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ALUMINUM 2026

ALUMINIUM 2026: The Meeting Place for Surface Technology

AdvertisementRX

ALUMINIUM 2026 brings together the international aluminum industry. In Hall 3, the Surface Pavilion and the Surface & Design Lounge will also showcase…

Reference Book on Sustainable Coating Systems

Vogel: New Reference Book on Sustainable Coating Systems

PaintingVogel

Vogel’s new reference book, *Sustainable Coating Systems*, provides the knowledge needed to evaluate paints and coatings throughout their entire life…

SurTec Aluminum 2026 Aluminum Surfaces

SurTec at Aluminium 2026: Surface Treatment of Aluminum

CoatingsSurTec

At Aluminium 2026 in Düsseldorf, SurTec will showcase its comprehensive portfolio of aluminum surface treatment solutions. The focus of its trade show…

Galvanoclean ZVO Surface Technology Days 2026: Electroplating Systems

Galvanoclean at the ZVO Surface Technology Conference 2026

GalvanizeGalvanoclean

At the ZVO Surface Technology Days 2026 in Karlsruhe (September 16–18), Galvanoclean GmbH will demonstrate how it can support electroplating companies…

VOA Seminars: Coating, Qualicoat, Anodizing

VOA Digital Seminars, November 2026: Coating, Qualicoat, and Anodizing

EventsVOA

With the Coating and Qualicoat Seminar on November 10 and the Anodizing Seminar from November 24 to 26, 2026, the VOA is once again offering two…

LUM Sepawa Congress 2026: Measurement Technology

LUM to Showcase Measurement Technology at the Sepawa Congress 2026

AnalyticsLUM

At the Sepawa Congress 2026 in Berlin, LUM will present solutions for particle characterization, stability assessment, and the determination of…

Axalta Car Color of the Year 2027: Redefined

Axalta's 2027 Auto Color of the Year: Redefined

PaintingAxalta

Axalta announced its 2027 Global Auto Color of the Year—Redefined—live at Automechanika in Frankfurt. Redefined is a rich, vibrant ruby red that…

ZVO Surface Technology Days 2026: Keynote on AI

ZVO Surface Technology Days: Keynote Address “AI in Small and Medium-Sized Businesses”

EventsZVO

At the ZVO Surface Days 2026, Torsten J. Koerting, an AI strategist, bestselling author, and co-founder of the Koerting Institute, will use concrete…

Lach Diamond AMB 2026

Lach Diamant to Showcase PCD Tools at AMB 2026

Mechanical ProcessingLach Diamant

At AMB 2026 in Stuttgart, Lach Diamant will showcase its line of PCD tools for industrial machining. The highlight is the PCD monoblock end mill for…

Denio's Smart Safety Cabinet

Denios: Smart Security Cabinet with Real-Time Asset Monitoring

Equipment/AccessoriesDenios

Denios is taking safety cabinets digital: The new real-time asset monitoring system automatically tracks hazardous materials, lithium-ion batteries,…

Akzonobel Aircraft Coatings: Reduced Aircraft Weight

AkzoNobel Aircraft Coatings Reduces Aircraft Weight

PaintingAkzo Nobel

AkzoNobel and TAP Air Portugal have successfully completed field tests of the lighter aircraft coating Aerobase UPD. The aerospace coating can reduce…

IST Loupe Americas: Flexible Drying for Label Printing

IST Showcases Loupe America's Flexible Drying Solution for Label Printing

Drying/HardeningIST Metz

IST will showcase the Swap4cure modular platform at Loupe Americas 2026. The system combines UV, LED-UV, and thermal drying and allows for quick…

Trumpf Coating Glass Substrates AI Chips HiPIMS Plasma Technology

Trumpf: Coating of Glass Substrates for AI Chips

Plasma TechnologyTrumpf

Trumpf has developed a HiPIMS process for coating glass substrates for future AI chips. The technology enables uniform coating of microscopic…

Oltrogge Graco-Merkur Pumps: Painting Promotion

Oltrogge Launches Promotion for Graco-Merkur Pumps

Equipment/AccessoriesOltrogge

Starting in September, Oltrogge will offer four Graco Merkur pump systems for painting and coating processes at promotional prices. The high-pressure…

Bruker Alicona AMB 2026

Bruker Alicona at AMB: Optical Coordinate Measuring System

AnalyticsBruker Alicona

Bruker Alicona will present the μCMM NEO optical coordinate measuring system for the first time in Europe at AMB 2026. It combines the measurement of…

AGW Metal Recovery: Electroplating Baths

AGW: Metal Recovery from Electroplating Process and Rinsing Waters

GalvanizeAGW Antech Gütling

AGW Antech Gütling, an exhibitor at Booth 54 at the ZVO Surface Technology Days 2026, develops and implements customized solutions for industrial…

Plasmatreat Aluminum 2026

Plasmatreat at Aluminum 2026: Cleaning and Corrosion Protection

Plasma TechnologyPlasmatreat

At Aluminium 2026, Plasmatreat will showcase chemical-free plasma cleaning and corrosion protection. These plasma processes, which can be integrated…

Laser Components Thin-Film Polarizers Coating

Laser Components: Thin-Film Polarizers for High-Power Lasers

CoatingsLaser Components

Laser Components develops custom thin-film polarizers for high-power lasers. Precise coating designs improve beam quality and stability and enable…

AI Machining Müller Precision Tools

SME Day 2026: Müller and Empolis Showcase AI for Machining

Mechanical ProcessingMüller

On August 26, Müller Präzisionswerkzeuge GmbH, together with Empolis Information Management GmbH, presented the results of the TransKI research…

Federal Association of Automotive Painters Automechanika 2026

Automechanika 2026: BFL Showcases the Diversity of Automotive Painters

PaintingBFL

At Automechanika Frankfurt (September 8–12, 2026), the Federal Association of Automotive Painters (BFL) will showcase the full scope of the modern…

Akzonobel-Axalta Merger Board of Directors

AkzoNobel and Axalta Complete New Board of Directors

PaintingAkzo Nobel

AkzoNobel and Axalta have appointed three additional members to the board of directors of the planned joint venture. With the appointments of Stephan…

Surventis Aumovio Optical Films for the Automotive Industry

Surventis and Aumovio: Optical Films for the Automotive Industry

CoatingsSurventis

Surventis has entered into a strategic development and cooperation agreement with Aumovio to further develop microstructured optical films for…

Brillux Powder Coatings for Military Technology, Switzerland

Brillux Powder Coatings Approved for Use in Swiss Military Equipment for the First Time

PaintingBrillux

The Swiss Federal Office for Armaments (Armasuisse) has granted Brillux Industrielack certification as a certified paint supplier. Industrial coaters…

Hendor MXH-H High-Pressure Magnetic Centrifugal Pumps

Hendor: New MXH-H High-Pressure Magnetic Gyroscopic Pumps

Equipment/AccessoriesHendor

Hendor is expanding its MXH series of horizontal magnetic drive centrifugal pumps with the new MXH-H high-pressure series. The new series was…

Plasmatreat's New Aurora Plasma Leadership Team

Plasmatreat: New Leadership and a Generational Transition

Plasma TechnologyPlasmatreat

At Plasmatreat, Lukas and Magnus Buske—representing the second generation—have taken over the day-to-day management of the family-owned company. At…

2026 German Championship for Painters and Varnishers

2026 German Championship for Painters and Varnishers

PaintingBV Farbe

Bremen will host the German Championship for Painters and Varnishers. Up to 16 up-and-coming talents will compete for the title of German Champion…

SKZ Weathering Test: Long-Term Durability of Coatings

SKZ: Testing the Long-Term Durability of Coatings

AnalyticsSKZ

Weathering tests in accordance with ASTM D7869 allow for the evaluation of the long-term durability of coatings under realistic conditions. To this…

ZVO Department of Environmental and Chemicals Policy Meeting

ZVO: Focus on the BREF and Chromium(VI) Restrictions

IndustryZVO

At the regular meeting of the ZVO’s Department of Environmental and Chemicals Policy (RUCP) on August 14, 2026, two topics were clearly the focus this…

EcoCbase Ecoclean: Getting Started with Solvent Cleaning

Ecoclean EcoCbase - Getting Started with Solvent Cleaning

Cleaning/Pretreat

With Ecoclean’s new EcoCbase, contaminants such as oils, greases, emulsions, and metal shavings can be efficiently removed. It offers a cost-effective…

Rehau Sicam 2026 Furniture Surfaces

Rehau at Sicam 2026: Solutions for Furniture Surfaces

CoatingsRehau

At Sicam 2026, Rehau Interior Solutions will showcase new and enhanced solutions for furniture surfaces, edges, and storage spaces. The focus will be…

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