Abstract: The present invention relates to platelet-shaped anticorrosion pigments, wherein the platelet-shaped zinc-magnesium alloy pigments have a composition comprising 25.1 to 76.85 mol % of Zn, 23 to 67.3 mol % of Mg, 0.15 to 7.6 mol % of Mn, Be, Y, Li, Sn and mixtures thereof, 0 to 5 mol % of Al, Ti, Fe, Cu and mixtures thereof, based in each case on the total molar amount of the elements Zn, Mg, Mn, Be, Y, Li, Sn, Al, Ti, Fe and Cu, where the molar percentages add up to 100 mol %. The invention further relates to the use and production of these pigments.

Abstract: A ridge vent comprising a pair of opposing vent parts each fabricated from a plurality of stacked, interconnected layers of a corrugated plastic sheet material and a top panel extending between and connected to the opposing vent parts, with the entire assembled ridge vent being rolled into a spiral or coil, and secured in that configuration for later installation on a roof. The assembled ridge vent is rolled into the spiral configuration from an initially planar configuration by engaging a leading end of the ridge vent and rolling the ridge vent onto a drum or mandrel to form a tight, uniform spiral. The rolled vent can then be labeled and banded or packaged. The fabrication process from bulk rolls of sheet material to packaged roof vents can be substantially continuous and automated. Roof vents of various lengths or widths can be manufactured with only minor adjustments or substitutions in the fabrication equipment.