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Waterborne Stain Resistance for Wood
Allnex, a supplier of industrial resins and additives for use in wood, metal, plastic, and other surfaces, has recently launched SETAQUA® 6753, a waterborne acrylic emulsion for furniture and kitchen cabinetry. The company says it developed the emulsion because waterborne systems can still struggle in pigmented or low-gloss systems where stain resistance is needed. According to the company, the one-component (1K) self-crosslinking waterborne acrylic emulsion for furniture allows formulators to achieve KCMA and IKEA R2 performance in a 1K system without compromise. The product is designed to enable stain resistance that includes coffee, wine, and mustard, as well as rapid development of block and print resistance and easy matting for low gloss. To learn more, visit allnex.com.
Performance Extensions for Testing Equipment
Atlas Material Testing Technology has announced tailored performance extensions for its SUNTEST® CPS+ and XLS+ xenon instruments to support unique testing needs. The SUNTEST line is designed to simulate the effects of natural sunlight, moisture, and heat to evaluate UV durability and light stability of products and materials.
According to the company, while SUNTEST CPS+ and XLS+ models are effective on their own, the addition of SunFlood and SunCool opens new testing possibilities.
Atlas says a SUNTEST equipped with SunFlood, a temperature-controlled water-immersion unit, offers applications across a range of industries. For example, it can be used in the assessment of dental materials and to evaluate light exposure in waterproof wearables. The SunCool air-chiller extension is designed for accelerated shelf-life testing (ASLT) of consumer products with transparent packaging, such as food and beverages. For more information, visit atlas-mts.com.
Advanced Mixer with Temperature Control 
Hockmeyer Equipment Corporation has introduced the HRX Temperature-Regulated Rotor-Stator. According to the company, the high-efficiency rotor is teamed with stator designs with different sized and shaped openings to enable rapid agglomerate size reduction, enhancing the rotor stator performance. Hockmeyer says the patent-pending technology achieves particle deagglomeration and dispersion while controlling the temperature of the material. With an auger and a sweep blade, the equipment can process unlimited viscosity ranges. The rotor is offered as a stand-alone disperser, as a component on a multishaft mixer, or in a concentric design. For more information, visit hockmeyer.com.
Low-Gloss Urethane Protective Coating
SEM products has launched GLADIATOR™ XC Matte Extreme coating, a low-gloss urethane protective coating that can be used in industries such as automotive, light industrial, and marine, and in applications for RVs, emergency vehicles, and recreational equipment.
According to the company, Gladiator XC coating features a long shelf life, quick curing time, superior fade resistance, and UV stability. It also meets VOC regulations in all U.S. states as well as the key test used by the ASM International standards organization to qualify a coating’s resistance to cracking.
The coating can be applied using a spray gun, brush, or roller. It is available in bulk and kit sizes in black and clear tintable. To learn more, visit semproducts.com.
Coating Solution for Pharmaceutical Blister films
Solvay has introduced Diofan® Ultra736, a polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) coating solution with ultra-high water vapor barrier that is designed to allow carbon-footprint reduction for pharmaceutical blister films. According to Solvay, as an aqueous dispersion, the new coating solution meets regulatory requirements for direct pharmaceutical contact and supports the design of sustainable films with thinner coating designs.
According to the company, Diofan® PVDC coatings are used in pharmaceutical blister packaging to protect sensitive solid-dose drug preparations, as well as in the packaging of food and similar other consumer goods.
Solvay says because of its ultra-high barrier performance, Diofan® Ultra736 allows the reduction of the coating thickness compared to incumbent mid- to high-barrier PVDC coatings, without affecting the functionality while also halving the number of basecoat layers. The company says this approach can contribute to decreasing the overall carbon footprint of final blister film structures by up to 13%.
Learn more at solvay.com.