Finishing Yearbook 2024
Welcome to the 46th edition of the Finishing Industries Yearbook – the essential guide for everyone involved in the UK surface treatment industry. Each year I write a little note about the events of the past year, and how they have affected the industry. Like most my age we only seem to recall the difficulties faced over the past year. However, it is always good to read how the industry circumnavigates each situation. We hope that you find this edition an invaluable aid to sourcing suppliers to provide the solution to your specific needs. It is used by the whole buying chain from trade finishing houses to manufacturers of a wide variety of products from white goods to automotive. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the businesses that have contributed to the compilation of this yearbook. If you have any comments, suggestions or would like to be included in the next edition, please email me at b.williams@turretgroup.com. The Buyers’ Guide categories have been updated this year with the new headings of “Lubricants/Grease” and “Solvent Recovery’. In the Regional Guide, there is the new category of “Chemical Etching & Etch Inspection”. The Finishing Industries Yearbook Team & Finishing Industries Magazine Team wish you all the very best for 2024!
Welcome to the 46th edition of the Finishing Industries Yearbook – the essential guide for everyone involved in the UK surface treatment industry.
Each year I write a little note about the events of the past year, and how they have affected the industry. Like most my age we only seem to recall the difficulties faced over the past year. However, it is always good to read how the industry circumnavigates each situation.
We hope that you find this edition an invaluable aid to sourcing suppliers to provide the solution to your specific needs. It is used by the whole buying chain from trade finishing houses to manufacturers of a wide variety of products from white goods to automotive.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the businesses that have contributed to the compilation of this yearbook. If you have any comments, suggestions or would like to be included in the next edition, please email me at b.williams@turretgroup.com. The Buyers’ Guide categories have been updated this year with the new headings of “Lubricants/Grease” and “Solvent Recovery’. In the Regional Guide, there is the new category of “Chemical Etching & Etch Inspection”.
The Finishing Industries Yearbook Team & Finishing Industries Magazine Team wish you all the very best for 2024!
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8 COMPANY PROFILE<br />
Are you a 3M ® user looking to find a suitable alternative solvent?<br />
Don’t switch, improve!<br />
What to be aware of before you<br />
switch?<br />
Suitability of equipment, material<br />
compatibility, product<br />
performance, legal compliance<br />
and safety categories are just<br />
some of the key areas to look at<br />
here. The Opteon ® range are<br />
extremely safe and non<br />
flammable and MSDS can be<br />
supplied for all chemistries<br />
showcasing our transparent<br />
selling priority. At Frasers we can<br />
run application trials with suitable<br />
alternatives and advise on<br />
alternative chemistries and or<br />
equipment if relevant.<br />
You may have heard the latest<br />
information from 3M ® that they<br />
will exit from manufacturing their<br />
range of Novec TM cleaning fluids<br />
in the near future. If you are a<br />
current 3M ® Novec TM user you<br />
will need to start to find 3M ®<br />
alternative solvents. Fraser<br />
Technologies are here to help<br />
with the perfect solutions.<br />
What is the update from 3M ® ?<br />
3M ® have announced that they<br />
will stop manufacturing the<br />
Novec TM HFE materials by the<br />
end of 2025. They also stated in<br />
a letter sent to all their customers<br />
that they cannot guarantee<br />
supply and that current users<br />
should be looking at alternatives<br />
as quickly as possible.<br />
Are you a current 3M ® user? If<br />
yes what does the update from<br />
3M ® mean for you?<br />
While there are no immediate<br />
issues with supply it would be<br />
prudent to consider your options<br />
before the supply of the 3M ®<br />
materials becomes an issue.<br />
Frasers can help with direct drop<br />
in alternatives to the Novec TM<br />
materials as well as alternative<br />
technologies such as water wash<br />
and solvent recovery systems etc.<br />
What alternatives are available<br />
for me to switch to?<br />
There are a few direct drop in<br />
alternatives available, but it<br />
should be noted that many of<br />
these contain HFE materials<br />
manufactured by 3M ® which<br />
could also shortly fall low in<br />
supplies or be restricted by<br />
upcoming legislation. So Fraser<br />
Technologies are focusing on<br />
switching existing 3M ® customers<br />
not over to an alternative but<br />
actually an improvement.<br />
Why is the new 3M ® alternative<br />
Chemours Opteon ® an<br />
improvement?<br />
• Our Optoen ® range<br />
manufactured by Chemours<br />
(part of the Dupont TM portfolio)<br />
are one of the largest chemical<br />
manufacturers in the world.<br />
• Chemours produce some of<br />
the highest quality chemicals<br />
improving cleaning<br />
performance than<br />
predecessors.<br />
• The Optoen ® chemicals<br />
are some of the most<br />
environmentally friendly (by a<br />
long way!) as they have a<br />
GWP (global warming<br />
potential)
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