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BASF Coatings Lean Lab: New laboratory concept for automotive coatings
BASF Coatings has opened a new laboratory for the development and production of water-based basecoats for customers in the European automotive…
Coatmaster: New operating system for closed-loop coating thickness measurement
Coatmaster has introduced pioneering innovations to the new Flex OS V7 operating system for its Flex coating thickness measurement systems, including…
New IGSB study on sooting of hot-dip galvanized steel components
The Interessengemeinschaft Brandschutz-Beschichtungen e. V. (IGSB) has published a scientific study together with partners that provides new findings…
German Championship of Vehicle Painters 2025: Winners crowned
Eleven young talents competed for the title of champion at the German Championships for Vehicle Painters in Hilden between November 24 and 26, 2025.…
BASF Coatings develops 100 car paints with Xiaomi
BASF Coatings is partnering with Xiaomi to co-develop 100 new automotive color shades over the next three years. The three-year initiative will…
Ecoclean EcoCvario - all-rounder for water-based precision cleaning
With the new EcoCvario spray-flood cleaning system, Ecoclean has developed a highly flexible solution for water-based precision cleaning. The modular…
Dürr and BBS Automation inaugurate joint training center
Dürr Systems and BBS Automation have inaugurated a joint training center for the neighboring Bietigheim and Freiberg sites. Here, trainees from the…
Atorn solid carbide high feed deburrer 90° - for precise deburring and chamfering
The Atorn solid carbide high feed deburrer 90° from Hahn + Kolb is designed for use with high feed rates and has been specially developed for…
30 years of Vapic: generational change in management
Cleaning specialist Vapic celebrates its 30th anniversary and at the same time sets the course for the future: company founder Reiner Wolf hands over…
New Vacuum Diagnostics Service from Busch Vacuum Solutions
Inefficient vacuum systems can lead to higher costs or even production downtime. The free Vacuum Diagnostics Service from Busch Vacuum Solutions…
ZVO sees little improvement in economic situation for 2025
The German Surface Technology Association (ZVO) currently sees little sign of an improvement in the economic situation. In its economic forecast for…
IHK Resilience Award 2025: Awards for surface technology companies
Pulverakademie Bader and Rieger Metallveredelung were awarded second and third place in the IHK Resilience Award Ostwürttemberg 2025. This year's…
BASF Coatings receives Green Impact Pioneer Award
BASF Coatings has been honored with the Green Impact Pioneer Award at the 12th Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Award of the European Chamber of…
VOA training seminars on coating and anodizing
The Association for the Surface Finishing of Aluminium (VOA) offered two compact, practical training courses on the topics of coating and anodization…
Ruderer adds technical adhesive tapes from Tesa to its range
Ruderer Klebetechnik is expanding its range to include technical adhesive tapes from the Tesa brand. The mounting tapes can be used for covering…
WMV coating system Pulz-Xtend with robot automation
The advanced powder Xtend coating system from WMV combines a drum changing system and robot handling for the first time. This increases output to…
Optical coating at Laser Components celebrates 40 years
Optical coating at Laser Components celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2026. The company is now known worldwide in the laser industry for its…
Helmut Fischer: New opening of the Dortmund application laboratory
Helmut Fischer opens a new application laboratory at the Business Campus of Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts. This location will…
New Adler seminar program 2026 for wood processors
Adler Lacke is also offering a training program for wood processors in 2026. The seminar courses for painters and coaters will take place at various…
AkzoNobel and Axalta merger - new global coatings company
AkzoNobel and Axalta plan to combine in a share-based merger to create a new global coatings company with sales of around 17 billion dollars. The…
Formnext 2025 has started - Additive manufacturing
Formnext 2025 in Frankfurt am Main opened its doors with a strong start. Until November 21, 803 exhibitors are presenting the international top class…
Wenglor presents new automation solutions at SPS 2025
The Wenglor Sensoric Group will be presenting pioneering sensor and image processing solutions at the international trade fair for industrial…
ZVO represented at Surtech Eurasia 2025 in Istanbul
The ZVO was represented at this year's Surtech Eurasia, one of the most important international trade fairs for surface technology and electroplating…
PaintExpo expects exhibitors from 26 nations
At PaintExpo, world market leaders, innovation drivers and medium-sized companies from the industrial painting technology sector will be presenting…
31st Stuttgart Industry Get-Together Paint - Varnish - Surface
The Stuttgart industry get-together Paint - Varnish - Surface will once again take place as a face-to-face event on December 4, 2025. The focus will…
New abrasive flap disc from Lukas-Erzett for maximum removal rate
The V4 Purple Power abrasive flap disc from Lukas-Erzett is a durable abrasive tool that has been developed for maximum stock removal - perfectly…
BASF Coatings: New production plant for automotive series coatings
BASF Coatings has successfully commissioned a state-of-the-art production plant for automotive coatings at its Münster site. The new plant is designed…
SurFunction receives "Best Award 2025" for surface functionalization
SurFunction GmbH was awarded second place in the prestigious "Best Award 2025" in the steel, metal service and surface technology category at…
New Umicore hard gold plating without hazardous substances
With Auruna 3408, Umicore Metal Deposition Solutions (MDS) presents an innovative hard gold electrolyte that uncompromisingly meets the requirements…
Adler receives H. F. Mark Sustainability Award for paint recycling research project
Paint manufacturer Adler, together with the Institute of Chemical Engineering at the University of Innsbruck, has developed innovative concepts for…
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