BRAND-NEW
SPECIAL ISSUE ON AUTOMOTIVE
PPG Launched the World’s First Commercial Retroreflective Powder Coating PPG ENVIROCRON™ LUM enhances visibility and roadway safety in limited-light conditions.
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he coating manufacturer PPG has launched PPG ENVIROCRON™
In addition, it is cost effective due to high transfer efficiency and
LUM, the first commercial patent-pending retroreflective powder
reclaimability.
coating specifically engineered to help improve visibility at night
“Whether in on-road or off-road settings with limited light, visibility is
and during low-light conditions.
essential for safety and productivity. PPG has been at the forefront
Retroreflective items like pavement markings, road signs and safety
of retroreflective powder coating technology for several years. Our
vests are usually created using liquid paints, tapes and fabrics. The new
talented research and development team and our commitment to
product developed by PPG, however, combines the safety-enhancing
innovation made it possible to bring PPG Envirocron LUM coating to
properties of retroreflection with the benefits of a powder coating.
life and achieve a major advancement in powder technology,”
The surface of the powder embeds retroreflective glass beads that
said Paul Bradley, the technical manager of the Industrial Coatings
redirect maximum light back to the source, in order to improve how
division at PPG.
quickly and clearly an object can be spotted ahead. The retroreflective powder coating is used on the eBikes of Lyft. PPG Envirocron LUM has excellent chip and abrasion resistance and
For further information:
offers one-coat corrosion protection.
www.ppgindustrialcoatings.com/en-US/envirocron-lum
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