Browse the most recent issues of Coatings World Magazine, featuring timely insights and industry-leading analysis.
Access the interactive digital version of the magazine with multimedia enhancements and exclusive online features.
Join a global community of coatings professionals—subscribe to receive the magazine in print or digital formats.
Promote your brand to decision-makers across the global coatings value chain with targeted advertising options.
Review our standards for submitting articles and technical content to ensure alignment with editorial goals.
Understand how your data is collected, stored, and used when interacting with Coatings World Magazine.
Immediate updates on significant industry developments.
News from major and regional paint and coatings producers.
Updates from raw material and equipment suppliers.
Leadership changes and notable appointments.
Mergers, acquisitions, and earnings reports across the industry.
Data-driven insights into regional and global coatings markets.
Interviews with executives, innovators, and influencers in the coatings sector.
Explore long-form articles and special reports that analyze trends, technologies, and business strategies in coatings.
Recurring editorial pieces offering expert perspectives and commentary on regulatory, sustainability, and R&D topics.
Access original interviews, Q&As, and insights that offer a deeper understanding of key industry developments.
Industry leaders weigh in on technical advancements, market challenges, and future opportunities.
Explore color trend predictions and their influence on coatings design, formulation, and application.
Profiles and rankings of the world’s leading coatings manufacturers and suppliers.
Comprehensive resource for locating suppliers of coatings materials and services.
Connect with distributors of raw materials, packaging, and equipment.
Showcase your company’s services, products, and expertise.
Look up definitions for key terms and concepts used across the coatings industry.
Full-length videos covering events, innovations, and thought leadership.
Short-form video interviews offering quick updates and takeaways.
Audio interviews and discussions with industry experts and insiders.
In-depth digital publications on coatings technologies and trends.
Research-backed documents examining industry challenges and solutions.
Informational materials highlighting products, services, and companies.
Company-sponsored articles offering valuable insights, case studies, and product applications.
Company announcements, product launches, and business developments from across the coatings sector.
Search for career opportunities in the coatings industry and connect with hiring companies.
What are you searching for?
February 12, 2021
By: Kerry Pianoforte
Editor, Coatings World
A.W.T. World Trade, Inc. Chicago, IL USA 773-777-7100 sales@awtworldtrade.com www.awt-gpi.com Tornado Ink Mixer Ink Mixer & Color Blender Attributes/comments: AWT’s Tornado Ink Mixer & Color Blender is ideal for mixing matched colors, adding pigments such as glitter or fluorescent color to bases, and for assuring proper blending of reducers and other modifiers. The unique design of the Tornado saves time by mixing right in the original container. Vertical adjustment prevents blade from scraping the bottom of the container. Adjustable self-centering locking clamps on the turntable accommodate both metal cans and plastic containers. Special blade configuration provides gentle but thorough mixing without splash-up or air bubbles. Blades simply slide on and off for easy changeover between container sizes. Up-front, solid-state control panel features a variable speed control and reversible turntable direction. Press-Mate Ink Feeding System Attributes/comments: AWT’s Press-Mate Ink Feeding System dispenses controlled amounts of conventional or U.V. inks and coatings to any press for uninterrupted production. Affix the feed tubes to your press or screen coater and the system will relay inks and coatings when and where you want them, in properly measured amounts. To change colors or emulsions, simply open up the chamber, take out the container of ink or emulsion, and replace it. Through flow is controlled either manually by the foot pedal, or automatically by the variable adjustable control valve system. Since the feed tubes are in air-tight chambers, the Press-Mate requires very little clean-up. Standard manual and automatic units come with a regulator valve with pressure gauge, three 10-foot long tubes for ink feeding, pressure chamber and cover, and air compressor. Depending on the model, the unit will handle most any size and shape container up to 5 gallons (19 liters). Blade Depot (A divisionof Norstone, Inc.) Bridgeport, PA USA 484-684-6986 Fax: 610-275-2404 sales@bladedepot.net www.bladedepot.net Polyblade HS Family of Polyblade with Teeth Attributes/comments: High quality and consistent pre-grinds are critical to consistent and efficient milling. The Polyblade HS family is now available in a wide range of materials and designs. It has proven itself to be highly effective, efficient, long lasting and durable. It can be flipped over since it’s symmetrical and never gets sharp removing a safety hazard from the plant. HS blades are being used in a wide range of viscosities and densities including metal slurries and caulk. Sizes start at 1” up to 40”. Approved by large, small and super-sized coatings companies internationally. Free trials are offered in the U.S. up to 28”. Buhler Inc. Plymouth, MN USA 763-847-9900 buhler.minneapolis@buhlergroup.com www.buhlergroup.com/ High-performance bead mill MicroMedia Invicta 3 Attributes/comments: Bühler’s MicroMedia Invicta has the same compact footprint as its predecessor and provides remarkable wet grinding benefits. The MicroMedia Invicta delivers the same high-quality output as the best available alternatives using 25% less energy. Also, the improved bead separation technology combined with a new design of the processing unit, translate into up to a 50% increase in productivity. The new bead separation system reduces blockages and pressure build-up and allow faster recirculation speeds, improving overall flow rates by an average of 100%. Imagine how that could transform your production output. BYK-Gardner USA Columbia, MD, USA 240-529-6659 andreas.stummer@altana.com www.dispermat.com TORUSMILL TM Attributes/comments: TORUSMILL TM saves time with revolutionary 2-in-1 design. The intelligent and sturdy dispersing system combines a patented dissolver and integrated basket mill into one unit. In operation, the TORUSMILL is first used to predisperse the product with a dissolver disc. The torus shaped basket is “parked” in the upper part of the machine. After predispersion and with the push of a button, the milling basket containing the milling beads is lowered and the milling process for fine grinding starts. Predispersion and fine grinding in a closed system. This space saving system is a game changer in the world of dispersing and milling with 2 procedures done with one machine. Volumes up to 2,500 liters. Charles Ross and Son Company Hauppauge, NY USA 631-234-0500 Fax: 631-234-0691 mail@mixers.com www.mixers.com Ross PreMax Ultra-High Shear Mixer Attributes/comments: The PreMax features a patented rotor/stator uniquely contoured to generate high flow and shear rates. Especially suited for pigment dispersions, the PreMax will often reduce the number of required passes through a media mill, if not eliminate milling entirely, depending on the formulation. The PreMax is available in a wide range of sizes up to 200 HP and normally provided with a hydraulic lift assembly for use with interchangeable mixing vessels. Engineered Mills, Inc. Grayslake, IL USA 847-548-0044 Dave.Peterson@EMImills.com www.EMImills.com Mixer/Disperser with Powder Induction Attributes/comments: EMImills laboratory high speed mixers are available with a Rotor/Stator mixing head with powder induction system to allow efficient wetting of powders through sub level addition. The EMI Rotor/Stator head provides high shear forces while creating a vacuum that will draw material from the feed funnel and directly into the carrier fluid that is being pumped from the vessel bottom. Dusting from powder is reduced at the same time initial wetting occurs. The mixer is variable speed and available in different horsepower’s and mixer sizes. Contact EMImills regarding your process application. Hockmeyer Equipment Corporation Elizabeth City, NC USA 252-338-4705 sales@hockmeyer.com www.hockmeyer.com NEXGEN Vacuum Recirculation Mill Attributes/Comments: The NEXGEN Vacuum Recirculation Mill is state of the art in particle size reduction. Rapid-flow vacuum milling is designed to enhance efficiency and boost profits by reducing process times, increasing yields, and eliminating air entrapment. It facilitates faster, purer particle size reduction and deagglomeration without the hassle of air bubbles in the feedstock. Jaygo, Incorporated Randolph, NJ USA 908-688-3600 rosanne.deluca@jaygoinc.com www.jaygoinc.com Altern Mill Attributes/comments: The Altern Mill is an ultra-fine wet grinding batch mill. Environmentally safe, clean, closed system offering reproducible high-quality dispersions. Combines the features of a high-speed disperser with that of a multimedia mill into one state-of-the-art unit. The unique grinding chamber reduces production time and decreases manufacturing costs. The right choice for milling operations looking to achieve less production loss, less contamination and less exposure. Myers Mixers Cudahy, CA USA 332-560-4723 sales@myersmixers.com www.myersmixers.com 600/500 Series Horizontal Tank-Mounted Mixer Attributes/Comments: Myers Mixers’ M850 Series Dual-Shaft Basket Mill improves particle size and narrows particle size distribution. The submersible media mill uses the force of dense grinding media and product flow to achieve particle size reduction. The unique design of Myers’ M850 allows independent speed control of both media and batch agitators, offering greater flexibility and process control. This unique equipment design allows for one-tank processes, eliminating the need for pumps, hoses, and additional tanks. If foregoing milling entirely is preferred, the Myers 850 Series Dual-Shaft High-Speed Disperser with four overlapping blades offers superior dispersion in less time than standard single-shaft dispersers. Netzsch Premier Technologies, LLC Exton, PA USA 484-879-2020 info.npt@netzsch.com www.netzsch.com/gd Grinding System Discus Intensive Rotor Attributes/comments: The latest development in a long history in grinding technology. Based on decades of research and development, we developed the Discus Intensive Rotor, a wet grinding system that demonstrates impressive results in separation, flow, and grinding efficiency. This new technology is available in our customer test laboratory and available for product trials. Sigma Equipment Corp. White Plains, NY, USA 914-682-1820 info@SigmaUS.com www.SigmaUS.com ZIROX-A Zirconium Grinding Media Attributes/comments: NEW ZIROX-A Zirconium Grinding Media is similar in composition and performance to our original ZIROX media but is lower priced thanks to a slight reformulation. The composition difference will not be suitable for all applications but in many instances users will see the same performance at a lower price. Samples are available. STR Industries Inc. 800-439-1453 info@strindustries.com www.strindustries.com Grinding Media Attributes/comments: Grinding media, used to refine material and reduce particle size, are available in a wide range of shapes, sizes and materials to meet wide range milling requirements. STR offers a wide variety of grinding media specifically engineered to meet the requirements we ensure quality manufacturing and reliable supply. Manufacturer of standard and custom steel, ceramic grinding media. Available in 0.8 mm to 80 Union Process Inc. Akron, OH USA 330-929-3333 bli@unionprocess.com www.unionprocess.com Attritor and DMQX Horizontal Bead Mill Attributes/comments: Original inventors of Attritor ball milling technology, Union Process manufactures a broad line of size reduction equipment including wet, dry, inert and/or cryogenic grinding attritors as well as the ultra-fine horizontal bead milling series (DMQX) in both lab and production scale sizes. We also offer a wide range of top quality tested and verified steel or metal-free grinding medias and OEM spare parts.
Enter your account email.
A verification code was sent to your email, Enter the 6-digit code sent to your mail.
Didn't get the code? Check your spam folder or resend code
Set a new password for signing in and accessing your data.
Your Password has been Updated !