The images of sound-absorbing rubber tiles peeling off a fairly new $2 billion U.S. nuclear sub made the technology's shortcomings painfully apparent.
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A pocket coating thickness gauge from Fischer Technology now offers a rotating screen that displays readings and the menu navigation.
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AkzoNobel’s International brand has launched a thin-film, spray-applied insulation coating for industrial environments.
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Sherwin-Williams’ Protective and Marine Coatings has launched three polyaspartic urethanes, each suited for a different shop or field coating challenge.
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New nondestructive technology using radiation can measure paint layer thickness and the size of embedded particles almost to the nanometer, researchers say.
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Olympus Corp. has introduced an ultrasonic thickness gage designed to make accurate measurements from one side on internally corroded or eroded metal pipes, tanks, and other equipment.
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Tracking wet film thickness throughout a project—to avert dry film curveballs later on—is the focus of the newest PaintSquare Video Learning Center installment.
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International Paint has introduced a new coating for the North American offshore and onshore industrial markets.
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DeFelsko has launched a new non-contact powder thickness gauge for measuring uncured powder coatings.
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Using SSPC’s standard for dry coating thickness measurement requirements will be the focus of a free upcoming webinar by SSPC and JPCL.
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DeFelsko’s new PosiTector 6000 FHXS Xtreme coating thickness gage measures coatings up to 400 mils (10,000 microns) thick in rugged environments.
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Olympus NDT, a global provider of nondestructive testing technologies, has introduced the handheld 45MG ultrasonic thickness gage, packed with measurement features and software options.
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Navigating the demands of SSPC’s long-awaited overhaul to PA 2 will be the topic of a free upcoming webinar sponsored by SSPC and JPCL.
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Synchronizing coating thickness data and easy updating and networking of instrumentation are the promise of new wireless technology developed by DeFelsko Corp.
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An important new SSPC standard on the specification implications of surface profile/roughness will be the topic of a free upcoming webinar sponsored by JPCL and SSPC.
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Eastern Applied Research, a longtime maker of x-ray fluorescence instruments, has unveiled the newest addition to its year-old Element Xr line of x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzers.
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The Novasys Group, a leading Australian supplier of instruments for the paint industry, has unveiled a new series of gauges designed to measure thickness of surface coatings.
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SSPC has announced that it has made technical revisions and editorial clarifications to its coating application standard, SSPC-PA 2, Procedure For Determining Conformance To Dry Coating Thic...
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Coating test gauge maker ElektroPhysik Inc. has introduced the MiniTest 70 series of coating thickness gauges, a line of compact instruments designed for quick and easy nondestructive measur...
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The latest coating test methods, terminology and more are featured on ASTM International’s comprehensive new compilation of paint and coating standards on CD-ROM.
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Graphene, the wonder child of materials science, has yet another claim to fame: New research anoints it as the thinnest coating ever developed for protecting metals from corrosion.
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Coatings inspection instrument maker Elcometer has launched a new division, Elcometer NDT, which offers a comprehensive range of ultrasonic thickness gauges and flaw detectors.
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The many critical issues involved in quality control of industrial painting operations will be the focus of a free upcoming webinar presented by JPCL and SSPC.
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Navy researchers have developed a novel ship coating inspection process that is designed to be far safer, faster, cheaper and more accurate than current methods.
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Fischer Technology Inc., manufacturer of coating test instruments, has announced the opening of an additional sales and service office in San Mateo, CA.
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Assuring accurate measurement of coating thickness—a critical quality control issue in protective coatings—will be the topic of a free upcoming webinar presented by JPCL and SSPC.
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EDAX Inc., developer of advanced microanalysis technology, has introduced an X-ray analysis software module for anti-corrosion and other coatings.
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Assuring accurate measurement of coating thickness—a critical quality control issue in protective coatings—will be the topic of a free upcoming webinar presented by JPCL and SSPC.
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The PosiTector SPG Surface Profile Gage, new from DeFelsko, has a fast measurement rate of more than 50 readings per minute, for quickly and accurately measuring surface profile over large s...
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VRSim has completed development of SimSpray, its newest virtual reality training system designed to augment traditional training of painters.
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Frank Koch, president and founder of DeFelsko Corp., died Aug. 8 from the effects of a stroke he had suffered several days earlier.
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Coffee spills are brewing a whole new frontier in coatings research. Credit the so-called “coffee ring effect,” named for the humble stain that is inspiring scientists at the University of P...
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Fischer Technology has introduced the Dualscope FMP100, a touchscreen coating thickness measurement instrument designed to combine the capabilities of PC-based lab instruments with the manag...
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GL Maritime Software GmbH has unveiled HullManager, a ship management software and service package designed to enhance maintenance support by monitoring the complete hull integrity process.
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Achieving optimal coating thickness on irregular steel surfaces—a critical challenge for complex coatings projects— will be the topic of a free upcoming webinar presented by JPCL and ...
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DeFelsko Corp. touts its new PosiTector 6000 coating thickness gage as more rugged, more powerful, smarter and faster than ever before.
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Dutch test equipment manufacturer TQC (Thermimport Quality Control) has unveiled its latest Automatic Film Applicator—the first stepless variable film applicator that can be set in real spee...
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Accumet Products, maker of measuring, testing and setting instruments, has launched coating thickness gauge series CM8801.
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Elcometer Inc. has announced a major upgrade of its coating inspection data management software in conjunction with a new “paperless QA” training session developed with SSPC for SSPC 2011.
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Elcometer Limited, the UK-based global supplier of inspection equipment to the coatings, concrete and metal detection industries, has announced the acquisition of Dakota Ultrasonics Inc. of ...
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Fischer Technology’s new MP0R Series (MP0R and MP0) hand-held coating thickness gauges are designed with an integrated measurement probe for quick and easy results and two displays that allo...
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TQC’s new Automatic Film Applicator is designed to ensure uniform delivery of paint and coating film thickness, opacity, hiding power, gloss, color and other application parameters.
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Fischer Instrumentation’s new Dualscope MP0 system is designed to measure the thickness of coatings quickly and non-destructively, utilizing the magnetic induction and eddy current methods, ...
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U.S. Air Force researchers have developed what they say is the first nondestructive technology to measure the thickness of specialty paint coatings as they are applied.
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TQC has rolled out a variety of new instruments and gauges for ensuring quality control in an industrial environment.
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Fischer Technology is offering its DELTASCOPE® FMP30, ISOSCOPE® FMP30, and DUALSCOPE® FMP40 coating-thickness instruments with an integrated Bluetooth® interface for data transmission to a P...
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