Author: Stephen Schmidt

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One of the earliest forms of comparison. The pigment/binder ratio is the weight ratio of the sum of the pigments (pigments and fillers) to the binder solids.

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To produce the best quality dispersion in the least amount of time, an investment casting dispersion blade must be a durable high-shear blade.

Tanks are available in all shapes and sizes and fabricated out of a wide variety of materials. We offer small tanks for laboratory use through large storage tanks. Tank Designer calculates the volume of vertical and horizontal tanks allowing for different head types including dished, coned, and sloped bottom tanks.

Sheet Metal Thickness is reported in gage.  Our Gauge Chart provides both fractional and decimal thickness of sheet as well as weight per sq ft.

Screen mesh indicates openings/inch, wire diameter differences between Market Grade and U.S. Standard Mesh results in changes in opening size and open area.

Viscosity Conversion table comparing some of the typical viscosity scales used in Paint and Coatings including: Poise, Stokes, Ford Cup, Zahn Cup, and Krebs

In 1967, the NFPA Technical Committee on Electrical Equipment in Chemical Atmospheres established recommended practices, entitled "NFPA 496 - Purged and Pressurized Enclosures for Electrical Equipment." Since then, the NFPA has expanded its document by adding recommendations for enclosure ventilation and dilution.

Today’s modern chemical facilities often contain both flammable gases and ignitable dust, which pose explosion risks. To prevent explosions from happening in harsh environments whereby flammable gases or combustible dusts are present directives and guidelines are put in place to protect both the public, workforce, and environment.

The need to place general-purpose equipment in hazardous (classified) locations is not new, yet in the last three decades, the need has grown dramatically.