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Wagner expands into South America: Brazil branch
Wagner has founded J. Wagner Brasil Ltda. The new subsidiary is based in Campinas near Sao Paulo, Brazil, and is strategically well positioned in view…
Bundesverband Farbe Gestaltung Bautenschutz: New managing director
The general meeting of the Bundesverband Farbe Gestaltung Bautenschutz elected Dr. Philipp Frank (58) as the successor to Mathias Bucksteeg on April…
Sata: New boiler gun for large areas and high requirements
With the new Jet K, Sata presents a spray gun that is specifically designed to meet the requirements of modern trade and industrial painting. The…
Polytec appoints Dr. Alexander Huber as Chief Executive Officer
Polytec GmbH has appointed Dr. Alexander Huber as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with effect from April 2026, setting the course for the company's next…
Sherwin-Williams: ProGrid coatings for the energy sector
Sherwin-Williams launches ProGrid, an innovative portfolio of coatings specifically designed to meet the ever-evolving needs of energy infrastructure…
AD Chemicals establishes German subsidiary and expands
AD Chemicals has founded AD Chemicals GmbH, a German sales office in Emmerich am Rhein. With the new company, the company aims to offer customers in…
Walther Spritz- und Lackiersysteme becomes part of J. Wagner GmbH
The Wagner subsidiary Walther Spritz- und Lackiersysteme GmbH will become part of J. Wagner GmbH and will operate under the globally strong Wagner…
New LPW system PowerPulse CNp with ultrasound
The new PowerPulse CNp with ultrasound from LPW Reinigungssysteme requires a minimal footprint and offers maximum high purity technology. The compact,…
Leutenegger + Frei AG pushes ahead with internationalization
Leutenegger + Frei is consistently driving forward its strategic development. The focus is on further market expansion, even greater customer…
Sita webinar: Measurement technology for quality assurance in component cleaning
A three-part webinar from Sita from April 14 to May 7, 2026 will teach the basics and practice of measurement technology for quality assurance in…
Henkel: Heat seal and barrier coatings for paper packaging
Henkel Adhesive Technologies is expanding its Paper Coatings portfolio with new water-based barrier and heat-seal coatings. The solutions are designed…
Summer School Electrochemistry and Electroplating 2026
The Summer School of the Department of Electrochemistry and Electroplating at TU Ilmenau from June 14 to 20, 2026 offers Bachelor students and…
Covestro and Team Sonnenwagen extend partnership
Covestro is extending its partnership with Team Sonnenwagen Aachen for a further two years. The plastics manufacturer has been supporting the student…
Fikara at the SurfaceTechnology Germany 2026: Electroplating system service
Fikara will be showcasing complete solutions for electroplating systems from a single source at SurfaceTechnology Germany 2026. In-house production, a…
Dürr organizes customer event Open House 2026
Dürr is organizing the Open House 2026 as an international customer event. Under the motto "paint store of the future - path to performance", the…
Conference Filmic Contamination 2026: Call for Papers
Presentations from industry and research are being sought for the "Filmic Contamination & Clean Manufacturing Processes" conference in fall 2026. This…
Yaskawa restructures its top management in Europe
Yaskawa, a leading Japanese manufacturer in the fields of automation and technology, restructured the management at its European headquarters at the…
N2J Cleantech GmbH: New start with a new name
N2J Cleantech GmbH is recording an increasing order situation following a successful start-up. Under the leadership of new Managing Director Bastian…
GalvanoFusion project: Electrochemical process for tungsten coatings
A research alliance between the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) and the specialty electrolyte manufacturer IoLiTec, led by Fraunhofer…
Adler receives new plasma system for surface activation for the laboratory
With a modern laboratory system for plasma surface activation, the Austrian paint manufacturer Adler is strengthening its application expertise in the…
ZVO: Political dialog on surface technology in the Bundestag
On March 19, 2026, the ZVO was a guest in the German Bundestag together with representatives of the Industrial Coaters and Chemical and Plant…
Joke Technology presents mobile laser cleaning device
Joke Technology is expanding its extensive portfolio to include laser cleaning: The Eneska Laserclean 300 mobile laser cleaning device has been in the…
"Black Forest Bridge": Vapic brings contract cleaning directly to the customer
With a new logistics concept, cleaning specialist Vapic is taking its contract cleaning services beyond the borders of the Black Forest. In future,…
Gema vertical module for targeted positioning of the coating gun
The ZA17 vertical module from Gema presented at PaintExpo 2026, in combination with the ZS05 axis, enables precise positioning of gun axes for complex…
34th symposium "Industrial component cleaning" 2026
The FiT symposium "Industrial component cleaning" on June 25 and 26, 2026 at the Neckar Forum Esslingen offers know-how, informs about trends and new…
Plating Electronic: Change of management and new brand identity
Plating Electronic, a specialist in direct current and pulsed current solutions for industrial and electrochemical processes, completed a generational…
Grindinghub 2026: Saint-Gobain Abrasives presents innovative grinding solutions
Saint-Gobain Abrasives and its well-known brands Norton and Norton Winter will once again be represented at Grindinghub 2026 with the latest…
Iran war drives up commodity prices and burdens supply chains
The escalation in the Middle East is now also having a noticeable impact on German manufacturers of paints, coatings and printing inks. From the…
Macrofinishing machine from C.S.I. replaces cryogenic pre-deburring of elastomers
The new MF-15L macrofinishing machine from C.S.I. Centro Servizi Industriali automatically separates injection-molded elastomer components from the…
Brillux Industrielack converts core range of powder coatings to NT technology
Brillux Industrielack is completely converting its core range of powder coatings to low-temperature coatings. The company has optimized and completely…
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