Finishing - May-June 2023
which would come as a welcome relief to many in the finishing industry. However, interest rates are still on the rise and we are still in the grips of 10% inflation, so running a manufacturing business at the moment must be a real struggle. There has been a lot of talk about getting the economy under control, but not much seems to have been done. Fingers crossed this summer sees a bounce back for the UK. There have been some interesting new equipment releases this month, including spray guns and compressors. It might be time to invest in some new kit. You heard it here first!!
which would come as a welcome relief to many in the finishing industry.
However, interest rates are still on the rise and we are still in the grips of 10% inflation, so running a manufacturing business at the moment must be a real struggle. There has been a lot of talk about getting the economy under control, but not much seems to have been done. Fingers crossed this summer sees a bounce back for the UK.
There have been some interesting new equipment releases this month, including spray guns and compressors. It might be time to invest in some new kit.
You heard it here first!!
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46 WORKSHOP<br />
Dubai delivery<br />
Droning on<br />
AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings will launch Aerofleet Coatings<br />
Management, a new digital, data-driven service that helps airlines and<br />
other large operators to tailor and optimise the coatings’ replacement<br />
and maintenance schedule for individual aircraft within an airline fleet.<br />
External coatings have evolved rapidly in the last decade from single<br />
stage to basecoat/clearcoat systems, extending the need to repaint<br />
some aircraft for up to ten years or even more. Despite this, aircraft still<br />
tend to be taken out of service for maintenance every six or seven<br />
years without really knowing if a repaint is needed.<br />
Aerofleet Coatings Management addresses this issue by capturing<br />
the data from both manual inspections and drone-operated inspections,<br />
creating a database of every aircraft in a fleet. The history includes<br />
details of the coatings used (e.g. single or basecoat/clearcoat coatings)<br />
along with flight path data (e.g. weather conditions etc.) which affect<br />
the integrity/longevity of the coating applied.<br />
Ideally suited for fleets in excess of 100 aircraft, the inspection<br />
service is provided by experts within AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings<br />
using a digital application. The App stores the information collected,<br />
such as dry film thickness, colour variation, gloss and general<br />
appearance, as an Audit Report on an iPad or tablet. The data is then<br />
fed back to a database which tracks the fleet's performance over time.<br />
New valve developed<br />
With the new GEMÜ C58<br />
iComLine, GEMÜ has developed<br />
its first 3/2-way diaphragm globe<br />
valve for ultra-pure applications.<br />
It has a supply and two possible<br />
outlets. It can also be operated in<br />
the opposite flow direction and<br />
the switch position can be<br />
detected via an optical position<br />
indicator.<br />
For many years, the<br />
semiconductor industry has been<br />
successfully using the GEMÜ<br />
iComLine series all over the<br />
world. GEMÜ customers<br />
appreciate the numerous<br />
advantages of the design and the<br />
multitude of possible<br />
applications.<br />
The new GEMÜ C58<br />
iComLine 3/2-way process valve<br />
is suitable for ultra-pure and<br />
corrosive media. All media<br />
wetted parts are made of pure<br />
and highly resistant PTFE. The<br />
footprint/flow rate ratio is<br />
outstanding. This diaphragm<br />
globe valve is therefore<br />
particularly suited to applications<br />
in the process area and at the<br />
distribution level of<br />
semiconductor production.<br />
Superdurable Interpon D<br />
architectural powder coatings<br />
from AkzoNobel are helping to<br />
protect and enhance Dubai’s<br />
latest billion-dollar luxury hotel<br />
and resort, Atlantis The Royal,<br />
with products that beautifully<br />
mimic the appearance of<br />
terracotta, ensuring its beauty<br />
and style for generations to<br />
come.<br />
Constructed in two Lego like<br />
structures connected by a bridge<br />
the $1.4 billion project is the<br />
latest jewel in Dubai’s crown of<br />
luxury hotels and resorts and<br />
opened its doors to the public on<br />
February 10, <strong>2023</strong>. The unique<br />
concept was designed by the<br />
award-winning team of Kohn<br />
Pedersen Fox Associates.<br />
The challenge for the resort’s<br />
designers and architects was to<br />
find a powder coating that could<br />
protect aluminum surfaces and<br />
girders in a climate of extreme<br />
heat and corrosive salt spray<br />
from the coast, and with a finish<br />
that would complement the<br />
warm terracotta tones of Dubai’s<br />
landscape.<br />
The solution was an Interpon<br />
D2525 superdurable powder<br />
coating which delivers the classic<br />
appearance of terracotta, without<br />
having any of the downsides of<br />
sourcing, transporting, installing,<br />
and maintaining the real thing.<br />
BOFA partnership<br />
BOFA is partnering with Photocentric, an innovator in photopolymer<br />
3D printing technology, to provide extraction systems to the company’s<br />
growing customer base.<br />
Photocentric now recommends BOFA’s established line-up of<br />
specialist extraction units to help remove smells and potentially<br />
hazardous fumes from 3D print processes, thereby contributing to a<br />
safe and healthy working environment.<br />
The partnership builds on a relationship first established two years<br />
ago and follows a successful internal Photocentric test programme and<br />
extended trials at user sites.<br />
BOFA’s 3D PrintPRO 3 technology has been approved for use with<br />
Photocentric’s LC Magna 3D printer and Air Wash L washing station,<br />
while the 3D PrintPRO 4 is suitable for filtering emissions for up to<br />
four LC Magna printers or four Air Wash L washing stations or a<br />
combination of the two.<br />
Luke Ziolkowski, international business development manager at<br />
BOFA, commented: “We have built a good relationship with<br />
Photocentric over the last two years, and we are delighted to be their<br />
extraction partner of choice.<br />
“Photocentric is renowned as a manufacturer of high-quality 3D<br />
technologies and when used in conjunction with BOFA’s world leading<br />
extraction technology, the result is high quality output and a positive<br />
customer experience in an expertly managed environment.”<br />
<strong>Finishing</strong> – <strong>May</strong>/<strong>June</strong> <strong>2023</strong>
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