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B+T company founder deceased Obituary

B+T Group bids farewell to its founders

IndustryB+T

The B+T Group bids farewell to its founders Werner Ruhl and Willi Perschbacher, who both passed away last month at the age of 90 after fulfilling…

Interest group Partners for Defense P4D

Interest group "Partners for Defense" (P4D) founded

IndustryP4D

Eight leading industrial companies have joined forces to form the Partners for Defence interest group to provide production solutions for the defense…

Stuttgart Surface Technology Prize 2026

Stuttgart Surface Technology Prize 2026: Application deadline extended

IndustryFraunhofer IPA

Fraunhofer IPA awards the Stuttgart Surface Technology Prize "The Surface" again in 2026. The application deadline for the award for innovative…

VOA Annual Report 2025/2026

VOA presents Annual Report 2025/2026 - Association activities and developments

IndustryVOA

The German Aluminum Surface Finishing Association (VOA) has published its 2025/2026 Annual Report, which provides a comprehensive overview of the…

ZVO position paper BREF documents

ZVO position paper on BREF documents published

IndustryZVO

The Zentralverband Oberflächentechnik e.V. (ZVO) has published a comprehensive position and criticism paper on the new BREF guideline. From the point…

Dr. Herrmann takes over IFO Qubus Powder Symposium

Dr. Herrmann GmbH & Co. KG is taken over by IFO/Qubus Group

IndustryQubus

Dr. Herrmann GmbH & Co. KG will become part of the IFO/Qubus Group from July 2026. The Dresden Powder Symposium will also continue to be organized by…

Dürr sustainability rating EcoVadis Platinum

Dürr Group achieves platinum status in EcoVadis sustainability rating

IndustryDürr

The Dürr Group has achieved the highest category, platinum status, in the latest EcoVadis sustainability rating. This puts the mechanical and plant…

ZVO political exchange energy transition MEP Jens Geier

ZVO in political exchange on the energy transition

IndustryZVO

Jens Geier, SPD Member of the European Parliament, visited Lars Baumgürtel, ZVO Board Member and Managing Director of the Zinq Group, at the…

Focus Day PFAS Plastics Institute

PFAS focus day at the Lüdenscheid Plastics Institute

IndustryKunststoff-Institut

The Focus Day PFAS 2026 on the topic of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) and the current situation with regard to the ECHA restriction…

ZVO complexity working group

ZVO working group on the topic of complexity

IndustryZVO

On November 19 and 20, 2025, ZVO department head Dr. Malte-Matthias Zimmer, together with employees from Zeschky as well as students and young…

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