Some time ago, we brought you the Trap Light, a photoluminescent lamp that uses special light capturing substances to reproduce unused ambient light. Continuing with the work of designers Gionata Gatto & Mike Thompson, their studio has ...
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US-based producer of printing inks and pigments, Sun Chemical is all set to introduce its latest in direct glass printing with organic UV inks at Glasstec 2012, which will be held from 23-26 October in Dusseldorf, Germany. In this regard, ...
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A collaboration between Proviron and Reverdia has resulted in the introduction of Provichem 2511 Eco, a Di-Methyl-Succinate (DMS) that can be used as a solvent and a raw material for fine chemicals such as pigments and UV stabilizers. ...
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Start to look into LED lighting and quickly it becomes obvious that one type of LED will not suit all situations. After a while, you get sophisticated enough to take colour-rendering index (CRI) and colour temperature into account, ...
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PPG Automotive Refinish has opened an automated,technologically advanced,color matching laboratory in Cleveland,Ohio.The announcement was made by Mary Kimbro,PPG global color director.A formal ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by PPG ...
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Lanxess is investing a 1.6 million in its Krefeld-Uerdingen site in Germany to modernise and expand its water treatment unit at the worldas largest facility for the production of iron oxide and chrome oxide pigments.The expansion project ...
Tags: Lanxess, upgrades water treatment, industrial equipment, German company
Solvay announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire a controlling interest in Sunshield Chemicals,an Indian company specializing in surfactants,from Amit Choksey Group.This acquisition will enable Solvay's Novecare business to ...
Tags: Solvay, Accelerate, Acquire, Coatings Market
Trap Light – Save Energy’s unique lighting style proposes to illuminate without the need for electricty. Designers Gionata Gatto &Mike Thompson’s fresh approach to lighting incorporates the age old technique of Murano ...
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LED-based lighting can deliver narrow-spectrum light that RAJENDRA SWAMY says can provide real benefits in life-science applications such as plant growth,aquarium lighting,and general lighting that is wildlife friendly. Solid-state ...
Light mixing There are some important things to remember when determining the lighting mix. It firstly, light acts differently to pigment colours. While the primary colours of pigments are red, yellow and blue, the primary colours of ...
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3 phase power Electricity is generated and supplied to large installations in three phases. The Red, Yellow and Blue phases are all supplied down one cable to the building but effectively give three separate supplies. This is usually the ...
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The NPE 2012 exhibition takes place in Orlando, the US, on 1-5 April. Our preview takes a look at a selection of the machinery, materials and service companies that will be exhibiting at the fair. American Kuhne Stand 3551 American Kuhne is ...
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Understand product basics: what a primer is, what functions it serves, and how the marketing hype underserves the consumer. The latest trend in the paint industry is "paint and primer in one," and it has proven to be quite the controversy. ...
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Plastic bag bans won’t be the only issue on the state and local legislative fronts that the plastics industry will have to contend with this year. A number of communities are looking to enact bans on polystyrene takeout containers, ...
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Despite a market recovery following the 2008-9 recession, demand for European food and beverage packaging in specific areas is being hit by "structural changes" including the sustainability trend. Applied Market Information (AMI) drew this ...