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Carlisle promotes
McNaughton
Carlisle Fluid Technologies'
Caius McNaughton has been
promoted to customer service
manager. In his new capacity, he
will lead the customer service
and technical services teams in
the Americas.
McNaughton began with
Carlisle Fluid Technologies in
2016 and over the years, he has
worked in various positions,
such as senior national accounts
rep, account specialist, and
customer service supervisor.
His experience and knowledge
have allowed him to develop
relationships and improve
customer experiences.
Andres Lacassie, Carlisle
LestaUSA partners with Wagner
Wagner, one of the biggest names in finishing equipment, is partnering with LestaUSA to
deliver automated finishing solutions that are NRTL/Class I Division 1 Certified.
" For the first time ever, our partners are bringing our automation solutions into their
product lines, " said Derek DeGeest, president of LestaUSA. " We've really come a long way
since we debuted to the industry at FABTECH 2019 in Chicago. The success we've had has
resulted in an opportunity to go deeper with our equipment partners. Today, we're working
in partnership with the best in the industry to leverage our technologies that will continue to
push the boundaries of what's possible in finishing. Having our robotic solutions integrated
into the test lab at Wagner allows us to collaborate on bringing our technologies together to
offer an even more robust system along with service to our mutual customers. "
" We have equipment in our test lab and they have their robots in ours, " said JR Rogers,
Wagner Engineered Systems' national sales manager. " Manufacturers can bring these
automated solutions into their operation knowing that they work and will be supported by
Wagner, our distributors and LestaUSA. "
Caius McNaughton
Fluid Technologies vicepresident
of sales and marketing
Americas, said " Caius will help
develop strategies and improve
processes that will enhance
customer experience. In his new
position, we will elevate support
to the next level. "
European Court Rules Titanium Dioxide was Wrongly Classified
Paint and coatings manufacturers have successfully challenged
the classification of titanium dioxide as a carcinogenic before
the European Court of Justice
On November 23, the European Court of Justice ruled that
titanium dioxide in a powder form has been wrongly classified
by the EU as carcinogenic and the corresponding regulation of
the EU commission has been declared null and void.
In 2019, the EU classified the whitening agent in certain
forms as carcinogenic if it is inhaled. This involved powders
of at least one per cent Ti02
particles smaller than 0.01
millimeters. While this did not mean that the agent was banned,
it did require manufacturers to include a warning label on
products containing the pigment. Various manufacturers and
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associations had filed complaints against this classification.
The European Court announced that the EU Commission
committed a manifest error in assessing the reliability of the
study on which the classification was based on, noting that
such a classification must be based on reliable and recognized
tests. In addition, a substance may only be classified as
carcinogenic if it actually has the " intrinsic property " of
causing cancer.
Ti02
would have to be carcinogenic in itself. However,
according to the court, the risk of cancer exists only in
conjunction with certain respirable titanium dioxide particles,
if they're present in a certain aggregate state, shape, size or
quantity, which is insufficient for a carcinogenic classification.

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