Spray Patterns BY AVA CARIDAD Editorial Director GlowSpray reusable glow product from Photonix, Inc. earned the European Aerosol Federation’s (FEA) Most Innovative Aerosol Product 2013 award at the 28th annual FEA International Aerosol Congress. GlowSpray is instant “liquid-light” in a spray can that lasts for hours. It can be used on t-shirts and running socks, as well as for camping, hiking, hunting and holidays. Lindal Group’s Bi-Power valve keeps the two chemical light components separate until the moment the actuator is pressed, making GlowSpray the only commercial, dual dispensing aerosol spray on the The graffiti mecca “5 Pointz” is seen on Aug. 9, 2013 (top), and again, after being painted over by developers in the dead of night on Nov. 19, 2013 in the Long Island City neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Artists and representatives of 5 Pointz had been in a battle to save the building, which the owner wants to knock down in order to develop highrise apartment buildings. The artists have argued that the building should be saved by the city as a historic landmark. However, in the early morning hours of November, the owners hired workers to paint over a majority of the paintings. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images) market, according to Lindal. 46 Spray February 2014 The Midwest Aerosol Association (MAA) elected its 2014 Board at its December meeting. Standing from L to R: Tim Corcoran, PLZ Aeroscience; Bob Strauss, ITW Sexton Can; Pat Gieske, Valspar; Brock Manner, Diversified CPC; Mark Kubiak, Valspar; Ed Piszynski, Chicago Aerosol; Hunter Williams, Summit Packaging Systems (VP); Ryun Bibro, IKI Manufacturing; Mike Byrnes, Montebello Packaging; and Brad Brunsman, Aeropres (Secretary). Seated from L to R: Kathy Kochevar; SC Johnson; Deborah Zopel, The Cary Co. (President); and Faye Haber, eStyle Caps & Closures (Treasurer). Ball Corp. received Can of the Year honors for three packaging innovations at the 2013 Canmaker Summit, held recently in Edinburgh, Scotland. In the aerosol category, the Fa Sport Ultimate Dry impact extruded can won a silver award. In the beverage two-piece category, the Coors Light World’s Most Refreshing Can won a gold award and the Coca-Cola Dynamark can won a silver award. The Fa Sport Ultimate Dry deodorant can, a collaboration between Ball and Henkel, is a lighter, extruded aluminum can made using Ball’s metal technology. This utilizes recycled aluminum to create a metal alloy that exhibits increased strength and allows lightweighting of the container without affecting package integrity. The technology allows Ball to lightweight its extruded aluminum aerosol packaging by as much as 10%, with further lightweighting expected in the future. Colorado’s Mesa County Hazardous Facility closed out 2013 by setting a new record: more than 6,600 residents disposed hazardous waste in 2013. Hazardous waste items included aerosol cans, antifreeze, florescent and compact florescent lights, insecticides, car batteries and electronics. Officials say nearly 300,000 pounds of hazardous waste was deposited through the third quarter of 2013
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