Contents 4/2009

Paint with Pride
WORLD OF THE GENERAL INDUSTRY AND POWDER COATINGS
Contents 4/2009
• Teknos Now Number Six in Europe...................................................................................1
• BulAtom Seminar in Bulgaria.............................................................................................2
• A Fishing Story.................................................................................................................3
• A Renewed VOC and Consumption Calculator on Teknos’ Website..................................6
4: 2009
Published by: Teknos Oy
The Editor: Merja Jakobsson
Layout and makeup: Dynastia Oy
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Teknos
Now Number Six in Europe
The paint industry is generally divided into two groups: architectural
coatings and industrial coatings. Worldwide, industrial coatings accounts for around a third of the paint market. On the other hand,
there are many architectural coatings manufacturers who are no
doubt more familiar to the man in the street.
Manufacturing industrial paints and coatings is a highly demanding,
very challenging process in terms of product development. However,
Teknos’ success in this is demonstrated by the fact that it is now the
sixth largest manufacturer of industrial coatings in Europe. Industrial
coatings form around 80% of Teknos’ total sales.
Decades of experience and strong investment in product development have borne fruit. Indeed, the experience gained from industrial
coatings is also utilized in architectural paints and products. Teknos’
quality and expertise can be relied on.
Jari Schneider
Senior Group Vice President
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Mr. Andrey Klochko of Mir Krasok lectured on Teknos’ coating systems for nuclear power plants and Mir Krasok’s experiences in painting nuclear power plants in Russia, China and
India. He also provided information on Mir Krasok’s cooperation with various atomic and certification institutes in Russia.
BulAtom Seminar
in Bulgaria
In cooperation with its Russian partner Mir
Krasok, Teknos participated in the Bulgarian
Atomic Forum seminar at the end of May in
Varna, Bulgaria.
In all, around 300 people participated in the
BulAtom seminar. Their interest was particularly raised by the third-generation nuclear
power plant paints presented. Teknos acquainted the participants with nuclear power
plant paints that meet the latest requirements for NPP paints and which have been
used at the Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant
in Finland. For its part, Mir Krasok shared its
experiences of painting nuclear power plants
in Russia, China and India.
Lift for the final ring section of the steel liner at the Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant in Finland.
Extremely strict quality requirements apply
to paints and coatings used in nuclear power plants. Teknos’ paints for nuclear power
plants are extra high grade and suitable for
other demanding metal and concrete locations too.
Mikko Nihtilä
Technical Manager
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A Fishing Story
Nils Master is a well-known trademark amongst fishing enthusiasts all over the
world. However, few are aware that a Finnish company, known as Finlandia Uistin
Oy, is behind Nils Master’s product development. Finlandia Uistin Oy originates
from the same small village as another world-famous fishing tackle manufacturer,
Rapala. Besides their long history, these companies also have years of experience
in common, in using Teknos’ glossy and durable stowing enamel.
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Krokodil Spoon, Bete Lotto and Turku Spoon are famous
trademarks, manufactured by Finlandia Uistin Oy.
Kalevi and Hannu Kangas, the founders of Finlandia Uistin Oy.
Rapala and Finlandia Uistin have been designing and
manufacturing lures in the same village for several decades. Rapala’s Blue Fox spinners are well-known to fishing enthusiasts.
Finlandia Uistin Oy, established in 1963 by
two brothers Hannu and Kalevi Kangas,
still operates as a family business in Kalkkinen, Finland. It exports its products to over
30 countries.
– I had not even turned 21 when my brother
and I were reflecting on our future and thinking that we had to cook something up, Kalevi reminisces.
– We received an inquiry from the USA on
the manufacture of wobblers. The importer
said that it would be worth our while to create our own skeleton model. It is from here
that the development of the Nils Master collection began. We confined ourselves to giving competitors’ catalogues a quick glance
only, since we had decided that under no
circumstances would we make anything
similar, states Kalevi, who is in charge of the
company’s R&D.
and finished with Teknos TEKNOTHERM
1521 stowing enamel that endures impacts,
water and washing.
– Enamelling is a very important phase of
production. The enamel must be high quality
and clear so that the colors show and are
preserved. Good surface adhesion is also
important, so that the water won’t force its
way in and rust the lure, Kalevi emphasizes.
The materials of the lures are German silver,
brass or copper. Before priming, the billets,
which are cut from a big plate, are cloth polished and carefully washed. On the front of
the lure, the paintwork is tinted using different color pastes, while its background is left
enamel. The finishing coat is provided by dip
enameling, after which the lure is stowed at
+100°C, because copper tarnishes at higher
temperatures.
It all started with a papered wooden wobbler called the Finlandia. The Nils Master
trademark was created in 1966, when Finlandia Uistin was among the first manufactures of colored fishing lures in Finland.
Later, in 1978, the product range was completed with the Bete trademark developed
by a Swede called Tage Tyskling. Today, the
most famous Bete trademarks are Krokodil
Spoon, Bete Lotto and Turku Spoon.
But then again, Hannu recalls that Kalevi entered business much earlier.
– In 1946, they were making a movie called
“Kanavan laidalla” (By the Canal). Six-year
old Kalevi capitalized on the opportunity to
sell the actresses two kittens that he had
baptized in a skimmed milk tub, Hannu explains.
From this, it is evident that the Kangas Brothers’ entrepreneurship has a long tradition.
Beneficial Leisure Time
There is an old saying, “A bad day of fishing is
better than a good day of work”, and during
these economically unstable times this may
even be true. Fortunately, the recession has
not, at least yet, had an influence on demand
for fishing tackle. Fishing is a hobby which
combines fun and benefits. In both good
times and bad, a true fisherman will not compromise on the quality of his fishing gear.
– A fisherman who has just caught a fish with
a lure knows exactly with what, and why, the
fish bit. But if the lure falls to bits just when
the fish is being hauled in, that’s a bummer.
That is why it is worth investing in quality,
Kalevi explains.
Important Working Phase
Bete lures are of good quality, being primed
Hannu and Kalevi state that fish find the
color black appealing, but this might not lure
fishermen.
– Every year, a couple of new colors enter
the market, mainly at the request of retailers.
It is worthwhile changing the lure’s color, because the appetite and irritation level of fish
keep changing with the season and time of
day.
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Bete Lotto SJ spinners are primed and finished with Teknos’ extremely durable TEKNOTHERM 1521 stowing enamel.
Fisherman of the Year 2009 Award
Every year, SKES Ry, the Finnish promotional association for fishing tourism, pays tribute to promoters of fishing tourism. Industrial Counselor Ensio Rapala was selected
Fisherman of the Year 2005. In 2009, the title
was awarded to Finlandia Uistin Oy’s Kalevi
Kangas.
Peace and Harmony with Rapala
Finlandia Uistin Oy and Rapala VMC Oyj have
been designing and manufacturing lures and
fishing tackle in the same village for several
decades. Mutual respect reigns between
these two companies. They appreciate each
other’s products and know-how.
– We go back a long way with the founders of
Rapala and there is no competition whatsoever between us. You could say that we complement each other, says Hannu Kangas,
Managing Director of Finlandia Uistin Oy.
At Rapala they agree. Since their tackle is
still in demand, Rapala has hired 10 new
employees during the year. Although part
of production has been moved abroad,
the main design operation remains in Finland. Rapala’s world-familiar trademarks are
Vibrax, Blue Fox and Storm.
Merja Jakobsson
Publicist, General Industry and Powder Coatings
Further information on
Rapala’s products:
www.rapala.fi
Finlandia Uistin Oy’s products:
www.nilsmaster.fi
Teknos’ sales manager Jyrki Sandberg explains that the upper structures of the floodgates of Kalkkinen rapids are
painted with Teknos’ EPPUR 180/3 epoxy polyurethane coating system; INERTA PRIMER 5 Epoxy Primer 2 x 70 µm
+ TEKNODUR 0050 Polyurethane Paint 1 x 40 µm. The coating system of the floodgates is K 34c; INERTA 165 Epoxy
Coating 2 x 250 µm.
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A Renewed VOC and Consumption Calculator
on Teknos’ Website
On Teknos’ website, there is a useful tool for planning paintwork for the metal and plastic
industry. In addition to calculating volatile organic compound emissions, consumption
estimations for single products or Teknos’ Coating Systems can be calculated with the
renewed VOC calculator. This calculator is easy to use and you can add your own paints
to it. The calculator is available in English, Swedish and Finnish.
The VOC calculator is based on Council Directive 1999/13/EC. Since there are small
color-specific divergences in the product calculation estimations, different color shades
are given an average value.
Enable Macros before Implementation
of the Calculator
The VOC calculator opens as an MS Excel
table and can be downloaded onto your
computer. To ensure that the program runs
properly, you must first define the macro security settings.
MS Excel 97-2003
When using MS Excel 97-2003, the security
level must be set to no more than medium
level. You can check your security level on
Tools – Macro – Security.
The macro security settings can also be
found by clicking the Microsoft Office Button and Excel Options – Trust Center – Trust
Center Settings – Macro Settings.
MS Excel 2007
If you are using MS Excel 2007, a message
For further information, please contact
Aapo Tammisto: aapo.tammisto@teknos.fi
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Quick and Easy
Product Information
Teknos has published a new Product Information 2009 brochure that includes useful
information on paints and coatings for the
metal industry. This technical information
and the most important properties of the
most commonly used Teknos’ products
can now be found quickly and easily.
The Product Information brochure can be
ordered from our website:
www.teknos.com -> Publications
We wish you
a nice summer!
The next issue will come
out in September.
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