Finishing - July-August 2023

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Novec HFE replacements
3M has announced that it will stop manufacturing the Novec HFE
materials by the end of 2025. They also have stated in a letter sent to
all their customers that they cannot guarantee supply and that current
users should be looking at alternatives as quickly as possible.
While there are no immediate issues with supply it would be
prudent to consider your options before the supply of the 3M®
materials becomes an issue. Frasers can help with direct drop in
alternatives to the Novec materials as well as alternative technologies
such as water wash and solvent recovery systems etc.
There are a few direct drop in alternatives available, but it should be
noted that many of these contain HFE materials manufactured by 3M.
These can sometimes be hidden away and not openly declared so it is
important to know what is in any alternative you are considering and
the source of these materials. Frasers can assist with evaluating your
current application and offer free advice on legal compliance and safe,
available alternatives such as the Chemours Opteon speciality fluids
which are direct drop in alternatives.
Suitability of equipment, material compatibility, product performance
and legal compliance are just some of the key areas to look at here.
Frasers can run application trials with suitable alternatives and advise
on alternative chemistries and or equipment if relevant.
You can either be proactive and line up suitable alternatives in
advance or wait until supply ends or is interrupted. The choice is yours
but, but supply will stop and switching systems can sometime take
time, so allow time for this.
Chemical partnership
The Bodo Möller Chemie Group is expanding its cooperative
partnership with manufacturer Henkel Adhesive Technologies. The
special chemicals experts are now also distributing to Belgium,
Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
In doing so, they will be focusing on products for electrical and
electronic applications as well as for e-mobility, sensors, lighting, rail
and aerospace. This includes the complete Bergquist product range of
thermally conductive materials. In this way, the entire value chain for
thermally conductive solutions will be covered – from selecting the
technically most suitable material through to cutting and the
production and logistics chain.
Thanks to the extended collaboration with Henkel, Bodo Möller
Chemie now also offers a complete adhesive solutions portfolio for the
electronics industry with renowned brands Loctite and Bergquist.
Accreditation achieved
HMG Paints has received JOSCAR supplier accreditation. The Joint
Supply Chain Accreditation Register (JOSCAR) Registration Mark is
valued by some of the largest purchasers in the defence, aerospace
and security community and indicates to potential customers that
HMG has successfully demonstrated its commitment and credentials
to the industry.
JOSCAR is recognised by some of the largest purchasers in the
defence community such as BAE Systems, Babcock, Boeing, Leidos,
Leonardo QinetiQ, Raytheon, Rolls Royce and the Ministry of Defence
(MOD). It is used a single repository for pre-qualification and
compliance information to determine if a supplier is “fit for business”.
The award of the accreditation will allow HMG Paints to further
develop its sales within the defence industry and other markets.
“We are delighted to have gained the JOSCAR supplier
accreditation” commented Alan Sharples, defence sales manager at
HMG Paints. “The award is testament to the investment and
innovation we’ve made into the business and the marketplace over the
last few years. It also represents a huge opportunity area for us and
we’re excited to start working with the businesses who utilise JOSCAR
to find suppliers.”
No slowing down
SECO/WARWICK is not
slowing down and boasts a
record order portfolio at the
end of last year - PLN 566
million (an increase of 66%
y/y). This success is influenced
by balanced development, wellthought-out
investments, and a
long-term strategy to support
green technologies.
The Group’s excellent results
last year were influenced by
growth in the production
activities in China, dynamic
development in the American
market, and the huge number
of orders related to the
electromobility industry
expansion. In 2022, the
company had an increase of
over 80 % netprofit compared
with the previous year, and
sales revenues amounted to
PLN 622 million in this period
(PLN 463 million in 2021).
Such results set the bar high,
but this year’s first quarter
summary shows that
SECO/WARWICK does not
intend to rest on its laurels and
consistently implements longterm
growth strategies.
Finishing – July/August 2023