Coat of many colours
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Italian concern Otefal Sud is investing 1.2 million pounds sterling in the development of a new production process to make paint stick more effectively to the surface of aluminium. The new coil-coating production line is designed to produce painted aluminium panels which are resistant to filiform corrosion. The company is using anodization technology, with the aluminium being electrostatically treated to produce metallized finishes. It has attracted the attention of Alcoa, which is to develop a cladding system around the panels.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 1997
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Rolled gold
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United Kingdom steel manufacturer British Steel PLC is about to release an innovative rolled steel beam design for mass production. The Slimdek frame system is asymmetric in cross-section and designed to be made on the production line. It is less expensive to produce than British Steel's Slimflor product and has good composite action equating to four shear studs per metre. A cross-section diagram is provided together with costing and load capacity data.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 1997
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Green scheme
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The 1,000 pounds sterling architectural office design software package is an easy to use assistant for designers wishing to gain expert advice in design practices from a professional architect. The software is based on a criteria system which requires the user to imput various environmental, interior and occupational specifications. The package responds to the data input by producing an architecturally designed office.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 1999
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