While
pilot units are commonly used by various industries, the unit installed at a
Florida-based technology company to manufacture synthetic resins is likely the
first of its kind.
A leading producer of
concrete restoration products was selected to supply materials used in the
restoration of the exterior of the world-renowned Solomon
R. Guggenheim
Museum in New York City.
More
and more American companies are finding themselves in a position where they are
too small to easily build a presence overseas but must still face the realities
of competition from China.
Considering China’s
population and rate of economic growth, this trend is not likely to be reversed
anytime soon.
Prior
to the 1900s, most sealants evolved from vegetable, animal or mineral
substances. The development of modern polymeric sealants coincided with the
development of the polymer industry itself, sometime in the early 1930s. This
article examines what sealants are and how they function.