Exhibitors
The Detroit Society for Coatings Technology is excited to welcome the following companies and their representatives to FOCUS. Their virtual booths will be available to conference participants throughout each day of the conference.
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Anderson Development Company
Anderson Development Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsui Chemicals, is an award-winning, innovative specialty and custom chemical manufacturer. We’re committed to providing value-added solutions through our research and development capabilities.
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Axalta Coating Systems
Singular focus on providing brilliant coatings sets us apart. Axalta Coating Systems is the only leading global coatings company dedicated solely to the development, manufacture and sale of liquid and powder coatings.
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BYK Additives
BYK is a leading supplier of additives and measuring instruments. Additives are chemical substances, used in small quantities to improve product properties and optimize manufacturing processes. Coatings, printing inks, and plastics are some of the traditional application areas, but BYK additives are also used in the manufacture of care products, adhesives and sealants, paper surface finishing, construction chemistry, as well as oil and gas.
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BYK Instruments
BYK is a leading supplier of additives and measuring instruments. On a global basis, BYK-Gardner offers Quality Control and Process Control Solutions to industries where Color, Appearance and Physical Properties are analyzed and tested.
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College for Creative Studies
Located in the heart of Detroit, the College for Creative Studies (CCS) is a world-class institution that educates artists and designers to be leaders in the creative professions. A private, fully accredited college, CCS enrolls more than 1,400 students pursuing Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) and Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degrees.
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Covestro
Covestro is proud to be one of the world’s leading polymer producers with a proven track record of process and product innovation with market driven solutions. Highly innovative, focusing on research and development for current and future needs.
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CQV Co., Ltd.
CQV Co. Ltd., a South Korean based manufacturer and global supplier of high-quality effect pigments. CQV has five technology platforms composed of natural mica, synthetic mica, glass flake, platy alumina, and colored silver dollar aluminum flake. Individual pigments using these various substrates are supplied to the Automotive OEM, general industrial coatings, plastics, inks, and cosmetics industries.
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Detroit Colour Council
The Detroit Colour Council is a professional society based in the metro Detroit area which promotes communication and education about color issues. Members represent a wide variety of professional functions including engineers, designers, sales people, scientists, consultants, and lab technicians.
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ECKART
ECKART offers a diverse product portfolio of effect and functional pigments for the automotive industry. We respond to the highest performance demands for WB and HS systems. As the premier Innovator in Effect pigments addressing Industry challenges, ECKART now provides technology to deliver desired colors and appearance for Autonomous Driving vehicles.
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Evonik
As a leading supplier of specialty chemicals, Evonik offers a broad portfolio of additives, co-binders, matting agents, and specialty resins for automotive and transportation coatings.
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Lubrizol
Lubrizol enables development of premium paints and coatings while addressing environmental requirements. We leverage technology in resins and additives to deliver outstanding corrosion resistance, pigment dispersability, metallic flake stabilization, and surface modification.
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PCI Magazine
PCI Magazine serves the global coatings industry by offering technical solutions for coatings, inks and adhesives formulators and manufacturers.
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Red Spot Paint & Varnish
Red Spot offers a full line of specialty, high performance coatings for plastic and select other materials, including glass and metal. Our products offerings are categorized by cure technology including air, thermal, in-mold and UV-curable. We provide a full product line to serve our chosen markets of automotive interior and exterior, rigid packaging, thin films, and composites.
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Rhopoint Americas
Rhopoint Americas is the North American sales office for Rhopoint Instruments, leading manufacturer of appearance test instruments for the coatings industry.
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RJ Hanlon Company
RJ Hanlon specializes in providing solutions to the challenges faced by global corporations in the automotive, aerospace, medical, pharmaceutical, nautical, plastics, chemical, furniture, electronics, food processing, baking, textile, appliance, abatement, safety industries and more. RJ Hanlon products are approved and recognized as award winning clean-room innovations used by all major automotive manufacturers world-wide.
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Siltech
Siltech Corporation develops, manufactures and markets a full line of silicone compounds and related specialties for specific customer applications. Silicone additives provide special properties such as wetting, flow, leveling and foam control. Siltech seeks to partner with customers, developing unique materials for challenging projects.
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Specialty Chemical Sales
SCS is a specialty chemical distributor and subsidiary of Lorama Group, Inc. LGI is a manufacturer of sustainable raw materials and color technology solutions, as well as an international collection of boutique specialty chemical distributorships.
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SpecMetrix Systems
SpecMetrix® coating thickness and layer measurement systems deliver highly precise real-time thickness data for automotive manufacturing teams and suppliers worldwide. SpecMetrix Systems easily integrate in plant painting and production processes.
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Stonebridge Coatings Laboratory
Stonebridge Coatings Laboratory, Inc., is an independent corporation providing product development, consulting and testing services to the paint, coatings and related industries, as well as, personal care markets. Our attention to detail is second to none.
Students
FOCUS continues to reach out to the local university community to make sure that students working in coatings technology and color design have an opportunity to interact with industry professionals and decision makers. This year, the DSCT and FOCUS have collaborated with local schools—Cass Technical High School, College for Creative Studies, and Eastern Michigan University—to create an opportunity for students to share their work with us.
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Cass Tech High School
Founded in 1907, Cass Technical High School is the largest Detroit Public Schools Community District school currently serving over 2,400 students in grades 9–12. Cass Tech is a city-wide, college-preparatory, examination-entry school of choice located in the heart of Detroit. Cass Tech is within walking distance of the city’s sports and entertainment venues. We are part of the economic epicenter of the city. We bring a rich, documented history of educational success via a curriculum-based program of study. Our vision is based on the belief that all students can succeed and achieve at local, state, national and international competitive levels.
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College for Creative Studies
The College for Creative Studies strives to give students all the tools for successful careers in the dynamic, growing creative industries. CCS fosters students’ resolve to pursue excellence, act ethically, engage their responsibilities as citizens, and learn throughout their lives. Students work in small classes and receive individual attention from teachers who are accomplished artists, scholars and industry professionals. Undergraduates declare their majors as freshmen and take both major studio and foundation courses in their first year. Facilities are unsurpassed, ranging from a blacksmithing shop to an advanced rapid prototyping lab. Student services provide support outside the classroom, including academic advising, mentoring, counseling, and tutoring. Students’ potential for success after college is enhanced by an effective career services office that assists with internships and job placement and has relations with numerous corporations that employ our graduates and sponsor projects in our studios. A strong alumni network helps students with the transition to the working world.
Recently CCS’s graduate design department has launched the first ever Color and Materials Design program in the United States. This new program is a result of automotive companies and manufacturers needing designers with a specialized expertise in colors and materials. The College also is committed to and deeply engaged in community service.
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Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University offers unique academic programs in the highly specialized field of Polymers and Coatings Technology. The B.S. and M.S. programs in Polymers and Coatings Technology have been well received by industries and students are finding gainful employment and career development in this niche field. Since last few years, EMU is also offering PhD in Technology degree wherein student can pursue their research in P&C concentration. The faculty members are highly qualified and well recognized in the profession. EMU enjoys reputation of engaging in such specialized academic programs, research and professional services.
EMU’s Coatings Research Institute (CRI) is only of its kind in the USA. Faculty members work on innovative and challenging research through external funding and contributing to the development of cutting edge technology, while students gaining incredible learning experience. CRI is always willing to partner with industries in jointly addressing technical challenges and finding innovative solutions.
