Americas
Architectural coatings – water and solvent-based
- Interior coatings
- Exterior coatings
- Horizontal concrete coatings
- Epoxy and urethane coatings
- 1K/2K Concrete sealers
- Direct to metal
- Interior wood flooring – DIY and sports
Industrial coatings – water and solvent-based, 1K/2K, energy curable
- Auto refinish
- Horizontal concrete
- Industrial maintenance
- Bake systems
- General metal
- Industrial wood
Elastomeric coatings
Printing and packaging – water and solvent-based, energy curable
- Flexographic inks
- Gravure inks
- Pigment dispersions
- Overprint varnishes
- Functional packaging coatings
- Laminations
Adhesives
Urethanes
Capabilities
- Benchmark testing
- Competitive studies
- Launch packages
- Formulation consulting
- Custom formulation
- Regional starting point formulas
- Troubleshooting
- Scale-up assistance
Test services and equipment
QUV A & B weathering | Permeability cups |
Xenon arc weathering | Adhesion testers |
Salt fog weathering | Mandrel bend |
Constant temp/humidity cabinet | Taber abrasion |
Tensile and elongation machine | Impact tester |
High speed dispersers & mixers | Carver press |
Horizontal media mill | Sutherland rub |
Hegman and NPIRI grind gauge | Gloss meter |
Spectrophotometer | Slide angle |
Microscope | Brookfield R/S+ and DV-E Rheometers |
Gap and rod coaters | ICI and stormer viscometers |
Gel timers | Zahn and shell cups |
Dry time recorder | Geiger gravure press |
Konig and shore hardness | Flexo handproofers |
Scrub machine | UV & LED lamps with conveyor |
Product lines and chemistry
Polymers | Monomers |
Organic pigments | Oligomers |
Inorganic pigments | Photo initiators |
Dispersants | Plasticisers, solvents, coalescents |
Defoamers | Rheology modifiers |
Wetting agents | Anti-oxidants and UV absorbers |
Slip/mar additives | Inorganic minerals |
Lab staff
Education: B.S Chemistry – Univ. of Wisconsin – Eau Claire
30 years experience in Coatings, Graphic Arts & Personal Care
Expertise in polymer chemistry, raw materials , pigment dispersion, energy cure, formulation of coatings, inks & adhesive
Education: Chemistry, Cedarville University
Former applications chemist at Rohm and Haas, Construction Polymers
Former Technical Director at ParexLaHabra
Responsible for technical service and applications work across all markets, especially in stucco, EIFS, and mastic systems
Education: BS Chemistry, Georgia Southern University
Former Technical Service Chemist at RS Industrial, Inc.