A three-year R&D programme by glass container coating company Arkema will culminate with the early 2013 launch of a “major innovation” in advanced application technologies for the glass manufacturing industry, the company says.
France-based Arkema has taken the opportunity of its participation in the Glasstec trade fair in Düsseldorf, Germany, 23-26 October, to ‘pre-announce’ the “breakthrough” – said to involve both technological and chemical solutions.
“We are in our final testing phase,” said Marc Maggiani, Arkema Worldwide glass coating manager. “Our innovations should be a major breakthrough for glass manufacturers who now seek higher quality coatings, while production rates on production lines intensify.
“We will be planning visits to glass manufacturers’ plants within the first half of the year when we will unveil these key technologies,” he said.
Arkema boasts more than 30 years of glass container coating expertise with its Certincoat and Tegoglas products, supplying a broad portfolio of glass coating products worldwide, together with high-quality coating equipment and maintenance service for its customers.
The company says its ‘three-in-one offer’ enables Arkema to “satisfy all the requirements of glassmakers in terms of quality, safety and cost”.
The company has also developed coating technologies now well established within the glass filling industry, including chemicals branded under the names Kercoat and Opticoat, for the fillers market.
