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.

EFDS Webinar: Thin-Film Technologies for the Aerospace Industry

EFDS Webinar: Thin-Film Technologies for Aerospace

CoatingsEFDS

The European Research Society for Thin Films (EFDS) and the Space2Motion innovation network are hosting a webinar on September 29 and 30, 2026, on the…

Akzonobel Self-Cleaning Coatings for Buildings

AkzoNobel Launches Self-Cleaning Exterior Coating

CoatingsAkzo Nobel

AkzoNobel has launched a new self-cleaning extrusion coating in China that uses natural rain to remove dust and dirt from the exterior walls of…

SKZ-dissipative impregnating agent for additively manufactured plastic components

SKZ: Dischargeable Impregnation for Additively Manufactured Plastic Components

CoatingsSKZ

The SKZ Plastics Center and Diamant Polymer are developing a novel impregnation process for additively manufactured plastic components as part of the…

Busch Vacuum Solutions Formula Student Team at TU Hamburg: CFRP Race Car

Busch Vacuum: Vacuum Technology Supports Manufacturing of CFRP Race Cars

CoatingsBusch

Busch Vacuum Solutions supports the Formula Student team at the Technical University of Hamburg with vacuum technology for the production of coated…

SurFunction and Zeiss Partnership

SurFunction and Zeiss Form Strategic Partnership

CoatingsSurfunction

SurFunction GmbH and Zeiss have entered into a comprehensive strategic partnership. Together, they are driving the industrial scaling of functional…

Beckers Group Resin Plant India Coatings

Beckers Opens New Resin Plant for More Sustainable Coatings

CoatingsBeckers

The Beckers Group has opened a new resin plant in Nagpur, India. The facility will produce polyester resins using renewable and recycled raw materials…

VDI Eugen Hartmann Prize 2026: Automation in Cold Gas Spraying

2026 Eugen Hartmann Prize for the Automation of Cold Gas Spraying

CoatingsVDI

Marcel Lewke, M.Sc., is receiving the 2026 Eugen Hartmann Prize for his outstanding professional achievements in the field of measurement and…

Fraunhofer IST Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize 2026: Precision Optical Coatings

Fraunhofer IST Awarded the 2026 Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize

CoatingsFraunhofer IST

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Thin Film and Surface Technology IST were awarded the 2026 Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize for an innovative…

Swiss Thin-Film Technology Cluster Swiss Economic Award

Swiss Cluster Receives Award for Thin-Film Technology

CoatingsEmpa

Swiss Cluster has received the 2026 "Swiss Economic Award" in the "Manufacturing/Trade" category. The Empa spin-off develops equipment for…

AkzoNobel Protective Coatings Corrosion Protection Energy Project

AkzoNobel supplies protective coatings for energy project

CoatingsAkzo Nobel

High-performance coatings from AkzoNobel protect a green energy project in an industrial park in China—which houses wind power and chemical processing…

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