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At the 2019 Coatings Innovation Summit PPG Presents “Paints with Purpose”, the Next-Generation Paint and Coatings Technologies Barbara Pennati ipcm®
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rom August 29 to August 31, PPG held
ensuring a low environmental impact, like PPG
energy, Xylan® can be applied on bolts, thus
its second annual Coatings Innovation
Envirocron™, a new polyester powder coating,
reducing the variance of load, bolts’ size and the
Summit in the beautiful setting
100% solvent-free, which delivers superior
number of bolts used, while ensuring a higher
provided by the Grand Hotel Suisse Majestic in
protection in extreme environments and has
corrosion protection”, explains Mark Poland,
Montreux (Switzerland – Fig. 1).
been specifically formulated to cover sharp
Technical Manager PPG-Whitford UK.
The event aims at highlighting the company’s
edges for an improved corrosion protection
latest innovations that are advancing coatings
with just one coat.
technology around the world.
Another product presented was Xylan –
This year’s summit showcased advancements
produced by Whitford, a coating manufacturer
Productivity – Innovations that are helping reduce complexity, time and waste
in three key areas – Sustainability, Productivity
founded in Pennsylvania and recently acquired
The Productivity area presented solutions that,
and Mobility – sharing also success stories from
by PPG – which provides a range of low friction
by helping reducing complexity, time and waste,
a variety of sectors, from automotive to marine,
and release coatings (Fig. 2). “This product
contribute to maximising productivity.
packaging, architectural and other industries.
can be applied in several different sectors to
Among others, PPG RAYCRON™ UV &
These areas are the focus of PPG’s
ensure better friction control. In the renewable
electron-beam coatings, designed for flat
“Paints with Purpose” campaign, which is
energy sector, for instance, where tidal power
panels and floorings, combine improved
designed to highlight applications of
can be used to produce huge amounts of
mechanical and chemical resistance with an
These include paints that can cool asphalt
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next-generation paint and coatings technologies.
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temperature on a hot day to protect pets’ paws; coatings that can absorb sound or help reduce pollution; and paint that helps self-driving cars see the surrounding infrastructure. Journalists and costumers have been guided through the different areas by PPG’s global technical experts, who presented with live demonstrations the different products and technologies.
Sustainability – Technologies that drive efficient use of the world’s natural resources In the Sustainability area attendees could know more about different products that contain low VOC levels and are water- or bio-based,
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Figure 1: From August 29 to August 31, PPG held its second annual Coatings Innovation Summit in Montreux, Switzerland, to showcase the latest innovations that are advancing coatings technology around the world.
N. 59 - SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2019 - international PAINT&COATING magazine