FEBRUARY 2021 - VOLUME 28 - NUMBER 2
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Welcome to the SURFACE WORLD team !
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COMPANY SPOTLIGHT Quality control for injection molding . 4
BCF : BRITISH COATINGS FEDERATION UK coatings industry faces significant challenges as a result of the new Free Trade Agreement with the EU . 6
IMF : INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS HANDLING The Institute of Materials Finishing ( Where are we now ?). 10
QUALICOAT UK & IRELAND QUALICOAT meet online . 12
INDUSTRY NEWS AkzoNobel unlocks more sustainable future for coatings after biomass breakthrough . 16 Announcing Axalta ’ s 2021 Global Automotive Color of the Year : ElectroLight . 18 HMG apprentices complete first ever Industrial Coatings Application Apprenticeship . 22 Nordson launches virtual showroom . 24 The newest member of the spectro2guide family – spectro2go for mobile colour control . 28 Scottish galvanizers install Scotland ' s largest bath as part of investment programme . 30
PAINT & POWDER Watch Live as you Paint ! 34 British designer and manufacturer of workplace storage Est . 1982 makes significant investment with Gema UK . 38 Powder Works launches in Bradford and choose Metavate Pretreatment Technology . 44 Maximize performance and quality . 46 Trident Powders Ltd celebrate their 5th birthday . 50
COMPANY SPOTLIGHT Introducing your Stowlin sales contact for Chromium Trioxide . 52
OVENS , SPRAYBOOTHS & PROCESS HEATING Burntwood Spray Booths . 54 Haviland Limited - manufacturers and installers of pretreatment and finishing systems . 58 40 years of spray process engineering experience . 62 Six areas of engineering expertise . 64 Expanding our distributor network to Turkey . 66 Heating , cooling and controls for the metal finishing industry . 68
PRODUCTS & PROCESSES Whale of a time ! With Blastcom & Straaltechniek UK . 70 How to choose the correct DFT probe for your application . 72 Cleaner components and greener credentials . 74 Precise coating thickness measurement is a necessity for every manufacturer that plates metal . 76
WORLD SERVICES 78 twitter : @ surfaceworldmag FEBRUARY 2021
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