Lumiflon In The Mix

In today's episode, we're privileged to host two distinguished guests from AkzoNobel: Bob Dirks, Global Segment Manager for Architectural Coatings, and Gabriel Morales Sada, Architectural and Specifications Manager for North America. We'll discuss sustainability and what AkzoNobel’s initiatives are and how they're affecting their product marketing goals and how they're using this to develop their product marketing.

In this episode, we talk with Ben Gillies, the Sales Manager for A&I Coatings in Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia. A&I Coatings make their Vitreflon fluoropolymer coating based on Lumiflon resins for ultra-durable coatings. Their products have been used on bridges in the UK, high-rise residential towers in Sydney, sculptures in Melbourne, and stadiums in New Lambton, Australia. We will discuss how the protective coating market in Australia differs from that in the U.S. and how Lumiflon resins enable A&I to supply durable coatings for use in Australia.

In this episode, we talk with two people from AkzoNobel, Bob Dirks, the Global Segment Manager-Architectural, based in Amsterdam, and Gabriel Morales Sada, the Architectural and Specifications Manager for North America. We discuss color trends for powder coatings and how they influence product and market development for AkzoNobel's Powder Group.

In this episode, we talk with Bob Ruff, Technical Director for All-Tech Decorating Company in Romeoville, Illinois. All-Tech is a coating and restoration contractor with more than 20 years of experience applying FEVE coatings. They've done work around the Americas from Brazil to the Caribbean to the US. We discuss All-Tech's role in the process from coating specification to application and the unique challenges they face.

In today’s episode, we will be talking with Mark Hearn, Technical Sales Director for Unova Paint Products based in Reading, England. We delve into Unova's recent partnership with A&I Coatings for the distribution and manufacturing of Vitreflon FEVE-based coatings in the UK and Europe. Mark explains the challenges posed by traditional top coats in the UK. The conversation also explores the environmental benefits of fluoropolymer coatings, particularly in reducing carbon emissions.

In today’s episode, we will be talking with Gary Edgar, National Specification Manager of PPG Industrial Coatings for building products. We will discuss the key benefits of Powder vs. Liquid coatings, and the future of powder in the architectural market.

In today’s episode, we will be talking with Jennifer Gleisberg of Tnemec about the key role that performance plays in Coating Technology. She will detail what processes her company goes through with emphasis on research, testing, durability and ultimately life cycle analysis.

In our first episode we will talk with Fiona Levin-Smith of IFS Coatings and Rowan Georges of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, NYC on how they as Architect and Coatings Supplier develop and meet the requirements of a coating specification in the Architectural Space. They will educate us on their processes and what are some of challenges they encounter along the way.