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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…
Electroplating specialist Jentner successfully certified according to DIN EN 9100
C. Jentner GmbH has successfully certified its quality management system in accordance with DIN EN 9100. This qualifies the Pforzheim-based…
Fraunhofer IST: Plasma system for reliable bicycle technology
Liquid sealants often reach the limits of their adhesive strength in compact bicycle transmissions. Fraunhofer IST, Rohloff and Tantec have developed…
FGK guidelines for testing plastic parts with real metal surfaces
The Fachverband Galvanisierte Kunststoffe e.V. (FGK) has developed a guideline that outlines industry-standard testing standards for the quality of…
IFO Academy presents annual program 2026
The IFO Academy presents its new 2026 annual program and offers surface technology specialists and managers a wide range of further training…
Mahr High Performance Surface Summit 2025 - Review
On October 7 and 8, 2025, measurement technology specialist Mahr hosted the High Performance Surface Summit (HPSS) in Göttingen. Around 120 experts…
German Hazardous Substance Protection Award 2026 announced
The German Hazardous Substance Protection Award (GSP) recognizes solutions, innovations and practical assistance that protect employees from these…
Testing for decoatability - Kunststoff-Institut expands portfolio
The Kunststoff-Institut Lüdenscheid is expanding its portfolio by testing the coating removal properties of finished plastics. Since this year, tests…
Hotset reorganizes its management
Generational change at Hotset's management level: the German temperature control technology specialist has restructured its management team. Ralf…
Fem Research Institute with new structure and new department
With the establishment of the "Component and Material Characterization" department, the Fem Forschungsinstitut is bundling its testing and analysis…
MVC: Compact course "Industrial coating from A to Z"
Finding skilled workers is difficult - but building up knowledge is feasible. This is exactly where the compact course "Industrial coating from A to…
ZVO Surface Days 2026 in Karlsruhe with new date
The ZVO Surface Days 2026 in Karlsruhe will be brought forward by one week from September 23 to 25, 2026 to September 16 to 18, 2026 due to another…
Elcometer oven temperature profile system optimizes curing of coatings
With the new Elcometer 215 oven temperature profiling system, Elcometer presents a solution for precise temperature monitoring during curing in…
Hesse with new Planet-Stone Effect color sample card
Hesse has published a new sample card with ten Planet-Stone color shades. The Hesse Planet-Stone effect lacquer consists of real stone pigments and…
ZVO strengthens political work for surface and electroplating technology
The political representation of interests by the German Surface Technology Association (ZVO) has been characterized by intensive discussions and…
German Environmental Award presented to Zinq management
Lars Baumgürtel and Dr. Birgitt Bendiek have been awarded the DBU's German Environmental Award for their contribution to a resource-conserving and…
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