LT-1

From Dan of:
Component Coatings
Saginaw, Mi,

Dan advises us that he is coating parts for the new GM ZL-1 engine. He tells us that a good look at the engine can be found on the cover of the November 2002 issue of Hot Rod Magazine.

This is the second Applicator we have spoken to in the past week who has picked up an O.E.M.account.

PRI Show

We would like to remind everyone that the Performance Racing Industry trade show will be taking place Dec 5-7th 2002 at the Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN. For more information contact PRI at 1-949-499-5413. See you there. Our booth number is 2343 (peninsula)

European Market

We just returned from a business trip to Europe, with our European Agent, Mr. Peter Carter of Camcoat in the UK. We are seeing an increased interest in coatings, for this market. This includes Performance as well as O.E.M. Automotive applications. There is also increased interest in industrial applications. This is mirroring the increased activity we are seeing here in the US. With so many companies having international operations, interest developed in Europe, will encourage growth in affiliates here in the US. Obviously US sales will also impact European companies with a US presence. The market for coatings seems to be on a steady growth curve, world wide.

South Africa

From Gary Sartor of Sartor Bros.

Gary has provided us with copies of the latest testing being conducted on our products. Both TLHB and Cermakrome passed the tests with flying colors. The tests were conducted by SASOL in So. Africa. The primary areas of interest were in corrosion protection, thermal stability, and good flexibility. Both coatings easily met these requirements. We hope to be able to provide the data from this test project shortly.

Mold Release Coatings

We are seeing expanded interest in the use of our coatings for mold release. In one instance the need for a coating became critical after silicone sprays and Teflon type products would not allow the finished parts to release cleanly. We currently manufacture several coatings that can be used in this market. We have formulations available that can be used in food contact applications such as syntactic foam molds. These molds are used to form the typical "clam shell" containers, such as are used for holding food at fast food outlets. Rubber mold release applications are also out there, and several of our systems give excellent release properties with long term durability, thus reducing down time for cleaning. Cermakrome has also been used to repair damaged surfaces on molds saving considerable cost over re-machining the mold.

Tech Tip

If you haven't been changing your sand regularly, be sure to start a program to do so. Frequently adhesion problems can be traced to sand that has become worn and no longer provides a good surface. We have had several calls lately from shops that had not been changing their sand regularly and when they did so their adhesion problems were cured. The time between changes will vary from shop to shop, depending on frequency of use and material utilized in the blasting operation.

 

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