Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays!

From the Team at Intech

Check out this recipe for Carmelitas!

Properties of Teflon: Low Coefficient of Friction

DuPont™ Teflon® industrial coatings are highly durable and long lasting performance coatings that have a distinct application process and qualities that offer solutions in a variety of industrial markets.   This series of blogs will highlight one of these inherent properties of Teflon®  coatings and how these properties can solve a variety of problems. 

Low Coefficient of Friction: Friction is a force created when two objects rub together that hinders the motion. The coefficient of friction is generally in the range of 0.05 to 0.20, depending on the load, sliding speed, and type of Teflon® coating used. Lubricity is very important in any application that has moving parts touching each other and reapplying oil or grease is not easy. For example, in the automotive and aerospace industries, springs, clamps, and clips are coated with Teflon® coatings to avoid wearing down the part and to reduce squeaking. PTFE has the lowest coefficient of friction.

To see all properties of DuPont™ Teflon® industrial coatings, click here.

Recipe of the Month: Carmelitas

Tony Abato, our VP of Sales here at Intech Services, and an amazing Italian chef, will be sharing one of his delicious recipes every month. Trust us, you don't want to miss out on what Tony's cooking! 

This month, however, we are featuring a recipe from Kate Morgner, our Corporate Marketing Leader. 

Carmelitas

Ingredients:

32 caramel squares, unwrapped
1/2 cup heavy cream
3/4 cup butter, melted
3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1 cup flour
1 cup rolled oats
1 teaspoon baking soda
6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips

Preparation: 
Combine caramels and cream in a small saucepan over low heat. The caramel is extremely sticky, so make sure to use a Teflon® coated pan! Stir until completely smooth; set aside. 

In a separate bowl, combine melted butter, brown sugar, flour, oats, and baking soda. Pat half of the oatmeal mixture into the bottom of an 8×8″ pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. 

Remove pan from oven and sprinkle chocolate chips over crust. Pour caramel mixture over chocolate chips. Crumble remaining oatmeal mixture over caramel. Return to oven and bake an additional 15-20 minutes, until the edges are lightly browned. Remove from oven and cool completely before cutting.

*A stint in the fridge will help them cool off if you’re pinched for time. They shouldn’t be served cold, but all of that molten caramel takes a long time to cool down. They should be stored and served at room temperature.

**If you want to use homemade or store-bought caramel sauce in place of the caramel/cream mixture, use 1 1/4 cups of caramel sauce, and omit the caramel squares and heavy cream.

Keep checking the blog to see Tony's Recipe of the Month.  Did you try this recipe?  Let us know what you thought of it or if you have questions for the chef, post them below!

Welcome Baby Abigail!

After much anticipation, Abigail Leigh Murrow has arrived.  Account manager, Ben Murrow's wife gave birth to her second child on Friday November 21, 2014 6:47 A.M. Abigail weighed in at 7 pounds, 7 ounces.  Ben, his wife Sarah, and big sister Elizabeth couldn't be happier with the new addition to their family.

Congratulations to the Murrow Family!

Intech Services Year End Report 2014

Intech's Year End Report is to present a comprehensive snapshot of our second half of 2014.  At Intech, we work hard to stay on the forefront of our industry by working with DuPont to bring you the best coatings and information in the industrial coating industry.  We also work with our CoaterONE vendors to bring the best products in the market for your industrial supply and equipment needs. Highlights of the Second Half DuPont Announcement: In October 2013, DuPont announced plans to spin off two of its businesses, DuPont Titanium Technologies and DuPont Chemicals & Fluoroproducts, into a single new company. We anticipate the official "spin date" to be mid-2015. A great deal of work has already started so the transition is seamless for our suppliers, customers, and partners. We will continue to keep you informed as more information becomes available. Intech Information Institute in Redondo Beach, CA: We had a wonderful workshop in beautiful Redondo Beach, California the first week of October.  Intech gathered together with customers from 10 different companies. The new and existing management team from DuPont was there to meet customers and talk about the future of the company and the fluoropolymer business.  The workshops included:  DuPont’s complete fluoropolymer industrial coatings line, uses and applications in industries, coating selection, application and troubleshooting, virtual liquid spray training, and sales & marketing tactics and strategies to use in the industry. If you were not able to attend this year, make sure you mark your calendars for Fall 2015 in a different location.  We will let you know as soon as we have a date and location. Trade Shows: We successfully displayed at 3 trade shows, Fabtech, Corrosion 2104, and Powder Coating Show 2014. Attending such trade shows help to raise the awareness of DuPont™ Teflon® industrial coatings and Intech Services, capture leads from new buyers and prospects, and create and/or strengthen our industry relationships and partnerships. Technical and Property Blog Series: This past year we developed a series of technical blogs to help assist and educate the industrial coaters we work with. Every day at Intech we receive requests for technical help with  DuPont™ Teflon® industrial coatings. The blogs provided scenarios of technical issues a coater may experience. Once a month, we posted a frequently asked question on our blog followed by an answer from our technical staff. Along with technical advice, we highlighted the properties of DuPont™ Teflon® coatings.  DuPont™ Teflon® industrial coatings are highly durable and long lasting performance coatings that have a distinct application process and qualities that offer solutions in a variety of industrial markets. This series of property blogs  featured one of these inherent properties of DuPont™ Teflon® coatings and how each property can solve a variety of problems. Pioneer Series: Recently we established a new interview series spotlighting DuPont™ Teflon® industrial coaters. Through a series of interview questions, we will highlight the long-standing careers of devoted DuPont™ Teflon® industrial coaters and their accomplishments in the field. With the pioneers' vision and ingenuity, DuPont™ Teflon® coating continues to be regarded as the elite fluoropolymer of choice. We plan to feature 3 to 4 companies per year. Our  first pioneer interview was Bruce Nesbitt of Orion Industries. New DuPont™ Teflon® Industrial Coating Marketing Literature: Intech is partnering with DuPont to create sell sheets for all DuPont™ Teflon® industrial coatings. The new marketing pieces completed so far include DuPont™ Teflon® Primers for Fluoropolymer Coatings. You can download the available marketing pieces  here.  MSDS Updates: As a result of a formatting change, there have been a significant number of MSDS updates.  The following products have had updated MSDS or Fact Sheet information in 2014. As new updates continue to become available, we will be sure to pass the changes on to you. If you utilize these products, you can download MSDS and Fact Sheets when you sign into your account on our website. Company Milestones Births: Two employees celebrated the birth of a new child. Nicole McCall welcomed a new baby girl, Chayse Ann McCall, in August. Ben Murrow welcomed a baby girl, Abigal Leigh Murrow, in November. Anniversaries: Nicole McCall celebrated five years with the company in August. Chris Lord celebrated five years with the company in October. Congratulations Nicole, Ben, and Chris. Volunteer Day 2014: The first volunteer day at Intech Services took place this year. We had 2 groups from Intech Services sorting donated food and packing boxes for the Sunday Breakfast Mission Thanksgiving event. They gave out over 1200 Thanksgiving food boxes to needy families in the community. We had a lot of fun working together to serve the surrounding community in Delaware. We are working hard to be intentional about giving back to our community. As a result, we have chosen a few local charities to support more consistently as a company, one of those being the Sunday Breakfast Mission.. Holiday Adopt-A-Family: Intech Services has developed a community reinvestment team which is tasked with how our company can give back to the community. Over the holidays, Intech adopted two families in the community for the holidays. We were able to provide gifts, a holiday dinner, and some additional groceries. We split up into teams to shop for gifts and food for the whole family. We had a wrapping party after work to wrap all the presents. It is an important Intech value to give back to the community while working together to build our team internally.

Year End 2014 Shipping Schedule

As the year is coming to a close, please keep these dates in mind as it relates to shipments of DuPont fluoropolymer coatings.

Intech Services will be closed from Wednesday, December 24, 2014 through Monday, January 5, 2015:

• Monday, December 22, 2014 – Last day for GROUND shipment of freezable products (with some exceptions on December 29)
• Tuesday, December 23, 2013 at noon– Last day for AIR shipments
• Monday, December 29, 2013 – Emergency ship day
• Monday, January 5, 2015 – Intech reopens

Please plan accordingly with ordering freezable products and products that your shop will need around the holidays.  If you are an East Coast or Canadian customers, we are able to ship A. Duie Pyle ground via heated trucks any day of the week.

Please contact our office if you have any questions or concerns.

Teflon Technical FAQ: Sagging

Every day at Intech we receive requests for technical help with DuPont™ Teflon® industrial coatings.  If you have a technical question, please feel free to call and speak to one of our technical sales representatives.  Once a month, we post a frequently asked question here on our blog. 

Question: My part has a sagging look or drip marks. Why does it appear this way?

Answer: This is due to heavy application that fails to adhere uniformly. Apply less coats and check the maximum film thickness on the data sheet.

If you need more help, call us at 302-366-8530.

Intech’s TruPak Progam Highlighted in Manufacturing News’ Sept. Issue

We are excited to share some buzz on our new TruPak Program.  Although this is a fairly new program for us, it has been very well received and was recently highlighted in the product release section of Manufacturing News’ September issue.   With the development of TruPak, coaters are able to purchase 1,3,5, and 10 pound boxes of more than 300 of TCI’s most popular powder coatings.  The TruPak program is ideal for short prototype runs or if your project only requires a small amount of powder. 

For more information download the TruPak product flyer (PDF).

Click here to purchase online now.

Getting The Right Oven: Not All Airflow Patterns Are Created Equal!

Before purchasing an industrial oven you will need to decide what airflow pattern best suits your process.  Selecting the right airflow is an important component to successful oven operation.  Coupling the wrong airflow with the wrong product configuration will create unsuitable results.  There are three basic airflow types commonly used:

Horizontal/Vertical: Air is supplied from the sidewalls of the oven and is returned to the ceiling of the oven.  Commonly used when parts are larger in nature and are loaded into the oven on a flatbed cart or skid.

Vertical: Suited when the product is hung or when small parts are placed on perforated shelves.  The shelf must be designed for minimal obstruction allowing the air to pass from the supply to the return. 

Full Horizontal: This pattern is used when product is hung or when loaded into the oven on shelves.  This airflow allows the re-circulated air to pass above and below each shelf, encircling the product with air.  

Contact a Precision Quincy representative today at (302) 602-8738 or sales@pqovens.com for more information on airflow patterns and oven selection.

Filtering Through All the Filter and Cartridge Options

Reusable respirators need cartridges and filters, which are all available in the CoaterONE marketplace. To make it easy, cartridge/filter combinations can be purchased together, and they all protect from different substances. The chart below will help you figure out which combination is best for your shop.

All cartridge/filter combos protect from particulates and their respective substances at concentrations up to 10 times the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) for half facepieces or 50 times PEL for full facepieces.

*Only use for ambient concentrations up to 5 ppm and for no more than one shift.

CoaterONE is the all-in-one resource for all your industrial coating needs. From respirators to rollers, and everything in between, the CoaterONE marketplace has all the supplies you need for the coating shop. For help deciding which respirators, cartridges, filters, or accessories will work best for you, call (302)-366-8530.

Stock Up - Save Big

Don’t miss out on the savings made available through CoaterONE.   Stock-up on gloves for your shop NOW.   Listed below are the gloves available at a significant savings to you.  

  

Nitrile Disposable Gloves: Nitrile gloves provide better chemical resistance than latex gloves and won't trigger latex allergies. Use as a protective barrier against dirt, grime, oil as well as many chemicals and solvents. These nitrile hand gloves universally fit right or left hands while maintaining a comfortable fit and feel.

Sale price is $62.00 per case 

Powder free latex gloves: Disposable Industrial Latex Gloves keep hands clean and eliminate contact with most non-hazardous irritants. Features: Ambidextrous, Disposable, Powder-Free, Rolled-Cuff, Smooth Finish

Sales price is $65.99 per case

Be sure to visit CoaterONE e-marketplace, the One-stop resource for the industrial Coater. Saving you money on coating supplies while increasing operational efficiency and productivity.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

From the Team at Intech

Check out Tony's Recipe for Thanksgiving Fire Pit Sausage!

DuPont™Teflon® Primers for Fluoropolymer Coatings

DuPont™ Teflon® Primers are an effective way to prepare a surface before coating is applied.  Primers ensure proper adhesion, increase durability, and give additional protection to the substrate.   With the use of our primers, the coating is given a smooth surface to bind to, which creates a more protective layer.  This additional layer decreases porosity of the coating to the substrate. 

There are a number of excellent primers designed to provide substrate and intercoat adhesion for Teflon® topcoats. The water and solvent based products allow for processing flexibility for your specific project. It is important to remember that an FDA-conforming primer must be used in conjunction with FDA-conforming topcoats to have a complete FDA-conforming coating system.

*Mix with 850-7799

For all your DuPont™ Teflon® industrial coating needs, visit Intech Services or call (302) 366-8530.  Our highly skilled technical sales team can answer questions about our powder primers or any of the numerous Teflon® products we offer.


Introducing a Primers Marketing Piece
We have created a marketing piece for you to utilize in your sales efforts with customers. You can download the pdf of the Primers marketing piece here.

Teflon Technical FAQ: Humidity

Every day at Intech we receive requests for technical help with DuPont™ Teflon® industrial coatings.  If you have a technical question, please feel free to call and speak to one of our technical sales representatives.  Once a month, we post a frequently asked question here on our blog. 

Question: The humid weather is causing staining and pops in my DuPont™ Teflon® industrial coating. How do I fix this?

Answer: Conditions can be more challenging depending upon the region in which you do business and whether you coat with solvent or water-based Teflon® coatings. Preheat parts and coat the parts while still warm to avoid water entrapment. Try selecting better times during the day to coat if possible (early morning or evenings), ramp up your moisture control in your shop or spray room, and avoid letting coated parts sit out for extended periods of time after being coated.

If you need more help, call us at 302-366-8530.

Breathe Easy with Reusable Respirators from CoaterONE

3M™ 5000 Series Respirators:

Disposable, Maintenance-Free Protection

3M™ 5000 Series half facepiece respirator has a simple and convenient design with minimal training required. The respirator comes pre-assembled with permanently attached cartridges for gas and vapor protection. You can easily add 3M particulate filters for added air-borne particulate protection. The facepiece is made from soft, lightweight thermoplastic elastomer. 5000 Series half facepiece respirators are ideally suited for intermittent respirator use and dirty applications where respirators wear out or become difficult to clean.

3M™ 6000 Series Respirators:

Reusable, Economical Protection

3M™ 6000 Series half and full facepiece respirators can be disassembled, cleaned, and reused, making them very cost efficient for environments that require long-term respirator use. The facepiece is lightweight and comfortable, made from thermoplastic elastomer, and it is very easy to adjust the head straps. Replacement parts can be replaced without difficulty, and cartridges and filters can be thrown away when they are used to capacity.

3M™ 7000 Series Respirators:

The Ultimate Reusable Respirator for Comfort and Durability

Like the 6000 Series, 3M™ 7000 Series half and full facepiece respirators can be disassembled, cleaned, and reused with new cartridges and filters when necessary. The difference between the two series is that the 7000 Series includes a 3M™ Cool Flow™ Exhalation Valve, which makes breathing easier and reduces heat and moisture buildup inside the facepiece. Also, 7000 Series respirators are more comfortable for long-term wear because of their new Soft Seal Design. The full facepiece offers a double flange face seal and six adjustable straps to make sure it stays in place as long as you need it to.

Other respirator supplies are available here.

CoaterONE is the all-in-one resource for all your industrial coating needs. From respirators to rollers, and everything in between, the CoaterONE marketplace has all the supplies you need for the coating shop. For help deciding which respirators, cartridges, filters, or accessories will work best for you, call (302)-366-8530.

Take a Deep Breath... Let CoaterONE Help You Choose the Right Respirator

Choosing a respirator that fits your shop's needs is very important because not all respirators are the same. You must make a decision between disposable or reusable respirators, and make sure that the respirator is equipped with the correct cartridge or filter for the respiratory hazards in the work environment.

Respirator Features
Disposable respirators:

• Comfort
• Lightweight composition
• Adjustable straps
• Overall economy

Reusable respirators:

• Replace cartridges and filters, not the entire respirator
• Filters and cartridges are available for many applications
• Many styles can be adapted to a PAPR or Supplied Air respirator

Respiratory Hazards

Disposable and reusable respirators can be used to protect you from these harmful substances:

Dusts: Created by sanding, dusting, or sweeping some materials

Fumes: When metal is heated to its boiling point, then cooled again quickly, there will be fumes

Mists: Little drops of a sprayed material stay in the air

Gases: Particles that diffuse freely to fill the container or area they are in

Vapors: Created when liquids evaporate (changing from a liquid state to a gaseous state) or solids sublimate (changing from a solid state to a gaseous state, bypassing the liquid state all together)

For dusts, fumes, and mists, use a particulate filter.

For gases and vapors, use an appropriate chemical cartridge.

Check out our CoaterONE respirator selection and find the right respirator for your shop.

Properties of Teflon: Heat Resistance

DuPont™ Teflon® industrial coatings are highly durable and long lasting performance coatings that have a distinct application process and qualities that offer solutions in a variety of industrial markets.   This series of blogs will highlight one of these inherent properties of Teflon®  coatings and how these properties can solve a variety of problems. 

Heat Resistance: DuPont™ Teflon® industrial coatings can operate continuously at temperatures up to 500°F and can be used up to 550°F intermittently with adequate ventilation. The thermal stability of the coatings means that they can be used in high heat environments without losing or affecting any other properties. High temperature resistance is a significant concern in the food industry because food is processed at a very high temperature. PTFE and PFA have the highest in-use temperatures, but it is not recommended to push the coatings past their maximum temperatures because they will degrade and break down.

To see all properties of DuPont™ Teflon® industrial coatings, click here.

Tony's Recipe of the Month: Thanksgiving Fire Pit Sausage

Tony Abato, our VP of Sales here at Intech Services, and an amazing Italian chef, will be sharing one of his delicious recipes every month. Trust us, you don't want to miss out on what Tony's cooking! 

Giocchino's Thanksgiving Fire Pit Sausage

Ingredients:

Sweet Italian sausage

Yellow onions - cut in big, long pieces

Bell peppers - any color except green, cut in big, long pieces

Bread rolls - big enough to hold a sausage, onions, and peppers

Tin foil - sheet big enough to envelope 6 sausages, onion, and peppers

Olive oil - smeared lightly on tin foil

Preparation: 
Combine 4 or 5 sausages, peppers, and onions on a lightly oiled piece of tin foil. Fold and crimp up foil to envelope everything. Place directly on the fire until cooked.

My friend is a magician. 

It’s a Saturday after Thanksgiving with two days to recoup behind us. By now everybody’s pretty much turkey’d out. But this day is not about prep work, place settings, and pies.  

No, today is all about cracking that two-day food induced cocoon wide open, its about getting back on your horse, and taking a big bold swing at this year’s fourth night of the Thanksgiving Holiday. A long, holiday weekend Saturday night can be a beautiful thing, but you have to work at making it happen.  So in Famiglia mia, for this night we gather the troops.  We cast the sien for the stout of heart. We man the phones. 

And here’s the pitch:

“Why don’t you bring your tribe over here tonight?  My son is building a fire outside in the pit as we speak.  We have plenty Thanksgiving stock wine and beer, and plenty of coats and sweat shirts for you after the sun goes down.  My bride is “repurposing” the last of the leftovers for appetizers. 

Should my prospect waiver with my pitch as delivered; I go directly to the close:

 I say, “Giocchino Pane is coming over,”. . . (and here I pause for effect) . . . then I say, “he’s bringing his Thanksgiving sausage.”

When I play the Giocchino card and I my close rate is a 100%. 

On this night years ago my friend Giocchino Pane rolled into the yard with a pile of tin foil envelopes full of sausage, onions and peppers.  Deftly, without introduction or oration he waded through all of us seated around the fire and placed the envelopes, positioning each for maximum heat – minimal flame. When ready, we produced a big white deep-dish porcelain-serving tray where he displayed with a flourish each silver packet’s steaming contents.

Today, Giocchino’s Thanksgiving Saturday sausage is as much a family tradition as my Gramom’s Christmas ravioli, as much as my Cari Marie’s Thanksgiving ciabatta and pancetta stuffing. Goes to show ya . . . there’s magic in every meal.

-Tony

Keep checking the blog to see Tony's Recipe of the Month.  Did you try this recipe?  Let us know what you thought of it or if you have questions for the chef, post them below!

DuPont™ Teflon® Industrial Coatings, TCI Powder Coatings, and Precision Quincy Ovens Head to Fabtech 2015

FABTECH heads to Atlanta, GA November 11-13, 2014 bringing together an anticipated 27,000 attendees and 1,400 exhibiting companies all under one roof.

In the finishing pavilion, you will find DuPont™ Teflon® industrial Coatings, TCI Powder Coatings and Precision Quincy Ovens exhibiting.  DuPont™ Teflon®industrial coatings will exhibit in conjunction with TCI Powder Coatings under the umbrella of the TruCoater Network in Booths B224/B125.  Precision Quincy Ovens will be exhibiting at the show at booth B304 and have a 74-800 truck oven on display.  This oven is for sale and will ship direct from the show at a special discount. If you are interested in purchasing, call (302)602-8738 for more information.

The show provides a backdrop for visitors to experience live equipment demonstration, find cost savings solutions, and network with industry peers throughout the 500,000+ square feet of show floor throughout the A, B, and C buildings at the Georgia World Congress Center. The event also provides learning opportunities beyond the exhibits with over 100 educational sessions and expert-led presentations on the latest industry trends and technology in the metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing industries.

If you are going to be at the show, please stop by to visit us.  If you would like to attend the expo for free, click here to register for your free expo pass using the code FBF14.

FABTECH 2014 Show Hours

Georgia World Congress Center
285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW
Atlanta, GA  30313 

(404) 223-4000, gwcc.com             

Tuesday, November 11, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Wednesday, November 12, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm 

Thursday, November 13, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm 

Volunteer Day 2014

Last week, we had the first volunteer day at Intech Services.  We are working hard to be intentional about giving back to our community.  We have chosen a few local charities to support more consistently as a company.  One of those organizations is the Sunday Breakfast Mission.  The Sunday Breakfast Mission is a homeless shelter, soup kitchen, food bank, and rehabilitation center for homelessness. Last Thursday, we had 2 groups from Intech Services served by sorting donated food, packing boxes for their upcoming Thanksgiving event where they give out over 1200 thanksgiving food boxes to needy families in the community.  We had a lot of fun working together to serve the surrounding community in Delaware. 

Getting The Right Oven: Determining Chamber Size

Determining industrial oven size is directly correlated with process needs. Factors to consider when determining the proper oven chamber size are:

• Size of the product or parts
• Number of products in each batch
• Spacing required between multiple parts
• Method of material handling – ensuring there is enough room to move the product in and out of the oven safely

Once these factors are determined, an approximate chamber size can be decided. Flawed results will occur if the interior chamber is too small and there is insufficient space between parts.  If the chamber is too large, both time and energy are wasted. 

Contact a Precision Quincy representative for more information on determining oven chamber size and oven selection at (302) 602-8738 or sales@pqovens.com.

DuPont™ Teflon® Powder Primers - Saving You Time and Money

In order to provide a complete powder system, DuPont has a powder primer offering for PFA and FEP as well as ETFE.  The systems are easy to use, with improved efficiency and reduced processing time:

• Powder primer allows for two coats to be applied with only one bake- saving time
• Powder primer goes on thicker, achieving film thickness quicker- saving money

Compared to traditional liquid primer, powder primer allows for thicker application per coat.  For example, PFA liquid primer 420G-703 goes on at .4 mils per coat, whereas, PFA powder primer 532G-42551 can be applied at 2-3 mils per coat.  Not only does the complete powder primer offering save time and money but is environmentally sound.  The chart below gives some additional benefits of DuPont™ Teflon® powder primers.

Powder Primer Benefits:

ETFE: 532-6405

• Excellent adhesion
• Environmentally friendly- zero VOC’s
• Thin and thick film DFT capability
• Unique processing of dry on dry powder primer & powder topcoat application-no prebake
• Improved transfer efficiency-less waste
• ETFE topcoats only

PFA: 532G-42551

• Excellent adhesion
• Environmentally friendly- zero VOC’s
• Thin and thick film DFT capability
• Unique processing of dry on dry powder primer & powder topcoat application-no prebake
• Improved transfer efficiency-less waste
• PFA and FEP topcoats only
• FDA approved