http://Coating.industrysearch.com coating, powder coatings, teflon coating, ceramic coating, concrete coating, industrial coating, metal coating, protective coating, acrylic waterproof coatings, rust preventative coatings COLUMBUS – Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher, Chair of the Ohio Third Frontier Commission, today announced that the Commission recommended more than $24 million in grants through the Ohio Engineering and Physical Science Research Commercialization Program to four Ohio companies and one Ohio university to support commercialization of new and innovative technologies including converting waste heat to usable electricity and improving solar cell technology. The awards are contingent upon State Control. http://Coating.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14605%2etxt CLEVELAND, June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT), one of North America's largest distributors of bearings, power transmission components, fluid power products, tools and industrial supplies, has announced the availability of its 08/09 Product Catalog. This updated master catalog includes nearly 4,000 new products, including the debut of DeWalt tools, plus more than 20,000 bearing and power transmission parts, more than 9,000 fluid power products, and an enhanced 48-page Technical Reference section that includes formulas, conversion tables, fluid power troubleshooting information and more. http://Coating.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14600%2etxt CLEVELAND, June 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Lubrizol Corporation (NYSE:LZ) announces that after an assessment of selected product lines and assets, it is transferring or exiting some of its Performance Coatings product lines and market applications where it does not see significant opportunity to grow the business profitably. In April of this year, Lubrizol Performance Coatings redefined its business model to focus on fewer market end uses where it believes it can deliver the most value to customers and realize sustainable and profitable growth. Actions taken at that time included the disposition of a facility in Lawrence, Massachusetts and a restructuring of its sales, marketing and research and development organization. Today's actions are a continuation of this restructuring. http://Coating.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14570%2etxt Carbon nanotubes are invisible to the naked eye but with strength a hundred times that of steel, companies like Zyvex Performance Materials in Columbus, Ohio want to make them part of the manufacturing mainstream. http://Coating.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14526%2etxt Mount Prospect, IL – Featuring new coating technology, Sumitomo's AC410K grade consists of two types of coating layers - the Super FF Alumina layer and the Super FF TiCN layer - both of which provide excellent peeling resistance and improved overall insert stability. http://Coating.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14503%2etxt WESTLAKE, Ohio, June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ:NDSN) today announced that it acquired the remaining stake in its joint venture, Nordson Sang San Ltd. of Gwang-Ju City, Korea. Nordson held a 49 percent stake in the company prior to acquiring the remaining interest from its joint venture partner. Revenue of the business and terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. http://Coating.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14502%2etxt CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Quaker Chemical Corporation (NYSE: KWR) plans to triple production capacity in its Middletown, Ohio, facility and centralize Quaker's North American production of steel, cleaner, and hydraulic fluids at that facility. http://Coating.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14452%2etxt COLUMBUS – Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher, Chair of the Ohio Third Frontier Commission, announces that the Commission recommended more than $2.7 million in grants through the Ohio Research Commercialization Grant Program to eight Ohio companies to support commercialization of new and innovative technologies. The awards are contingent upon State Controlling Board approval. http://Coating.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14451%2etxt Toledo, OH -- ITW Ransburg, the recognized world leader in liquid electrostatic coatings technology, is proud to introduce its latest Vector™ electrostatic gun, the Vector Solo. http://Coating.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14418%2etxt FiberMark, a producer of specialty papers and fiber-based materials for a variety of applications, today announced that it has converted the manufacturing operations at its Vermont headquarters to be able to run up to 100% used vegetable oil. With this conversion, FiberMark has become the first manufacturer in the state of Vermont and in the paper industry to generate part of its process energy from waste biofuel. The ¡§green steam¡¨ produced by the vegetable oil not only powers FiberMark's Brattleboro paper machine turbine and dries its papers, but also provides heat for the plant. http://Coating.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14343%2etxt A full line of focusing lenses and mirrors that are direct field replace-ments for popular small CO2 lasers used for engraving plaques, cutting wood, rubber, plastics, PVC pipe, and other materials are available in-stock for overnight delivery from Laser Research Optics of Providence, Rhode Island. http://Coating.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14303%2etxt MEDINA, Ohio, -- RPM International Inc. (NYSE:RPM) announced the acquisition of Flowcrete Group ("Flowcrete"), a manufacturer and marketer of resin flooring systems for industrial and commercial applications. Flowcrete, established in 1982 and headquartered near Manchester, England, has sales of approximately $85 million. Terms were not disclosed. http://Coating.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14255%2etxt CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio -- Emerald Hilton Davis, LLC, a subsidiary of Emerald Performance Materials, LLC (“Emerald”), has acquired the carbon black dispersions business and assets of Wolstenholme International Ltd. (“Wolstenholme”). Emerald is an affiliated portfolio company of Sun Capital Partners, Inc., a leading private investment firm specializing in leveraged buyouts and investments in market-leading companies. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. http://Coating.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14244%2etxt In response to recent speculation in the stereolithography (“SL”) industry, DSM Desotech Inc. (“Desotech”) confirms that on March 14, 2008, it filed a lawsuit against 3D Systems (“3DS”) in federal court in Chicago. http://Coating.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14230%2etxt CLEVELAND,-- The Lubrizol Corporation (NYSE:LZ) to launch a 10-year phased investment plan to upgrade and increase global capacity in its additive business. This will be achieved through an extensive debottlenecking program at its existing facilities and a greenfield investment in China. http://Coating.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14187%2etxt