
How are 3M glass bubbles used to achieve high levels of Total Solar Reflectance (TSR) in coatings?
How the spherical nature of glass bubbles can be used to produce high Total Solar Radiance to achieve cooler, more energy efficient buildings.
The Oil & Colour Chemists’ Association, more commonly known as OCCA, is a professional organisation for members of the Coatings and Ink industries. They pride themselves on being run by the members for the members and this is a philosophy that these industries have benefited from since 1918. With a UK headquarters, they are very active within the UK however this is a global community with active members all over the world.
Here at Lawrence Industries, Coatings and Inks are some of our most important markets and many of our sales team have been working to help solve technical issues in these areas for many years. As such, our Coatings team have always been active members of OCCA and have benefited from the support, network and technical education of the association.
Figure 1: Our Technical Sales Manager, Danielle Williams, receiving our OCCA Corporate Sponsorship Certificate.
Now, however, Lawrence Industries are thrilled to say we are helping to give back as corporate sponsors of OCCA. By doing so we are hoping the good work of educating and connecting people through local programmes and major events alike can continue for many more years to come.
At this year's Surfex event in Coventry, one of our coatings team, Danielle Williams, got the opportunity to visit OCCA at their stand and receive our Corporate Sponsorship Certificate.
How the spherical nature of glass bubbles can be used to produce high Total Solar Radiance to achieve cooler, more energy efficient buildings.
Abrasives, such as Kaolin can be used in the car care industry to provide physical surface preparation, or polishing, and cleaning, aiding in the levelling of a clear coat layer.
Recovered Carbon Black utilised end-of-life tyres to replace the need for virgin carbon black.