Products in Industrial Coatings: Leveling Agent

MODAFLOW® Powder 6000 is a resin modifier designed to effectively manage surface defects in powder coating systems. This product demonstrates excellent performance across various thermoset powder coating chemistries. Its primary function is as a leveling agent, contributing to improved rheology and surface quality. MODAFLOW® Powder 6000 is suitable for applications in powder coating, particularly in areas such as automotive OEM coatings and decorative paints. It adheres to labeling claims of being VOC-free.

MODAFLOW® 9200 is an APEO-free, tin-free, and VOC-free clearcoat technology suitable for various markets, including automotive and transportation, paints and coatings, as well as printing and packaging. It finds applications in automotive OEM coatings, marine coatings, vehicle refinish, wood coatings and finishes, coil coatings, industrial coatings, metal coatings, packaging coatings, and printing inks such as flexography, gravure, inkjet, lithographic, and screen printing. This radiation-curable coating is compatible with metal and wood substrates, presenting a clear appearance and utilizing radiation cure as its cure method.

ADDITOL® XW 329, a specialized leveling agent, is engineered for waterborne coating and clearcoat applications. This product proudly claims to be APEO-free, NMP-free, and tin-free, ensuring environmental compatibility. With features like wet-on-Wet properties, improved long-wave reduction, and excellent scratch resistance, ADDITOL® XW 329 enhances the overall performance of coatings. Tailored for use in industrial coatings, particularly in furniture coatings, this product offers a comprehensive solution for achieving superior leveling, scratch resistance, and overall quality in waterborne formulations.

ADDITOL® XL 480 a specialized leveling agent, stands out as a monomer-free, NMP-free, APEO-free, and tin-free solution. Tailored for clearcoat applications, it boasts features like overbake resistance, improved edge coverage, low migration, high gloss, improved dullness, low reactivity, high temperature-curing, wet-on-Wet properties, and improved flexibility. Its special properties position it as an additive dedicated to enhancing the surface quality of paint films, especially in automotive coatings. The versatile applications of ADDITOL® XL 480 extend to the automotive and transportation sectors, encompassing automotive OEM coatings and marine coatings.

DISPARLON® LHP-91 is a silicone modified surface control agents based on specially prepared acrylic and vinyl polymers. These products have unique properties that allow them to eliminate cratering caused by various kinds of surface contaminants and spray mists, and promote leveling of the coating.

MODAFLOW® RESIN is an acrylic flow modifier specifically formulated without the addition of silicone. It finds application in non-aqueous industrial coatings and powder coatings, where its primary functions include enhancing flow and leveling, reducing issues like pinholes, fisheyes, craters, and orange peel. This product contributes to improved substrate wetting and helps maintain or enhance substrate adhesion. Additionally, MODAFLOW® RESIN serves as a defoaming agent, aids in air release, and facilitates pigment dispersion. It is employed in various coating applications such as top coats, powder coatings, radiation-curable coatings, clearcoats, screen printing inks, inkjet inks, varnishes, flexography inks, solventborne coatings, gravure inks, and lithographic inks. Notably, it adheres to labeling claims of being VOC-free, APEO-free, and Tin-free.

PEL-SIL™ CL340 is a nonreactive, acetate capped, silicone glycol copolymer surfactant supplied at 100 percent active concentration. It provides slip, gloss enhancement, pigment treatment and leveling for ink and coatings applications. Additionally, it provides mar resistance for coatings applications such as glossy printed materials. PEL-SIL™ CL340 is compatible with acrylic, epoxy, nitrocellulose, phenolic, polyester & polyurethane systems. With a low order of toxicity, this product acts as an anti-stick agent in printing ink applications. It is particularly useful for facilitating the slip of magazine covers over one another during printing and distribution. It is also used as a solubility aid to compatibilize blowing agents with isocyanates in the production of polyurethane foams. PEL-SIL™ CL340 is stable in neutral or mildly acidic or alkaline aqueous solutions. It Imparts anti-blocking and improves mar resistance of PU coatings. PEL-SIL™ CL340 is an effective leveling agent for synthetic leather top coatings.

PEL-SIL™ CL290 is a organo-modified silicone-based additive consisting of a siloxane backbone and polyethylene-oxide (EO) and polypropylene oxide (PO) side chains. PEL-SIL™ CE 390 has recoatability and low tendency to foam. It is good compatibility with many resin systems. PEL-SIL™ CL290 is an excellent silicone-based additive for improving slip and mar resistance and reducing friction coefficient for solvent-borne, water-borne, and UV/EB cured coating systems. It can be used for coatings in industrial and auto, wood, and overprint vanishes and inks.

DISPARLON® LHP-95 is a silicone-free surface control additive based on specially prepared acrylic and vinyl polymers. These products have unique properties that allow them to eliminate cratering caused by various kinds of surface contaminants and spray mists, and promote leveling of the coating.

DISPARLON® 1970 is a silicone-free, high molecular weight surface control agent. The product acts as a leveling agent with a defoaming effect in high polarity solventborne systems such as polyester bake applications, high build urethanes and high solids.

ADDITOL® VXW 6503 N is a leveling and substrate wetting agent formulated with a polyether-modified polysiloxane, designed for waterborne paint systems. It effectively reduces surface tension, enhancing substrate wetting and leveling in the absence of foam stabilization. Notably, ADDITOL® VXW 6503 N maintains surface slip and does not impact recoatability. This formulation delivers improved performance in waterborne paint applications, making it a valuable addition for achieving optimal wetting and leveling characteristics without compromising other essential properties.

MODAFLOW® 2100 is a clear to light yellow coating primarily designed for the automotive, transportation, and paints and coatings sectors. It finds extensive applications in automotive OEM coatings, marine coatings, vehicle refinishing, and building and construction wood finishes. The product's versatility extends to various printing and packaging segments, including flexography, gravure printing, inkjet printing, offset, and lithographic printing. Additionally, it offers compatibility with substrates like metal and wood, and its cure method involves radiation.

MODAFLOW® EPSILON is an APEO-free and tin-free clearcoat technology suitable for the automotive and transportation, paints and coatings, and printing and packaging markets. This epoxy-based coating is utilized in applications such as automotive OEM coatings, marine coatings, vehicle refinish, wood coatings and finishes, coil coatings, industrial coatings, metal coatings, packaging coatings, and various printing inks, including flexography, gravure, inkjet, lithographic, and screen printing. Employing radiation cure, it is compatible with metal and wood substrates, presenting a clear appearance.

ADDITOL® XW 6580 is a leveling and substrate wetting agent formulated with a polyether-modified siloxane, suitable for both waterborne and solvent-borne paint systems. This additive is designed to reduce surface tension effectively, leading to improved substrate wetting and leveling, without contributing to foam stabilization. It is labeled as tin-free, monomer-free, and APEO-free. ADDITOL® XW 6580 offers features such as circulation stability, wet-on-wet properties, multi-substrate adhesion, improved edge coverage, low film thickness, improved long-wave reduction, and reduced surface preparation. It finds applications in solvent-borne coatings, clearcoats, and waterborne coatings.

EBECRYL® 350, developed by CASE Ingredients, is a versatile radiation-curable liquid designed for the automotive and transportation, industrial, and paints and coatings markets. With labeling claims including bisphenol A-free, low-carbon footprint (PCF), solvent-free, and VOC-free, it meets stringent environmental standards. This cloudy liquid offers a range of application methods, such as curtain coating, dip coating, gravure coating, roller coating, and slot-die. Compatible with various substrates, including metal, paper, plastics, and wood, EBECRYL® 350 provides a clear and durable finish, making it suitable for automotive OEM coatings, wood finishes, and various specialty coatings.

DISPARLON® L-1984N is a silicone-free, acrylic polymer surface control agent for leveling properties in medium polarity systems. Recommended for acrylic coatings including high solids melamine and 2K urethanes. L-1984N has lower surface tension than L-1980N and can be used where greater wetting is required.

ADDITOL® VXW 6396 is a multifaceted solution that excels as a flow promoter, leveling agent, and flow modifier in a variety of applications. Tailored for clearcoat, screen printing ink, inkjet ink, waterborne coating, varnishes, flexography ink, and gravel ink, it proudly claims to be NMP-free, APEO-free, and tin-free. Standout features include reduced overspray, improved edge coverage, improved long wave reduction, low film thickness, improved short wave reduction, reduced surface preparation, and wet-on-wet properties. With applications spanning paints and coatings, especially automotive OEM coatings, marine coatings, and vehicle refinish.

DISPARLON® AQ-200 is an acrylic copolymer leveling agent designed to improve leveling of the film keeping good re-coatability in waterborne systems.

EBECRYL® 5848 by CASE Ingredients is a bio-based, radiation-curable coating designed for eco-conscious applications. With a bisphenol A-free formulation and emphasizing an environmentally friendly approach, it boasts a low carbon footprint (PCF) while being solvent-free and VOC-free. This versatile product suits various sectors, including building, construction, and industrial coatings. Its application methods range from air knife and curtain coating to flexography and gravure coating, offering compatibility with metal, plastic, and wood substrates.

DISPARLON® L-1980N is silicone-free acrylic polymer surface control agent for high polarity solventborne systems. Recommended for use in polyester/melamine and urethane coatings and in unsaturated polyester applications for leveling and defoaming properties.

DISPARLON® NSH-8430HF is a surface control additive based on specially prepared acrylic/silicone copolymers designed for baking paints such as acrylic/melamine, alkyd/melamine, polyester/melamine and acid/epoxy paint for automotive and appliance applications. This product strongly prevents cratering caused by dirt/stain contamination, and gives excellent wetting over low surface tension coatings such as some of the new high-polarity automotive OEM coatings.

DISPARLON® LHP-96 is a silicone modified surface control agents based on specially prepared acrylic and vinyl polymers. These products have unique properties that allow them to eliminate cratering caused by various kinds of surface contaminants and spray mists, and promote leveling of the coating.

DISPARLON® LHP-90 is a silicone-free surface control additive based on specially prepared acrylic and vinyl polymers. These products have unique properties that allow them to eliminate cratering caused by various kinds of surface contaminants and spray mists, and promote leveling of the coating.

DISPARLON® L-1983N is a silicone-free acrylic polymer surface control additive for leveling properties in low polarity systems such as epoxy primers and epoxy/acrylic UV cure inks.

DISPARLON® LS-430 is a surface control additive based on a specially prepared silicone polymer. This product has the unique ability to eliminate cratering caused by various kinds of dirt/stain or spray mists. Effective in waterborne systems.

Teraflow® P-1000 is designed to promote the control of orangepeel and other surface defects in powder coatings. It dramatically improves flow and leveling, reduces cratering and pinholes and provides improved pigment dispersion for epoxies, hybrids, TGIC and PRIMID powder coatings systems.

Dynoadd® F-802 is Multifunctional adhesion promoting leveling additive for solvent borne formulations, Additive for primers or backer formulations, Improved reactivity, Rapid PU foam adhesion development, Strengthens inter-coat adhesion of PU topcoats to primers.

Anti-foam and de-aeration agent for solvent-free systems like Epoxy and Polyurethane

CoatOSil™ 7500 copolymer is a silicone-polyether block copolymer that can help provide excellent flow and leveling in a variety of solvent borne and coil coating applications. It is an excellent candidate for coil coatings such as pre-painted metal applications.

Additive designed as slip and leveling agent with good defoaming effect.

Afcona 3231 is a slip and leveling additive used mainly in metal and uv coatings.

Reacrone RLP-111 is based on a liquid acrylic polymer carried on polyester resin.

CoatOSil™ 3500 coatings additive provides an excellent balance of properties in radiation cure coatings. It reduces coefficient of friction (COF) in acrylate based coatings, without generating foam or reducing gloss. This is possible because of its compatibility in formulated coatings. In addition, CoatOSil™ 3500 coatings additive is an exceptional general purpose flow and leveling agent and antimar additive for both waterborne and solventborne coatings.

Afcona 3570 is a leveling and anti-crater agent for aqueous coatings with low foam stabilizing effect.

Additive designed as slip and leveling agent with good defoaming effect.

Afcona 3585 is a silicone based leveling, substrate wetting and anti-crater agent for aqueous coatings without influence of inter coating adhesion.