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Mar2016

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10 POWDER COATING, March 2016 UPDATE: People Fischer Technology Inc., Windsor, Conn., has appointed Jeff Stoner field sales engineer for Michigan at the com- pany's new office in Livonia, Mich. The new office provides technical sales and service support for the Michigan area. Fischer is a manufacturer of coating thickness, material testing, nanoinden- tation, and material analysis instrumen- tation. SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings, Pittsburgh, Pa., has shined a spotlight on the next generation of coat- ings professionals at its annual confer- ence. The event's Poster Sessions give college and graduate students the op- portunity to show their current or pre- vious research and make themselves known to their future peers. This year, 10 projects were on display on the ex- hibit show floor and the authors were available to discuss their work. The 10 authors were: Robert C. Bennett, The University of Southern Mississippi; Greg W. Curtzwiler, The University of Southern Mississippi; Saiada Fuadi Fancy, Florida International Univer- sity; Zhicheng Gao, The University of Akron; Minjung Joo, The University of Akron; Sinuo Lang, The University of Akron; Md Ahsan Sabbir, Florida International University; Ryan Salata, The University of Akron; Adlina Para- marta, North Dakota State University; and Sravanthi Sunkireddy, St. Mary's University. In addition, 10 students received $2,500 scholarships at the event. The 2015-2016 scholarship recipients were: Jessica Brand, University of Wiscon- sin-Madison; Sarah Gatz, Michigan State University; Abigail Helbling, The University of Akron; Sydney Maes, Boston University; Payton Nixon, Belmont University; Colin O'Day, Oklahoma State University; Adlina Paramarta, North Dakota State University; Louis Pavlicek, Texas A&M University; Julie Schiffer, West Viginia University; and Christopher Znosko, The University of Akron. finishing, encourage finishing curricu- lum, provide student assistance, and gain public relations exposure for CCAI. Applicants must be either high school seniors planning to attend college or technical school or a current college or technical school student with a mini- mum 2.5 GPA (on a 4.0 scale). Stu- dents must be enrolled in a technical or degree granting program that would qualify them to be hired into the indus- trial finishing industry. Applicants must also have a sincere interest in supervi- sion, production and processing, engi- neering, management, chemistry, or quality control in the finishing industry. To apply, students must complete a CCAI National scholarship applica- tion, provide a transcript or other grade verification, and submit a resume with photo. The deadline to apply is April 1, 2016. Several CCAI chapters also pro- vide their own scholarships. For more info, visit www.ccaiweb.com and click on the education tab. The division is in the process of devel- oping content for IHEA's 2016 Induc- tion Seminar, which will take place this fall. It is also developing induction con- tent for IHEA's website. All companies involved with induction technology are welcome to join this division. The addi- tion of induction companies will bene- fit all IHEA members by providing great resources and knowledge of nu- merous innovative areas for members. To learn more, visit www.ihea.org. Axalta develops new primer, expands FBE coatings PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—Axalta Coat- ing Systems LLC, a leading global sup- plier of powder and liquid coatings, has introduced a zinc-rich primer designed to deliver high levels of corrosion resis- tance to carbon steel substrates. Ganicin 2.8 ZRU is designed for use in new con- struction, shipping containers, fabrica- tion, the amusement industry, and highly corrosive environments. It is de- signed to provide maximum corrosion protection to steel when used with other Axalta general industrial products. The gray-green polyurethane primer provides excellent adhesion, solvent and chemical resistance, and color and gloss retention. Through its continuous improvement efforts, Axalta has bolstered the manu- facturing process with facility enhance- ments. In addition, the company has announced a new series of product des- ignations with the reorganization of its NapGard fusion bonded epoxy (FBE) powder coatings product line under the newly designated 72500 series. The new series expands the benefits of its thermosetting epoxy powder for on- shore and offshore oil and gas pipelines. CCAI now accepting scholarship applications TAYLOR MILL, Ky.—The National office of the Chemical Coaters Associa- tion International (CCAI) is now ac- cepting applications for its 2016 Matt Heuertz Scholarship Program. Awards will be announced in June at CCAI's 2016 Annual Meeting in Vail, Colo. The goals of the scholarship program are to contribute to the funding of edu- cation that could lead to a career in the finishing industry, stimulate interest in

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