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December 2007
  • Futura Coatings & Streamline Automation - A Powerful Partnership
    When Streamline Automation went looking for a spray coating supplier with a dedication to quality that matched their own, they turned to Futura Coatings. Steamline has quickly built a reputation as a leading provider of automated foam cutting and custom milling solutions. For start-up companies or well established theming, architectural molding and pre-cast concrete companies, Streamline's FROG3D system gives efficient and seamless production processes start to finish. From life-size dinosaurs to striking architectural features and pretty much everything in between, FROG3D is behind stunning creations in every corner of the world. And Streamline has relied on Futura Coatings as their exclusive supplier of spray coatings for over seven years. Streamline's approach goes beyond just selling equipment. They take a consultative approach that's as much about the FROG3D system as it is about making the businesses that use the system successful. Streamline's training and consultative approach is centered on showing customers how to do their work effectively and efficiently. This means pioneering innovative production processes and understanding the materials that work best with these processes. For Streamline, Futura's products have delivered time and time again. They've proven to be the highest quality, best tested and most consistent products on the market. In a partnership where the sum is more than the parts, Streamline Automation and Futura Coatings allow their customers to take their sculptural creations and businesses to new heights. For more information about the FROG3D system, visit www.FROG3D.com.
October 2007
  • IAAPA 2007 - November 13-16, Orlando,FL
    ITW Futura Coatings will be exhibiting at IAAPA in Orlando, FL the week of November 12th. We will featuring our Theming and Replication Technology. Please stop by our booth #1908 and take a look.
  • Greg Marshall and Dan McAley Achieve NACE CIP Level 1
    Greg Marshall - Power Industry Market Manager and Dan McAley - Application Technician attended and sucessfully completed the NACE CIP Level 1 Inspection course held in Houston, TX in September. Congratulations to both for their achievement. Futura now has 5 fully certified NACE Inspectors, one Level 2 Inspector and 3 Level 1 Inspectors on staff.
  • Dennis Bryant and Lee Curry Accepted as NACE CIP Instructors
    Dennis Bryant - Technical Support Manager and Lee Curry - Market Manager, Water and Wastewater were accepted during NACE CTW in Houston, TX to join the CIP Instructors ranks at NACE. Futura now has 4 NACE CIP Instructors on Staff.
June 2007
  • AIRPOL 2007 - June 26 - 28, Louisville, KY
    Jeff Stewart, ITW Devcon Futura Coatings Business Unit Manager presented a paper titled "Learning to Specify Vinyl Ester Linings for FGD Applications" in which he presented his real life experiences in writing specifications for FGD units.
  • JPCL - June 2007
    Check out Page 46 of the June 2007 issue of JPCL for the article "Protecting Wet FGD Units at Power Plants - Know the Exposure and the Options". The article was co-written by Jeff Stewart, ITW Devcon Futura Coatings and Tom Morrissey, Norb Repman, Vijay Datta and Mike Jones, ICI Devoe. The article presents insights for specifing coatings systems that will yield 10+ years service life.
  • SprayFoam Magazine - June 2007
    ITW Devcon Futura Coatings product "Foamseal Hurricane Adhesive", a patented system for hurricane proofing roofs is highlighted in an article titled "SPF and Hurricane - Proof Roofs" on Page 24 of the June 2007 issue of the SprayFoam Magazine. A copy of the article is available for reading on our web site by going to Tech Library / General Information / Magazine Articles.
May 2007
  • MegaRust - June 5-7, San Diego, CA
    Please stop by our booth (#319) where we will be highlighting our Protec Series of Flexable Polyurethanes for use in Ballast Tanks and Potable Water Tanks.
  • Earl Bowry - Appointed Independent Sales Rep
    Earl Bowry, President of EVB Solutions based in Chesapeake, VA wil be handling sales of ITW Devcon Futura Coatings product line for the states of Virginia and West Virginia. Earl has extensive experience in the protective coatings business having worked for several large protective coating suppliers. He is a NACE Certified Coatings Inspector, Certified Marine Coatings Inspector,NACE CIP Instructor, SSPC Instructor and a SSPC Coatings Specialist.
  • Water & Waste Water Training Session
    A Water & Waste Water training session was held in St. Louis, MO on May 15-17, 2007 and was attended by 12 applicators. The applicators were trained in the proper use and application of the ITW Devcon Futura Coatings elastomeric coating systems specified for use on Waste Water or Water Treatment projects.
April 2007
  • ITW Devcon Futura Coatings Receives ISO 9001 Certification
    Effective April 4, 2007, ITW Devcon Futura Coatings' management system has been certified to ISO 9001. The ISO 9001 certification is for the St. Louis, MO office and laboratory location as well as the manufacturing facility in Oxford, MI
  • Bill Rider Appointed Manager For Pipe Market Development And Sales
    Bill's new position makes him responsible for Pipe Coating Projects nationwide and for increasing name recognition of the Futura pipe coating product line with Engineers, Owners, Fabricators and Specifiers. Bill has been the Southwest Regional Manager since he joined Futura.
  • ELECTRIC POWER - May 1 -3 - Chicago, IL
    Please stop by our booth (#829) where we will be highlighting our Vinyl Ester systems for use in Flu Gas Desulfurization (FGD) units to help extend their service life.
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