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14 JANUARY 2016 COATINGSPROMAG.COM mid-morning on Wednesday, January 20; and "Failure Analysis of Paints and Coatings" by Dwight G. Weldon, PCS, Weldon Laboratories, Inc., in the afternoon on Tursday, January 21. For more information, contact: SSPC, www.sspc2016.com Reader Inquiry #4546 WEFTEC 2015 Makes History With Record-Setting Attendance and Exhibition Record-setting attendance and exhibi- tion numbers — 25,048 registrants and 1,033 companies using 311,600 net square feet (28,948.6 m²) of exhibit space — has made WEFTEC 2015 the largest and most successful to date. Te Water Environment Federation's (WEF) 88th annual technical exhibition and conference (TEC) was held Sept. 26–30 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Ill. "For more than 80 years, WEFTEC has been the world's leading forum for water quality management. It's the place to innovate, exchange knowledge, and connect with experts from across the continent and around the world," said WEF Executive Director Eileen O'Neill. "Te record-breaking success of this year's event is a testament to the value, diversity, and depth for which WEFTEC is known and respected." Planning for next year's event in New Orleans is already underway; 295,000 square feet (27,406.4 m²) of foor space has already been reserved for the award-winning exhibition. WEFTEC 2016 — WEF's 89th annual technical exhibition and conference — will be held Sept. 24–28, 2016, at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, La. Registration and housing will open in spring 2016. For more information, contact: WEFTEC, www.weftec.org Reader Inquiry #4547 BASF Opens New Technical Laboratory in Southfield, Mich. Te BASF site in Southfeld, Mich., hosted a grand opening ceremony for a new technical laboratory for its customers in the coatings and plastics industries. Te newly refurbished 32,000-square-foot (2,972.9 m²) building represents an investment of approxi- mately $20 million and can accommodate up to 50 people engaged in research, development, and technical service to serve customers and encourage collab- oration. "Te laboratory is a signifcant investment in BASF's operations in Michigan, allowing continued job growth and supporting customer satisfaction at the Southfeld campus," said Greg Pfum, vice president and general manager of the BASF Mid-West Hub. "Tis important endeavor increases the diversity of BASF groups working in Southfeld. We thank our employees and contractors who safely constructed the project over the last 14 months." Te state-of-the-art laboratory will support the formulation needs for pigments, resins, performance, and formulation additives that are used in transportation, industrial, furniture and foor coatings, and plastics applications. It centralizes laboratory operations for the Dispersions & Pigments Divisions' Transportation, Industrial Coatings, and Plastics (TICP) business, which had been operating from three diferent locations in the United States prior to the lab opening. For more information, contact: BASF, www.basf.com Reader Inquiry #4548 Advanced Pressure Systems Unveils New Line of Fluid End Products Advanced Pressure Systems (APS), www. advancedpressuresystems.com, manufac- turer of high-pressure water blasting equipment and accessories, announces the release of their new line of APS Fluid End precision machined pump parts. APS's fuid ends are ideal for industrial cleaning contractors, resellers, as well as petrochemical and refneries that have on-site water jetting capabilities with the intent to replace or upgrade their current fuid ends. Type 4200 and 3600 fuid ends are designed for hp ratings from 150 hp to 325 hp, and fows from 62.9 gpm (238.1 L/min.) at 5,000 psi (34.5 MPa) to 25.2 gpm (95.4 L/min.) at 20,000 psi (137.9 MPa). APS Fluid End ofers: • Quick change valve assemblies, making field replacement simple; • Valves and plungers that are cartridge formatted for easy servicing; • No need for special tools and equip- ment; • High volumetric efficiency; • A simple design, requiring fewer spare parts. APS President Peter Goldsmith emphasized, "At APS, we will continue our commitment to superior quality and customer service, which will now extend to these type 4200 and 3600 fuid ends and a full range of replacement parts and accessories. Customers will be happier with APS." For more information, contact: APS, www.advancedpressuresystems.com Reader Inquiry #4549 Honeywell Wins 2015 Polyurethane Innovation Award Te Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) announced that Honeywell's Solstice Liquid Blowing Agent (LBA) won the 2015 Polyurethane Innovation Award. Honeywell's winning entry, selected from among three fnal- ists, was announced during the closing session of the 2015 Polyurethanes Technical Conference in Orlando. More than 1,000 polyurethanes professionals attended the conference. Honeywell's Solstice LBA is a special formulation designed to signifcantly lower global warming potential (GWP) and improve energy efciency while retaining non-ozone-depleting characteristics. Honeywell's Solstice LBA is a polyure- thane foam-blowing agent used in insulation applications, including in appliances and spray foam, enabling the attainment of higher energy standards. Solstice LBA can also help better insulate trucks, containers, and ships used to Industry Briefs