plasbrun.plastics@outlook.com 

Web: www.plasbrunplastics.co.uk 

electrophoretic coatings supplier and applicator 

EXPANDING 

MOBILE DRYING RACKS 

MOBILE 

SPRAY TABLES 

To advertise 

please call 

SPRAY SHOP 

FILTERS 

...PLUS MUCH MORE! 

WWW.SPRAY-SHOP-SUPPLIES.CO.UK 

01920 822 404 


on 07746 373545 or email 


electrophoretic coatings supplier 

MANUFACTURERS AND 

APPLICATORS OF SPECIALIST 

ELECTROPHORETIC COATINGS 

• A TRULY UNIQUE FINISHING SERVICE 

• SIMULATED BRUSHED NICKEL, CHROME AND STAINLESS STEEL 

EFFECTS APPLIED DIRECTLY ONTO BASE METAL SUBSTRATES. 

• BESPOKE COLOURS AND EFFECTS TO CUSTOMER SPECIFICATIONS 

• ALL FINISHES AVAILABLE WITH ANTI-BACTERIAL CAPABILITY 

Hawking Electrotechnology Ltd 

T: +44 (0) 1384 483019 

E: sales@hawking.co.uk • W: www.hawking.co.uk 

electroplaters 

COPPER n CHROME n POLISHING n IRIDITE NCP n GOLD and SILVER 

BRIGHT ACID TIN n MANGANESE PHOSPHATE 

n CHEMI BLACK COLD and HOT n ZINC and CLEAR/COLOUR/BLACK 

NICKEL BRIGHT/DULL n ANODISING CLEAR/COLOUR/BLACK/HARD 

Units 1 & 2, Dawkins Road Industrial Estate, Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset BH15 4JP 

Tel: 01202 677939 

jane@dorsetware.com 

Masking • Hooks • Jigs 

HangOn Ltd 

Leintwardine, Craven Arms, 

Shropshire, SY7 0NB, UK 

Tel. +44 (0) 1547 540 573 

Fax. +44 (0 1547 540 412 

Email. sales@hangon.co.uk 

Web. www.hangon.co.uk 

laquers 

T: 01202 661300 jane@hitekproducts.com 

www.hitekproducts.com 

Hi-Tek stocks not only an extensive range of 

masking products including plugs, tapes, caps and 

discs, but also has the distinction of being the 

European distributor for the US based TOLBER 

range of lacquers and 

associated products. Hi-Tek 

imports bulk supplies from 

Tolber and converts or 

decants into commercially 

usable volumes for the UK, 

and European trade. The 

association with Tolber has 

evolved over many years. 

finishing systems 

jigs & baskets 

• Water wash spraybooths 

• Water treatment chemical additives 

• Paint separation solids removal systems 

• Dry filter spraybooths 

• Fixed or portable spraybooths 

• Sprayroom enclosures 

• Air replacement systems 

• Full installation and commissioning 

• After-sales service and maintenance 

• Spray process engineering 

Product complies fully with current environmental 

protection and health and safety legislation 

Unit 4 Brook Road Industrial Estate, 

Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 2BH 

T: 01202 840900 • F: 01202 889477 

www.dynaclean.co.uk • sales@dynaclean.co.uk 

SALT&SADLERLTD 

• Automotive • Aerospace • Oil & Gas 

• Petrochemical • Defence • Medical 

• Precision Engineering 

Specialist manufacturers in: 

Jigs • Baskets 

Coils • Heaters 

Fasteners • Tanks 

0121 622 3887 

info@saltandsadler.co.uk 

www.saltandsadler.co.uk 

Leading manufacturer of Jigs, 

Racking systems, Baskets, Heaters, 

Coils and many other products for the 

Anodising & Electroplating industry 

www.Supreme-Eng.com 

Tel: 01283 529314 

Fax: 01283 529316 

Sales@Supreme-Eng.com 


for all your classified needs call Stewart Freshwater on: 07746 373 545 

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infra red emitters 

masking 

pump & filtration specialists 

t Bruest ATEX-certified 

Flameless Gas 

Catalytic Infrared Heaters 

t Gas-saving industrial ovens 

t “CATBOX” box ovens for 

wood-finishing 

t Servicing, spares & repairs for 

most brands of catalytic heaters 

Unit 1b Brown Lees Road Ind. Est. Forge 

Way, Knypersley, Staffordshire ST8 7DN 

Tel: + 44 (0) 1782 511880 

www.thermocatalytic.com 

thermocatsys@aol.com 

masking 

Hi-Tek Products Ltd 

2A Dawkins Road Industrial Estate 

Hamworthy, Poole, 

Dorset BH15 4JP 

Tel: 01202 661300 

E-mail: jane@hitekproducts.com 

Web Site: www.hitekproducts.com 

Contact: Jane McMullen 

Masking Caps • Tapes/Discs • Tapered 

Plugs • Tubing • Pull-Through Plugs 

• Custom Design • Stopping-Off 

Lacquers • PTFE Lubricant 

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nylon coating powders 

Tel: +44 12 96 43 37 54 

Fax: +44 12 96 39 22 85 

Email: sales@nyloncolours.co.uk 

powder coating manufacturers 

NYLON 

A TOUGHER COATING 

Nylon Colours Ltd manufactures 

Nylon Coating Powders for 

Electrostatic or Fluid Bed. 

A wide range of colours including 

metallics is available. 

Nylon Colours is also the UK distributor 

for RILSAN range of Nylon Powders. 

pumps & filters 

● 

● 

● 

● 

SERFILCO 

Pumps, Filters 

and Agitation 

Systems 

TITAN Auto Backwash Filter 

Carbon Purification & Cartridges 

Premier Washed & Pleated Reusable 

Drum and Air Diaphragm Pumps 

● Electric Immersion Heaters 

Tel: 0161 775 1910 

Fax: 0161 775 3696 

SERFILCO delivers 

clear solutions 

E: sales@serfilco-international.com 

www.serfilco.co.uk 

ptr treatment 

Aqueous Cleaners/Degreasers 

Metal Brightening Solutions 

Alkaline and Acid Etches 

Desmuts/Deoxidisers 

Chrome passivates and treatments 

Qualicoat Approved Non-Chrome 

treatments 

Phosphates and Non-phosphate 

treatments 

Pickling Solutions 

Paint Strippers 

Special Formulations 

and Approved Systems 

Supplied with technical support 

and advice 

Tel: + 44 (0) 1978 660 297 

Fax: + 44 (0) 1978 661 104 

E-mail: info@almetron.com 

Web: www.almetron.co.uk 

salt spray environmental 

cabinets 

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metal plating and polishing 

The Sherwin-Williams Company 

precision cleaning & degreasing 

To advertise email 



UKAS/NADCAP CERTIFIED SALT 

FOR SALT SPRAY TESTING 

Supplied in 5Kg and 25Kg Packs 

To meet the requirements of: 

ASTM B117 • ISO 9227 • DIN 50 021 

and all other standards. 

Full traceability guaranteed. 

SPECIALIST LAB SALT LTD 

Paytoe Lane . Leintwardine . Craven Arms. 

Shropshire . SY7 0NB 

Telephone: 01547 540573 

Email: sales@specialistlabsalt.com 

Website: www.specialistlabsalt.com 

spray nozzles 

To advertise 

please call 


on 01923 437615 or email 


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oven stoving & curing 

R.D.M. Engineering Ltd, Est. 1951 

Stakehill Lane, Stakehill, 

Middleton, 

Manchester M24 2RW 

Tel: 0161 643 9333 

Fax: 0161 655 3467 

Web: www.rdmengineering.co.uk 

E-mail: sales@rdmengineering.co.uk 

Contact: Mr R. Horwich 

spraybooths • rooms • ovens • 

conveyors • pretreatment • powder 

plant • air replacement units 

rectifier equipment 

Switchmode and SCR DC Power Supplies 

for any metal finishing process. 

Options include: 

Local / Remote control. 

Constant Current / Constant Voltage. 

PLC controllable. Touchscreen control. 

Process timer. Ampere hour / minute meter. 

Digital meters. Outputs fully recordable. 

Outputs from 10 Amp x 6 V to 6000 Amp x 200 V. 

Prices available on request 

For more information please contact us on: 

Tel: +44 (0) 121 526 6847 

Fax: +44 (0) 121 568 8161 

e-mail: sales@britishelectrical.co.uk 

Website: www.britishelectrical.co.uk 

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spray booths 

spray nozzles 

tanks & protective linings 

Excellent surfaces 

WAGNER offers a wide range 

of systems and products for 

perfect coating solutions in 

liquid and powder. 

Applying 

Feeding 

Mixing 

SPRAY NOZZLE PRODUCTS FOR PRE-TREATMENT 

thermal fluid 

Thermal Fluid 

Heating 

Technology now 

for the future 

• Up to 50% energy savings 

• Compact size 

• Easy & safe to use 

• Works up to 350°C 

• Low exhaust emissions 

• High efficiency 

• Requires no specialist 

knowledge 

Tel: 020 8953 7111 

info@babcock-wanson.com 

www.babcock-wanson.com 

water purification 

• Quick Release Nozzles 

• Quick Release Stand pipe couplers 

• Eductors 

• Air Knives 

• Pipe Supports 

• Complete Pipe Systems 

Tel No. 01273 400092 • Fax No. 01273 401220 

E-mail. info@beteuk.com 

BETE Ltd, PO Box 2748, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 4HZ 

Polypropylene Tanks 

PVC Tanks 

PVC/GRP Tanks 

Bund Tanks 

Tank Linings 

Rubber Linings 

HDPE Tanks 

Established 1976 

Fume Scrubbers 

Fume extraction 

Pipework 

Ducting 

Repairs & Refurbishment 

Flexible PVC Linings 

Guards in all materials 

One off Fabrications and installation 

Tel: 01543 462 802 

Email: plasbrun.plastics@outlook.com 

Web: www.plasbrunplastics.co.uk 

Editorial Calendar 

Each issue of Finishing Magazine includes the following 

regular columns: 

4 News and views 4 Products 4 Business and technical issues 

4 Personnel changes 4 Company focuses 4 Questions & answers 

4 Special reports 4 Employment legislation 

4 Plus monthly special features 

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022: 

n Complete Finishing Plant n Health and Safety 

n Anodizing and Galvanizing n PLUS FINISHING WALLPLANNER 

For Editorial enquiries please contact: 

John Hatcher, EDITOR E: j.hatcher@turretgroup.com 

Classified 

recruitment 

Controlling 

Booths & Systems 

Wagner Spraytech (UK) Ltd. 

Tel. 01327 368410 

enquiries@wagner-group.com 

www.wagner-group.com 


Water Purification Plant Experts 

Personal & Professional Service at 

Competitive Prices 

• Reverse Osmosis 

Plants 

• Water Softening 

Plants 

• Particulate Filtration 

• Wastewater Recovery 

• De-Ionisers 

• Water Treatment 

Consultancy 

T: 01622 871 877 

E: sales@puretechsystems.co.uk 

W: www.puretechsystems.co.uk 

To advertise please call 


on 

07746 373 545 

or email 


www.ase4anodising.co.uk 

Vacancy – Technical Manager 

Aluminium Surface Engineering has an exciting opportunity 

to join our management team. We are based in Coventry and 

are celebrating 75 years as leading specialists in aluminium 

anodising. 

You are likely to be an electroplating chemist with a handson 

approach to problem solving in an industrial environment. 

Ideally, you will have experience in anodising or the surface 

finishing sector; but this is not essential. 

Your proven experience in laboratory work, quality 

management, working to customer and international 

standards, will be combined with proven customer care and 

communications skills. 

You will be comfortable managing change and implementing 

processes, including training of staff, creation and maintenance 

of documents, and representing the company in technical 

expertise. 

Professional qualifications, such as IMF, would be advantageous. 

We will offer appropriate training and development to the 

successful candidate. 

For job description and application for email: 

accounts@ase4anodising.co.uk

SERFILCO INTERNATIONAL 

Global Products, Local Service & Advice You Can Rely On 

Manual Ion Exchange Treatment & 

Regeneration Systems for Trivalent 

Chrome Plating 

For successful trivalent chromium plating bath 

operation, SERFILCO provides simple, cost-effective 

equipment to remove copper, nickel and zinc from 

the bath without interrupting bath operation. The 

benefits gained include the following: 

• Copper, zinc and nickel ions are all removed 

from the bath smultaneously. 

• Treatment can be done during bath operation 

(no shutdown time required). 

• Treatment can be done continuously or 

intermittently depending on need. 

• The treatment units are small and usually can 

be located right at the plating tank. 

• Treatment is simple, consisting of pumping 

solution from the tank, through the treatment 

unit and back to the tank. 

• Regeneration of the ion exchange resin takes 

about two hours and occurs about every week 

to two weeks for a properly sized treatment 

unit. 

• Options exist for acid, alkaline and de-min water 

feeds for regeneration. 

For more information on our complete range of equipment & our competitive service rates, 

or to talk to an engineer about your application contact Serfilco International: 

+44 (0) 161 775 1910 global@serfilco.com www.serfilco.co.uk

Poison under control. 

SLOTOLOY ZN „Generation VX“ 

The alkaline zinc-nickel processes SLOTOLOY ZN „Generation VX“ are operated with an anode (special anode VX 1) 

specially adapted to the process and respective additives. Because of this, the formation of breakdown products and cyanide 

on the anode is inhibited. The practical application at customers showed in converted electrolytes that even the cyanide 

content is reduced actively. 

Advantages of the zinc-nickel 

processes „Generation VX” 

· No cost-intensive membrane technology necessary. 

· Improvement of current efficiency and appearance. 

· Simple conversion of existing electrolytes. 

· Low additive consumption. 

· The formation of cyanide is significantly reduced and 

may falls below the detection limit. 

· Since there’s less non-active tetracyanonickelate there’s 

a lower demand of nickel. 

Decrease of the cyanide content after the conversion to 

SLOTOLOY ZN „Generation VX“ 

cyanide content [mg/L] 

500 

400 

300 

200 

100 

0 

0 500 1000 1500 2000 

bath throughput [Ah/L] 

Schloetter Co. Ltd. 

Abbey Works 

New Road, Pershore 

Worcestershire WR10 1BY 

United Kingdom 

T +44 (0)1386 552 331 

info@schloetter.co.uk 

www.schloetter.co.uk

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