BYK - leveling and surface flow control

scanned in the same way the human eye sees it. A laser point light source illuminates the sample at an angle of 60 °; a detector on the other side then measures…

New production site Shanghai with 2000 square meters of solar panels

start our anniversary year with a success story in terms of sustainability. Our BYK production site in Shanghai has been equipped with a solar plant covering…

PTFE-free wax additives for scratch-free surfaces

For this test, a test panel, approximately 100 mm in a square or round form, is mounted to a turntable platform that rotates on a vertical axis at a fixed…

Connect with us on social media

BYK in Social Media BYK is represented on a range of social media platforms. Interested parties can make contact with BYK to gain interesting insights into the…

BYK WEBseminar: No bubble, no trouble - foam free floor coatings

provider. Will I also receive a certificate? Every registered participant will get a certificate of attendance and will receive a link to download all…

Ask the expert - General Industrial Coatings

this case, a higher velocity or a longer incorporation of the additive can solve the problem. I have a cratering problem in my aqueous coating with a…

Ask the expert - Coil Coatings

again the same way as done before storage. A well dispersed and stabilized samples should have a delta E below 0.5 and a good leveling. After storage gloss and…

Ask the expert - Can Coatings

question I need a defoamer which is food contact compliant according to FDA 175.300. Which additives can you recommend? Solvent borne systems BYK-088 is a very…

BYK - improving cleanability of coatings

coatings and improve cleanability. Such a special additive for solvent-borne coating systems is BYK‑SILCLEAN 3700 . It is a hydroxy-functional silicone-modified…

BYK - substrate wetting

equal to the surface energy of the substrate in order to achieve a good wetting. Poor wetting, i.e. a crawling or beading of the coating will occur if the…

BYK ebook - the electrostatic stabilization

influence the surface charge of the pigment particle: a targeted generation of strong charges brings about a high repulsion potential and thereby suppresses…

Transparency

data centers in a third country. A transfer is permissible if the European Commission has decided that an adequate level of protection exists in a third country…