Surface Technology News

The latest daily news on surface technology: Industry and product news covering painting technology, mechanical surface finishing, parts cleaning, pretreatment, coatings, corrosion protection, electroplating, surface analysis/measurement & testing, drying and curing, plant engineering, plasma technology, specialty chemicals, and other topics.

More Surface Technology News

Surface Technology Topics

Laser-based manufacturing of complex glass optics

Laser-based manufacturing processes enable the efficient production of high-precision optics. Even complex geometries, such as aspheric or free-form optics, can be manufactured cost-effectively, flexibly, and with high precision.

Liquid paint or powder coating—which process is best for components?

Which industrial coating process is best suited—liquid painting or powder coating—depends on the component. Both have strengths and weaknesses that must be weighed against one another.

Insulation Coatings Battery Systems Energy Storage High-Voltage Coatings

Insulation coatings for battery and stationary storage systems

Insulation coatings protect metallic components in battery systems and storage systems from voltage surges. Such high-voltage coatings ensure safe electrical insulation even under high voltages.

Parts Cleaning, Process Control, Lab-on-a-Chip, AI, Ecoclean

Automated monitoring of cleaning quality in parts cleaning

Cleaning and drying processes are monitored by a new system with automated analyses and AI-based process control and optimized in terms of quality, energy and resource use.

Water-repellent plasma coating for PFAS-free textiles

A new plasma process is set to replace PFAS in outdoor and functional textiles. Researchers are developing water-repellent coatings that use fewer chemicals and are more sustainable.

Direct laser cladding reduces cycle time and costs for metal coatings

Laser direct cladding is a new process for fast and energy-efficient thick metal coatings. The technology significantly reduces cycle times, energy requirements and post-processing.

Tools for precise plastics processing

Machining plastics and fiber-reinforced composites places high demands on tools and processes. Specialized milling, grinding, and cutting tools enable precise machining and controlled processes.

Bruker Alicona: 25 Years of Optical 3D Surface Measurement Technology

Bruker Alicona celebrates 25 years - optical 3D surface metrology

Bruker Alicona celebrates its 25th anniversary and optical 3D surface metrology. A research project led to the development of focus variation, a method that closes the gap between tactile and optical surface measurement technology.

Stuttgart Surface Technology Award “Die Oberfläche” Award Winners

Stuttgart Surface Technology Prize 2026 "The Surface" - Award winners

The Stuttgart Surface Technology Prize "The Surface 2026" was awarded to solutions that can replace chemical cleaning processes, bring recyclates into electroplating and provide an alternative to gold in power electronics.

Coating windows and doors with spray robots

Automatic coating of windows and doors with a spraying robot

A window manufacturer switched from manual painting to automated robot painting. The entire three-coat process for windows, front doors and façade elements is now carried out fully automatically by a spraying robot.

Technical articles on surface technology covering all sectors, including painting technology, mechanical surface finishing, parts cleaning, pretreatment, coatings, corrosion protection, electroplating, surface analysis/measurement & testing, drying and curing, plant engineering, plasma technology, specialty chemicals, and other related topics.