Canadian Finishing & Coatings Manufacturing Magazine November/December 2021 - 7

NEWS
Chromaflo Technologies
Names Tiffany Colon
Commercial Manager,
Americas
Chromaflo Technologies recently
named Tiffany Colon as Commercial
Manager - Americas.
In this position, Colon is responsible
for commercial support, including
project management, price analysis,
product pricing, price maintenance
and business analytics.
Colon was promoted to the role
from her previous position with
Chromaflo as Product Management
Coordinator and brings experience
from the customer service department.
" Tiffany's prior experience here
at Chromaflo has provided her with
valuable insights regarding our
customers and products and the
knowledge to hit the ground running, "
says Kip Howard, Director, Product
Management - Americas, Chromaflo
Technologies.
https://chromaflo.com
Orion Researches Coloristic
Performance of Carbon Black in
Powder Coatings
Binder systems have the most influence
on coloristic properties of carbon black in
powder coatings, according to a study by Orion
Engineered Carbons.
The new research was conducted using
carbon black in an epoxy-polyester hybrid
and polyester system with HAA and TGIC
crosslinkers.
" Based on the study results, we recommend
high-color furnace black or high-color gas black
for applications requiring high jetness with
bluish undertone, " says Trinh Nguyen, Technical Market Manager at Orion.
" We recommend low to medium furnace black for applications requiring low to
medium jetness, and coarser grades such as regular furnace black or lamp black for
tinting applications, " she adds.
For typical powder coatings, Nguyen recommends using one to two percent loading
of carbon black (by weight, on total formulation) to obtain an opaque appearance.
Bead and powder forms of the same carbon black grade showed no differences in
colorimetric performances of the system.
The Orion study showed that in the hybrid system, the oxidized gas black had
inferior coloristic performance to non-oxidized types. In the polyester/HAA system,
the non-oxidized gas black provided better pigment stabilization than the oxidized type.
www.orioncarbons.com
Non-contact Uncured Powder Thickness Gage
Affordably measures uncured powder coatings using non-contact
ultrasonic technology to predict a cured thickness.
 Up to 4x faster measurement speed* - ideal for moving lines and swinging parts
 Storage of 999 readings with onscreen averaging. Stored readings can be downloaded
to PosiSoft Desktop software (included).
 Scan Mode continuously takes measurements - ideal for analyzing large areas
 Improved sensor technology allows easier measurement on small tubes, odd shapes
and moving parts
* Versus the previous generation PosiTector PC Powder Checker
1-800-448-3835
www.defelsko.com
Complete solutions
for measuring
powder coating
before and after
cure are available
DeFelsko Corporation 
Ogdensburg, New York USA
Tel: +1-315-393-4450  Email: techsale@defelsko.com
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