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Ever-growing markets in the Asia Pacific region call out for more products, faster service. An automaker must v cut production time:for popular truck models to meet consumer demand. Body shops and insurance companies : lookforguidanceinmanagmgcollision repairs and getting car owners back behind the wheel faster. DuPont Coatings & ColorTechnologies responds. Opening a new technical service center inShanghai. Developing^ new process that lays down two tones of truck paint in one pass.through the paint booth: And creating a new' consulting enterprise that brings DuPont expertise to collision repair. All while earning the Clean Air Excellence Award from the U S Environmental Protection Agency \;i a '1 "Un ^ m ffw vw ? if. , lilU r*,;tr^ NY ! Hiii mm. Kk'M mpSfl y w&mi % AM-V- w'Mwm-M T.C?' -* 0 *' l1 Tl . HyperCureTM Clearcoat is the . Clear Winner GC . : .7;' / . ., Autoiiiotive.body shops-nccd a.-fast"-. ; curing time lor-pew, finishes i---:V' " but they know- that, the customer Y demands a "like ncu,''.appearancc. V. And body ,shops:,gct boihjiyith ... 7 DuPontrM HypciCiireW clearcoat ' finishes, (he fastest-drying, baking , and ait-dry cleats on'the market. I he production.and marketing effort for HyperCureTM clearcoat finishes was so outstanding that it Cantered the annual Pinnacle Award civen by DuPonr for mar keting excellence. Fittingly enough, the.award was presented to the .'.team lhatdeveloped HypcrCurcW.' by' four-rime 'NA$<3AR#A\h'riscon' / .Cup Champion Jef f. Gordon \'V / (fourth from-right).1 who really '' , > ' tV iindetsianetsispeed-aiid cars!'. ,vh\C Spotlight on Science: Eva Friggc Keeps Auto Finishes Showroom New From the moment a car or truck leaves the factory, its finish faces Two-tone Paint Process Wins Ford World Excellence Award "constant.assault -- from the sun.' \ , Ford 'Motor Company has enjoyed flying gravel, road salt, air pollution and more. The only protection rising demand for its two-tone F-250 and F-350 heavy-duty pickup trucks. lor the vehicle's high gloss paint is .Bur two passes through a paint booth 35 to 55 micrometers of clear and oven dramatically increased topcoat. At the DuPont Herberts production time at the company's Automotive Systems lab in Wuppertal, Kentucky truck plant.! hen DuPont Germany, anaktical chemist Fva Fngge Herberts Automotive Systems, the . continually searches for ways to OEM unit of DuPont Performance make that topcoat rougher. Her Coatings, developed a "one-pass" work led to the development of , paint process. Using a special second DuPontIM ProTect Clear'*,-offeting- .- primer, the color accent Coat is a new'level of mar and etch resistance. . ` applied over-the wet prime layer while By teaming with'colleagues in, the : , . >:' maintaining traditional 'chip dnU resin department,'Fyii specified a : ." ' corrosion protection and durability -new-' binder for the ''clearcoat thar'.v' ' - , raised hardness-'while'retaining \polymer elasticity.' 'y'/'y.--. -.3 : characteristics: }n'April'of '2003, Ford ;f. honored the painting-breakthrough /'with its World Excellence Ayyard --. Recognition- of^Achievement. This innovation also won,the prestigious Henry Ford Technology Award.