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VOCs

What Are VOCs?

Volatile organic compounds – otherwise known as VOCs – are a variety of compounds that are emitted as gases from certain types of solids and liquids. The concentration of VOCs can be particularly high indoors (up to 10x higher than outdoors) and can be emitted from a vast amount of household products. Wax, paints, and varnishes all contain organic solvents, as well as degreasing, hobby, cleaning, cosmetic, and disinfecting products. These are just some of the products that can contain VOCs: Pesticide Hobby supplies Moth repellants Air fresheners Wood preservatives Aerosol sprays Paints, paint strippers, and other solvents Building materials […]

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Choosing the Right Ink for the Flexo Printing Applications and the Environment

Industries must consider their impact on the environment in all aspects of their process. For 45 years the EPA has been successfully working toward creating a cleaner and healthier environment. In response, to new regulations and guidelines, industries have been choosing products that meet the requirements of their operation while also being safer for the environment. This has been a challenging issue for the printing industry but with modernized flexo printing inks, the industry has a real solution. Flexo Printing Inks are environmentally safe while meeting the high-quality demands of the packaging and printing customer. By reformulating inks to replace […]

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Here Are Our Predictions For 2016 For The Paints And Coatings Manufacturing Industry And Other Related Industries…

It’s January, and it’s the time of year when everyone seems to be looking forward to all of the possibilities a new year can bring. Predictions abound in just about every industry, and they seem to cover a lot of different types of topics. At Gellner Industrial, we believe predictions signal hope for the future, and for the innovations and trends the future will bring. So we thought we’d add our predictions for 2016 to the mix… Here’s what we think will happen in the paints and coatings manufacturing industry, and in related industries, in 2016: Prediction 1: More environmental regulations and greater […]

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