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Battery Show Europe: Hönle with solutions for battery production
Dr. Hönle AG will be exhibiting its wide range of modern UV curing systems at the Battery Show Europe in Stuttgart from June 3 to 5, 2025. The focus…
AkzoNobel & IPG Photonics: Laser curing of powder coatings
AkzoNobel and IPG Photonics have entered into a strategic partnership to cure powder coatings using laser technology. The powder coating is…
Lars Baumgürtel is the new IHK President of North Westphalia
Lars Baumgürtel (58) is the new President of the North Westphalia Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK). In April 2025, the general assembly of the…
Ligna 2025: Bürkle with coating and surface technology
Robert Bürkle GmbH will be presenting its comprehensive portfolio in the field of press and coating technology at Ligna 2025. Bürkle focuses on the…
Bruker Alicona at Control 2025 with measurement technology innovations
At Control 2025, Bruker Alicona, a manufacturer of non-contact measurement systems, will be presenting many measurement technology innovations. The…
Parts2clean Expert Forum: Submit presentations now
Call for Papers for the Expert Forum at Parts2clean 2025: Proposals for specialist presentations and product information on industrial parts and…
OFI organizes Powder Day 2025 on powder coatings
The Austrian Research Institute for Chemistry and Technology (OFI) invites you to the Powder Day 2025 on November 13 in Brunn am Gebirge. The main…
Climate ticket for Ligna 2025 - free use of public transport
Travel to Ligna 2025 in the greater Hanover area free of charge and CO2-neutral - the Climate Ticket makes it possible. Deutsche Messe, together with…
Qualicoat quality mark starts rebranding
Qualicoat, the leading quality label in the field of aluminum surface finishing, has been rebranded. As the German general licensee, the VOA provides…
Fraunhofer IPM organizes industry workshop on production control
At the "Industry Workshop Production Control" at Fraunhofer IPM, participants will learn what optical measurement and testing methods can achieve in…
Remmers: Economical protection for exterior wood surfaces
The solvent-reduced HK-Lasur 3in1 [plus] from Remmers promises economical protection for exterior wood surfaces. Compared to conventional glazes, the…
Fraunhofer Vision at Control 2025 with surface measurement and inspection systems
At Control 2025 in Stuttgart, the Fraunhofer Vision business unit will be presenting a selection of the latest measuring and inspection systems with…
AkzoNobel appoints Hans-Joachim Müller as member of the Supervisory Board
AkzoNobel has announced the nomination of Dr. Hans-Joachim Müller to the company's Supervisory Board. The nomination was submitted to the shareholders…
Yaskawa at Automatica 2025: AI meets robotics
At this year's Automatica, everything at Yaskawa (Hall B6, Stand 502) revolves around AI-based robotics solutions for the smart factory and beyond. As…
FiT2clean Award 2025: Application phase started
The application phase for the FiT2clean Award 2025 has begun: Suppliers and users from all areas of industrial cleaning technology can now apply for…
Lohngalvanik Jentner expands management with second managing director
Electroplating specialist C. Jentner GmbH from Pforzheim has appointed Tobias Kleiber as its second Managing Director alongside Managing Partner Chris…
Polytec: New 0.6X lens for surface analysis
The new 0.6X objective for Polytec's surface profilometers optimizes areal and non-contact surface measurement technology. It captures roughness,…
Respirators from Atorn for drilling, grinding and welding
Six new FFP masks in the A-Mask series from Atorn offer maximum safety when drilling, grinding, welding and other dust-intensive work. Hahn + Kolb…
Wheelabrator: blast wheel upgrade halves cycle times for blasting system
A 40-year-old overhead conveyor blast machine at a Spanish foundry was converted to "Titan 15 Smart" Wheelabrator blast wheels. The modernization…
Axalta brochure on caravan surface repair
Axalta has published a reference book with tips for caravan repairs. The special mix of materials, the low sheet thickness and the special surface…
World Paint and Coatings Week 2025 launched
With World Paint and Coatings Week, the World Coatings Council (WCC) has launched a new campaign to emphasize the importance and benefits of the…
Plasmatreat showcases plasma solutions at the Battery Show Europe 2025
Plasmatreat presents its innovative surface treatment solutions at the Battery Show Europe 2025: Openair-Plasma and PlasmaPlus enable improved…
Richard Geiss invests in flood protection
Richard Geiss GmbH invested heavily in flood protection following the flood disaster last summer. One of the new features is a specially manufactured…
Plantag Coatings: Successful trade fair participation at IndiaWood 2025
Plantag Coatings GmbH can look back on a successful participation in IndiaWood 2025 in Delhi. The trade fair is the internationally recognized leading…
VDMA General Air Technology Association elects new Executive Board
At the General Assembly 2025 of the VDMA General Ventilation Technology Association, the association's Executive Board was newly elected. Dr. Urs…
Micro-Epsilon: Precise thickness measurement of battery coatings
With the CombiSensor KSB6430, Micro-Epsilon presents a precise sensor system for one-sided thickness measurement of electrode coatings in battery foil…
ZVO-FB Chemicals, plants and industrial coaters with declining sales
The ZVO specialist areas of chemicals and systems and industrial coating look back on negative economic development in 2024. The companies organized…
BASF Coatings Refinity: Digital color solutions for vehicle workshops
BASF Coatings optimizes digital color identification in vehicle workshops with its Refinity platform: New ImagePlus function, precise ScanR…
Bodo Möller Chemie and Henkel cooperate
Bodo Möller Chemie is now distributing Henkel's Sonderhoff Formed-In-Place Foam Gaskets (FIPFG) technology in 28 countries. It enables high-precision…
RAL Farben celebrates its 100th anniversary with Raw Color Edition
On the occasion of RAL's 100th anniversary, RAL Farben is cooperating with the Dutch design agency Raw Color. Under the motto "RAL - 100 Years - Joy…
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