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Caber Impianti festeggia 40 anni

Caber Impianti, azienda di Carate Brianza (MB), specializzata nella produzione di impianti di lavaggio industriale di minuterie e particolari metallici, nasce nel 1976 dallo spirito imprenditoriale di Angelo Bergamini. Da sempre attenti alle tecnologie a basso impatto ambientale, Caber Impianti è in grado di fornire macchine per la pulizia dei metalli di tutti i generi e per tutte le quantità di produzione; infatti, l’esperienza pluridecennale nel settore consente all'azienda di fornire la giusta soluzione ad ogni problema. Premiata negli anni tra le aziende che si sono distinte nella categoria Made in Italy nel mondo, quest’anno festeggia 40 anni durante una serata insieme a collaboratori, clienti e amici.

Where are water-based coatings gone?

A good question, which is difficult to answer in a comprehensive way.

On one hand, we could say that the industrial world and the new global economic conception is going in the direction of reducing costs (and pollution is a cost, indeed), improving the workers’ living conditions (even if in current water-based coatings there is a certain amount of solvent, it is undeniable that they are less toxic) and consumers’ living condition (the "indoor" emissions are virtually nil), improving material performance (almost 100% of water-based paints are used for frames painting and, consequently, they have excellent resistance "even" outside where the stresses are definitely superior to internal ones), in our “explorations” looking for virtuous companies we often stumble in organizations resigned in using traditional solvent-based paints.

The most common answer that is given by those working in this field is always the same: “I would like to use them, but they dry with more difficulty, and it is necessary to pay more attention in the preparation of the substrate, and furthermore they are more expensive”.

Is it true that water-based coating’s technology – which has been produced since the late sixties of the last century… - has not solved those problems? I don’t think so. After all there are companies that produce wood paintings – practically – only water-based, and with a recognized high quality. Unfortunately, not the Italian ones: some of them which started “in the right way”, but then they backtracked, except a couple of exemplary companies, which truly believe in a future of low environmental impact paints, starting from their sellers (at least those who we know) first ones to promote these products to users.

DRYING: Everyone assume that water-based coatings dry very slowly, slower than the solvent-based ones, without knowing that the water, with the help of some co-solvents in small quantities, forms "azeotropic" solutions that evaporate at water’s temperature (100° C), faster than toluolo (111° C), so that “hydro” paints dry out faster: seeing is believing.

SUBSTRATE PREPARATION: We talk a lot about quality, but we haven’t yet taken for granted that quality starts from smoothing, pre-treatment, in conclusion from substrate preparation?

COSTS: It is trivially a matter of market functioning, considering that if there was a greater demand, raw materials would reduce their cost and, consequently, also paints. Anyway, not to pollute is already a way to reduce costs (health care, waste, diluents, and so on).

Finally, without giving due consideration to other “defects” reported by detractors as, for example, the need to have a heated warehouse. Progress needs a healthy “natural selection”; having adequate production systems – not only plants, but also business organisation and work-condition’s respect – are essential conditions for companies’ survival.

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