SurFunction and Zeiss Form Strategic Partnership
SurFunction GmbH and Zeiss have entered into a comprehensive strategic partnership. Together, they are driving the industrial scaling of functional…
Beckers Opens New Resin Plant for More Sustainable Coatings
The Beckers Group has opened a new resin plant in Nagpur, India. The facility will produce polyester resins using renewable and recycled raw materials…
2026 Eugen Hartmann Prize for the Automation of Cold Gas Spraying
Marcel Lewke, M.Sc., is receiving the 2026 Eugen Hartmann Prize for his outstanding professional achievements in the field of measurement and…
Fraunhofer IST Awarded the 2026 Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Thin Film and Surface Technology IST were awarded the 2026 Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize for an innovative…
Swiss Cluster Receives Award for Thin-Film Technology
Swiss Cluster has received the 2026 "Swiss Economic Award" in the "Manufacturing/Trade" category. The Empa spin-off develops equipment for…
AkzoNobel supplies protective coatings for energy project
High-performance coatings from AkzoNobel protect a green energy project in an industrial park in China—which houses wind power and chemical processing…
Nordmann is partnering with VB Technochemicals
Nordmann has entered into a new partnership with the Swiss company VB Technochemicals SA (VB Techno). Since April 2026, Nordmann has been distributing…
Fem: New PVD process shortens thin-film development time
With an extended combinatorial PVD process, the Fem Forschungsinstitut develops new thin films significantly faster and more efficiently. Systematic…
KIT: Vacuum coating of perovskite solar cells
Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the University of Valencia have further developed a fast, solvent-free vacuum process…
Spectaris Association criticizes planned PFAS restrictions
The German industry association Spectaris warns of the far-reaching consequences of the planned PFAS restriction for medical technology, photonics and…
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