Coatings General

Functional as well as decorative surface coatings are used to protect objects, improve haptics or appearance, or achieve other effects through special surface structures.

PVD process Thin film development Fem

Fem: New PVD process shortens thin-film development time

CoatingsFEM

With an extended combinatorial PVD process, the Fem Forschungsinstitut develops new thin films significantly faster and more efficiently. Systematic…

Vacuum coating perovskite solar cells KIT

KIT: Vacuum coating of perovskite solar cells

CoatingsKIT

Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the University of Valencia have further developed a fast, solvent-free vacuum process…

Spectaris PFAS coatings Coatings

Spectaris Association criticizes planned PFAS restrictions

CoatingsSpectaris

The German industry association Spectaris warns of the far-reaching consequences of the planned PFAS restriction for medical technology, photonics and…

Fraunhofer ISE laboratory perovskite silicon photovoltaics

Fraunhofer ISE opens laboratory for perovskite silicon photovoltaics

CoatingsFraunhofer ISE

With the new "Pero-Si-Scale" laboratory, Fraunhofer ISE aims to accelerate the industrial introduction of perovskite silicon tandem solar cells. The…

Adler Lego Aqua-Öl Plus water-based wood coating

Adler Legno Aqua-Oil Plus for more durability and naturalness

CoatingsAdler

Adler is launching a water-based oil for furniture and interior design that provides extra resistance for particularly natural surfaces - both in…

Fraunhofer IPT process chain for functionalized thin glass

Fraunhofer IPT: New process chain for functionalized thin glass

CoatingsFraunhofer IPT

Together with project partners, Fraunhofer IPT has developed a process chain for the production of 3D thin glass with a functionalized surface. The…

Von Ardenne coating device clean room

Von Ardenne puts new coating machine into operation in the clean room

CoatingsVon Ardenne

Von Ardenne commissions its new coating machine, the Opta X300, in its recently opened clean room in Germany. This enables the production of…

Dry coating Batteries flour-free

Fraunhofer IWS: Fluorine-free dry coating for batteries

CoatingsFraunhofer IWS

The "Fredy" project is developing new technologies for the dry coating of battery electrodes. Fraunhofer IWS and the Taiwanese ITRI are working…

Kesseböhmer coating systems Corrosion protection

Kesseböhmer: Coating technologies for high demands

CoatingsKesseböhmer

Coating processes for functional and decorative metal surfaces that meet high requirements for corrosion protection and process reliability will be…

Dörken PFAS-free coatings Volvo

Dörken PFAS-free coating solutions accepted at Volvo

CoatingsDörken

Dörken achieves another milestone with PFAS-free coating solutions in a specification: Volvo Car Corporation includes a complete system in the VCS…

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