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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…
BASF Coatings announces management change after closing
BASF Coatings has announced that Jens Lühring will be appointed Chief Executive Officer once the transaction between BASF and Carlyle is completed.…
New low-absorption coating for MULTI-kW cw laser applications
Laser Components is developing new anti-reflective coatings with extremely low absorption of less than 10 to 5 ppm. The aim is to increase the laser…
Krautzberger presents new automatic spray guns at PaintExpo 2026
Krautzberger will be presenting two automatic spray guns for different requirements at PaintExpo 2026: the GA 1 glazing unit and the new Xline model A…
Plasmatreat at the PaintExpo 2026: Plasma technology for stable painting processes
Surface pretreatment with atmospheric plasma has established itself as an alternative to conventional methods in painting processes. At PaintExpo…
ZVO position paper on the EU Commission's PFAS cost study
The ZVO critically assesses an EU study on PFAS follow-up costs and questions its methodological basis. The position paper warns against blanket…
FreiLacke recognized as one of the best employers in Germany
FreiLacke has been recognized as one of the best employers in Germany in the "Germany's Best Employers 2026" competition by Great Place to Work. The…
Denios at the PaintExpo 2026: Paint storage and paint supply rooms
Denios SE will be presenting practical solutions for the safe storage and processing of paints, varnishes and coating materials at PaintExpo 2025. The…
Inline measurement technology and closed-loop processes: Bruker Alicona on GrindingHub
At GrindingHub 2026, Bruker Alicona will be demonstrating how optical 3D measurement technology can be integrated directly into manufacturing…
Fraunhofer IPA at the PaintExpo 2026: Research projects presented
Fraunhofer IPA will be presenting current research projects for more efficient and sustainable coating processes at PaintExpo 2026. The focus is on…
Chemeon and SurTec form strategic alliance
The US company Chemeon Surface Technology and SurTec International, both specialized companies in surface technology, have entered into a strategic…
MKS Atotech presents PFAS- and Cr(VI)-free coating solutions
At SurfaceTechnology Germany 2026, MKS Atotech will present sustainable innovations in coating technology - including Cr(VI)-free and non-PFAS-based…
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