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Axalta presents cloud-based platform for vehicle refinish
Axalta launches Axalta Nimbus, its global customer experience platform for automotive refinish customers. This connects all of Axalta's tools and…
Heidelberger and Solenis cooperate on barrier coatings
Heidelberger and Solenis will be working together in the field of paper packaging in the future. The aim is to develop a cost-effective process for…
Umicore: 100% recycled precious metals for electroplated metal coatings
Umicore introduces Nexyclus, a comprehensive range of fully recycled precious metals. This enables the Umicore Business Line Electroplating to offer…
Industrial component cleaning conference 2024: 20 years of FiT
The Industrial Parts Cleaning Association (FiT) celebrated its 20th anniversary at the 32nd Industrial Parts Cleaning Conference 2024 in Dresden. The…
WorldSkills Lyon 2024: BASF Coatings sponsors vehicle painters
More than 1,400 competitors from around 70 countries and regions took part in this year's 47th WorldSkills competition in Lyon, France. BASF Coatings…
ETH Zurich develops new method for PFAS degradation
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a new method to break down a dangerous subgroup of PFAS, known as PFOS. With the help of nanoparticles and…
Laserline at Euroblech 2024: Diode lasers for joining, hardening and coating
At EuroBlech 2024, Laserline will be presenting solutions for processing sheet metal, copper and aluminum components. Key topics include multi-spot…
ZVO Surface Days 2024 in Leipzig with 550 participants
The ZVO Surface Days 2024 attracted around 550 visitors and 70 participants to the Leipzig Congress Center from September 12 to 13. Visitors from the…
AkzoNobel chooses the color of the year 2025
True Joy is AkzoNobe's color of the year 2025, a sunny yellow hue that focuses on optimism, pride and a splash of vibrant color. AkzoNobel has been…
AMB 2024 closes with an increase in visitors
AMB 2024 in Stuttgart recorded 65,584 visitors from 78 countries who came to find out about trends and technologies in the metal industry. AMB 2024…
Sata presents painting technology innovations
At Automechanika 2024, Sata presented its innovations as a specialist in wet painting technologies. These include the Jet X and LCS premium spray gun,…
Dörken at WindEnergy 2024 with corrosion protection solutions
As a manufacturer of corrosion protection solutions, Dörken will be represented at WindEnergy Hamburg 2024. The company will be showcasing solutions…
BASF Coatings launches ChemCycling automotive refinish products
The first products from BASF Coatings' ChemCycling technology in the automotive refinish market were presented at Automechanika 2024. The new…
Fit2clean Award 2024 winner honored
The FiT2clean Award was presented for the third time in 2024 by the Fachverband industrielle Teilereinigung e. V. (FiT). The award was presented to…
PFAS restrictions: TÜV Rheinland informs
TÜV Rheinland explains the latest developments in EU restrictions on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These pose major challenges for…
EMG: Online roughness and waviness measurement in hot-dip coating lines
The EMG Sorm measuring system from EMG Automation GmbH, an Elexis AG company, enables fast roughness and waviness measurement in hot-dip coating…
Laserline acquires majority stake in WBC Photonics
Laserline acquires 70 percent of the shares in US laser specialist WBC Photonics. Laserline is thus opening up new target markets, for example for…
Axalta Irus Scan colorimeter for refinish paint
Axalta presents Axalta Irus Scan, its latest colorimeter for refinish customers. This new technology precisely measures a vehicle's paint color and…
Rehau at the Sicam 2024
Under the motto "The perfect component", Rehau will be presenting its new products at the Sicam furniture trade fair from October 15 to 18, 2024 in…
Hahn + Kolb at the AMB 2024
An entire trade fair stand made of Clip-O-Flex: At AMB, Hahn + Kolb will be demonstrating the countless possibilities of optimized workstation systems…
Control 2025: Special show on non-contact measurement technology
As part of the leading international trade fair for quality assurance Control 2025 in Stuttgart, the Fraunhofer Vision division is organizing the 19th…
Finalists for the FiT2clean Award 2024 have been announced
The finalists for the FiT2clean Award 2024 have been announced. The award will be presented this year on September 11, 2024 at the 32nd Industrial…
CRC Industries introduces new water-based environmentally friendly degreaser
CRC Industries introduces Hydropower, a new high-performance water-based industrial degreaser that is part of the new Green Force environmentally…
Plasmatreat Iberia expands presence in Spain and Portugal
Plasmatreat Iberia S.L., a subsidiary of Pla.smatreat GmbH, Germany, is further expanding its presence on the Iberian Peninsula. The expanded sales…
Gemac invests in coating machines for sensitive electronics
Gemac invests in a state-of-the-art coating machine that can be used to coat sensitive electronics with protective lacquer. The silicone-based coating…
Coatmaster appoints new CEO Dr. Ralph Mennicke
Coatmaster AG appoints Dr. Ralph Mennicke as new CEO and announces growth plans. The company launches a strategic initiative to strengthen its…
47th Workshop of the Atmospheric Pressure Plasma User Group (ak-adp)
The 47th workshop of the Atmospheric Pressure Plasma User Group (ak-adp) will take place on November 13-14, 2024 in Jena / Thuringia. The conference…
Sentenso: Analysis of grain velocities during shot peening
With VelocityEasy, Sentenso offers a new software solution for evaluating video images that allows particle velocities and trajectories of the…
Pfeiffer Vacuum receives gold medal in EcoVadis sustainability ranking
Pfeiffer Vacuum has once again been awarded the prestigious EcoVadis Gold Medal for its site in Asslar. This puts the company in the top 2% of…
Pero presents itself at leading industry trade fairs in fall 2024
Pero will participate in three of the most important industrial trade fairs in Germany in fall 2024: AMB, EuroBlech and FMB. These events provide an…
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