Editor’s note: This column is the third in a series of roundups of product releases to be highlighted at the 2023 European Coatings Show (ECS) in Nuremberg, Germany. To submit a product release for consideration, email aelliot@paint.org. Please note that all submissions are subject to editorial approval and publication is not guaranteed.
Atlas Weathering Instruments and Services
Atlas, based in Mount Prospect, IL, will showcase its weathering instruments and new services at ECS.
Those products include the Atlas Ci4400 Weather-Ometer®, which is a xenon-arc instrument for standard weathering testing, and new options for all Ci4400 and Ci4000 instruments. Three of those new service options are the S3T Monitoring System, which uses contactless IR pyrometer technology; Sealed Lamp Technology that is designed to eliminate the need to assemble and disassemble filters and lamps; and the web application WXView II, which remotely collects test parameter, control system, and other data outputs in real time.
Atlas representatives will be located at Stand 4-456 in Hall 4 for those who seek more information on their products.
allnex Resins, Sustainable Products
Frankfurt, Germany-based allnex will be at ECS to feature their recent developments with resins and ECOWISE™ product range.
The products in their ECOWISE™ line include an alkali strippable UV/EB primer, industrial wood powder coatings, industrial metal/architectural powder coatings, low-energy and non-isocyanate curing primers, low-bake powders (MDF), LED-curing boosters, an IKEA R2 matte pigmented with waterborne 1K, graphic arts non-migrating initiators, a waterborne stoving formaldehyde-free crosslinker, and a low-emission waterborne PAD for metallic-based coatings.
Visit allnex representatives at Booth 339 in Hall 1. The company also has a meet and greet scheduled for Tuesday, March 28, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. at their booth for customers who wish to have refreshments and hear about allnex sustainability initiatives.
coatmaster AG Material Database
Switzerland-based coatmaster AG plans to attend ECS to showcase their material database and calibrations, which works in conjunction with the company’s non-contact coating thickness gauge, coatmaster Flex.
This material database, which was developed in collaboration with EUROLACKE powder coatings, is for the precise measurement of powder coatings on metallic substrates before and after curing, according to the company. The database has calibrations for more than 400 RAL colors and is designed to enable the measurement of both plain and textured coatings. The material database and calibrations are available online at coatmaster.cloud.
To learn more about coatmaster AG’s products, visit Stand 4-166 in Hall 4.
Vencorex Aliphatic Polyisocyanates
Vencorex will present its range of Easaqua™ aliphatic polyisocyanates, specifically designed for 2K waterborne polyurethane coatings, at ECS.
Products to be featured include selected Easaqua™ grades and its new Easaqua™ X M 505 crosslinker, designed for matte finishes.
Visit France-based Vencorex at Stand 461 in Hall 3. Product presentations will be held on March 29 from 12:10 to 12:30 p.m. at Stand 3-742 in Hall 3.