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Chemical Coaters Association from qualified students were reviewed by the through the association and its chapters.
International Finishing CCAIFEF Board of Directors who determined this CCAIFEF accepts scholarship applications
Education Foundation Awards year’s scholarship winners. each year beginning in January. See the winners
2020 Scholarships CCAIFEF awarded a total of US$14,500 in and apply online.
scholarships to 10 students. “As always, we www.ccaiweb.com
Finishing received applications from an impressive group of
students. What is particularly special about this AkzoNobel Supporting Artist’s
Education year’s award winners is that in addition to pursu- World Record Attempt

Foundation ing studies in areas related to industrial finish-
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ing, they already have experience working in the
The Chemical Coaters Association International industry through internships, co-ops, or job shad-
Finishing Education Foundation (CCAIFEF) owing,” notes Sheila LaMothe, CCAIFEF Execu-
recently announced this year’s scholarship tive Director. “We are excited to follow the career
recipients. Since 1992, CCAI has awarded scholar- paths of these students as they are the future of
ship money from the CCAI Matt Heuertz Scholar- the finishing and coatings industry.”
ship Fund to students enrolled in programs that In addition to cash awards sent to the
could lead to a career in coatings and finishing. student’s school account, each scholarship recipi-
The year 2020 is the first the scholarships are ent receives a one-year student membership in Artist Sacha Jafri, is attempting to create the
being awarded through CCAI’s Finishing CCAI which allows them to gain exposure to the largest canvas painting ever made. He’s using
Education Foundation (CCAIFEF). Applications industry and benefit from the resources available AkzoNobel’s Dulux products and hoping to paint

Remote On-Line Extruder Commissioning and Start-Up Other additional benefits are that the system can gather and store up
A new powder coating extruder at a factory in India has been commissioned to 20 days’ worth of extruder process data. This can then be accessed
and started remotely by Baker Perkins engineers based in the UK. remotely for analysis or extraction. Baker Perkins technicians can
This is an extension of existing capabilities where, with the customer’s evaluate extruder process data and advise on improvements to overall
permission, Baker Perkins is able to log in to a machine regardless of equipment effectiveness (OEE), or identify causes to production issues.
location and, providing there is access to the Internet, carry out fault- By comparison, standard platforms offer a maximum of 10 days
finding and software updates. data logging.
This feature has allowed Baker Perkins to modify equipment www.bakerperkins.com
functionality, including the options to add upstream and downstream
equipment to the existing extruder control. These alterations can be
made with minimal cost, as the engineer does not have to leave Baker
Perkins’ office in the UK.
The MPX50 extruder in India is now in full production: a video link
allowed step-by-step guidance from a technician in the UK to the
customer’s engineer on-site. Remote support was achieved using an
Industrial Router mounted in the extruder control panel, which enabled
remote PLC access via a Wi-Fi VPN connection.
This unit is setup to connect to a specific WiFi access point. This
facility allows Baker Perkins technicians to remotely assist during com-
missioning / start-up, and then provide ongoing support when required,
with the ability to evaluate and give advice to solve problems and improve
performance throughout the machine’s life.
Crucially, the secure and certificated VPN connection does not have to be
permanent and does not require interaction with customer IT systems.
Customer security is not compromised as we do not need to access their
internal network and there is no inter-connectivity with customer IT systems.
This machine was commissioned at the height of the COVID-19
Pandemic, when international travel was severely restricted. This is an
option available to Baker Perkins customers throughout the world.
An additional benefit is that commissioning costs and time can be
significantly reduced.

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