SURFEX 2004 to be held in conjunction with Coatings, Colour & Corrosion 2004, on June 22-24.SURFEX 2004, an international exhibition dedicated to the coatings, color, and corrosion industry, will take place as part of Coatings, Colour & Corrosion 2004, a three-day biennial biennial, plant requiring two years to complete its life cycle, as distinguished from an annual or a perennial. In the first year a biennial usually produces a rosette of leaves (e.g., the cabbage) and a fleshy root, which acts as a food reserve over the winter. event devoted to the raw materials, equipment, and services utilized in the manufacture of coatings. Organized by SURFEX Ltd. and sponsored by the Oil & Colour Chemists' Association (OCCA OCCA Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals OCCA Oil & Colour Chemists' Association OCCA Oregon Community College Association OCCA Orthodox Catholic Church of America OCCA Organized Crime Control Act OCCA Open Cooperative Computing Architecture ), the show is scheduled for June 23-24, 2004 at the G-Mex in Manchester, UK. Over 130 companies will be participating in the two-day exhibition. Entrance to the exhibit is free of charge. The three-day Coatings, Colour & Corrosion 2004 conference, organized by the Institute of Corrosion and OCCA, will held on June 22-24. The theme of the program is "New Technology for the Protection of Structures with Coatings." Organized into six sessions, a list of session topics is as follows: Tuesday, June 22 Session 1 -- Advances in Protective Coatings for Corrosion--The Control of Steel This session will describe a new generation of high-solids and waterborne coatings for steel substrates, with a focus on compliance and performance. Session 2 -- New Developments in Heavy Duty Coatings for Concrete The expanding market for protecting concrete with protective coatings, including industrial flooring, structural concrete, and clean room environments will be described and their uses explained. Wednesday, June 23 Session 3 -- Innovations in Equipment Technology for Protective Coating Application This session will describe the development of efficient and operator-friendly equipment for new coating materials coating material, n a biologically acceptable, usually porous nonmetal applied over the surface of a metallic implant with the expectation that tissue ingrowth will occur in the pores. Often a carbon polymer or ceramic substance. . Innovations in surface preparation technology and sophisticated quality control instrumentation will be included. Session 4 -- Protection of New and Existing Reinforced Concrete reinforced concrete Concrete in which steel is embedded in such a manner that the two materials act together in resisting forces. The reinforcing steel—rods, bars, or mesh—absorbs the tensile, shear, and sometimes the compressive stresses in a concrete Structures Coating specifications, materials, and methods of repair for existing concrete structures will be covered in this session. Thursday, June 24 Session 5 -- Long-Term Coatings Protection for Immersed im·merse tr.v. im·mersed, im·mers·ing, im·mers·es 1. To cover completely in a liquid; submerge. 2. To baptize by submerging in water. 3. Steel Structures New coating types developed for existing and new applications will be discussed for the protection of immersed steel structures both in marine and river waters. Coating development for underwater application is also included. Session 6 -- The Protection of Steel Bridges for a 25-Year Coating Life This session will clarify the coating systems that are widely used Highway Agency specifications for both maintenance and protection of new structures to obtain optimum coating performance. In conjunction with the exhibition, The Paint Research Association (PRA PRA - PRAgmatics. The language used by COPS for specification of code generators. ["Metalanguages of the Compiler Production System COPS", J. Borowiec, in GI Fachgesprach "Compiler-Compiler", ed W. Henhapl, Tech Hochs Darmstadt 1978, pp. 122-159]. ) will host their eighth radiation curing aspects conference, "Radcure Coatings and Inks: Economy and Performance Conference Program." The conference is scheduled for June 21-22 at the Bradbury Hall Hotel and Country Club in Cheshire, UK. Seventeen papers will be presented with a focus on the new developments within the radcure industry and discussions about the influence of economics and technical excellence on the choice of coating technology for product manufacture. In addition, a one-day workshop entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: "The Polymer Chemistry Polymer chemistry or macromolecular chemistry is a multidisciplinary science that deals with the chemical synthesis and chemical properties of polymers or macromolecules. of Paints and Coatings," to be co-sponsored by OCCA and the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology (FSCT FSCT Federation of Societies for Coating Technology FSCT Fire Support Control Terminal ), will be conducted by FSCT President-Elect Frederick "Fritz" Walker of Air Products and Chemicals on June 23. The workshop will cover subjects such as: fundamental principles of polymer chemistry and how they relate to the rational development of coatings formulations; how step-growth and chain-growth polymerizations work and why they lead to such remarkably different types of polymer systems; principles of emulsion emulsion: see colloid. emulsion Mixture of two or more liquids in which one is dispersed in the other as microscopic or ultramicroscopic droplets (see colloid). Emulsions are stabilized by agents (emulsifiers) that (e.g. polymerization--why this process is so different from solution polymerization--and how scientists have employed emulsion polymerization Emulsion polymerization is a type of radical polymerization that usually starts with an emulsion incorporating water, monomer, and surfactant. The most common type of emulsion polymerization is an oil-in-water emulsion, in which droplets of monomer (the oil) are emulsified (with techniques to engineer complex multiphase Mul´ti`phase a. 1. (Elec.) Having many phases; Adj. 1. multiphase - of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle structures with unique performance properties in paints and coatings. In addition, the workshop will focus on the chemistry of all the classes of polymers employed in paints and coatings of major industrial importance; and the general material properties of all the classes of polymers employed in coatings of major industrial importance, and how these properties in turn translate into products that meet customer needs in a wide range of markets. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For more information about SURFEX 2004, contact Yvonne Waterman at +44 (0)20.8908.1086; surfex@occa.org.uk; website: www.surfex.net. For information about Coatings, Colour & Corrosion 2004 technical meetings, visit www.surfex.net, or contact David Deacon deacon: see orders, holy. DEACON - Direct English Access and CONtrol. English-like query system. Sammet 1969, p.668. at +44 (0) 1525. 851771; fax: +44 (0)01525.376690; david.deacon@ steelprotectionconsultancy.com; or Brian Goldie at +44 (0)20.8288.0077; fax: +44 (0)20.8288.0078; brianpce@aol.com. For information about the Polymer Chemistry of Paints and Coatings Workshop, contact Rod Moon, FSCT Director of Education, at rodm@coatingstech.org. For information about PRA's Radcure Coatings and Inks program, contact Richard Kennedy, PRA, at +44 (0)20.8614.4800; fax: +44 (0)20. 8943.4705; or r.kennedy@pra.org.uk; or visit www.pra.org.uk/conferences/radcure/index.htm. |
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