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IBA Kimya low-temperature powder coating for greater sustainability and CO2 reduction
IBA Powder Coatings is expanding its range of polyester and epoxy/polyester powder coatings that cure at low temperatures and therefore reduce energy…
Wacker with validated climate neutrality target for 2045
The independent Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has validated Wacker's goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2045. This makes Wacker one of…
Excelitas Noblelight at PaintExpo 2024: Infrared and UV technology
Excelitas Noblelight will be presenting infrared and UV technology, with UV LED and microwave systems, for sustainable coating solutions at the…
MacDermid Enthone takes over All-Star Chemical
MacDermid Enthone Industrial Solutions has announced the acquisition of All-Star Chemical Company, a manufacturer of chemical solutions for surface…
Panacol: Adhesives and UV-curing systems for flexible electronics
Panacol and Hönle UV Technology have developed solutions consisting of multifunctional adhesives and UV curing units that can be customized for novel…
Adler at Fensterbau Frontale 2024: New window and front door coatings
At the Fensterbau Frontale 2024 trade fair, Adler Lacke invites you to set the course for a sustainable future - with the new Aquawood Terra window…
Adphos: Drying plastic films energy-efficiently and without CO2 emissions
Thanks to the newly developed aLite (Advanced Light Initiated Thermal Emission) technology from Adphos, the energy-efficient and completely CO2-free…
Metallization system from Singulus Technologies for the packaging industry
Singulus Technologies is supplying a polycoater system to a leading Italian packaging company. The metallization system is based on the principle of…
B+T Sustainability Strategy 2024
Under the motto "Let's go green now", the B+T Group launched its campaign to achieve its climate targets in the middle of last year; its own…
Kluthe at PaintExpo 2024: Innovative products and process expertise
As an exhibitor at PaintExpo 2024, Chemische Werke Kluthe GmbH will be presenting its resource-efficient Decorrdal thin-film technology,…
LPW sales strengthened by new application specialist
In January 2024, LPW Reinigungssysteme GmbH gained a new application specialist in the form of Alexander Haffelder. Haffelder has been working in the…
Parts2clean switches to biennial event dates
From now on, Parts2clean will be held every two years in the odd-numbered calendar years and will therefore take place again in 2025. This was decided…
AkzoNobel once again recognized as a top employer
AkzoNobel has been ranked as a top employer in Germany by the Top Employers Institute for the third time in a row. According to the institute, the…
Supfina at Simodec 2024: Superfinish attachments for lathes
At the Simodec 2024 trade fair in La Roche-sur-Foron, France, Supfina will be showcasing the Supfina Fact, a compact belt finishing attachment…
ABB acquires Sevensense as a provider of AI-supported navigation
ABB has acquired the Swiss start-up Sevensense, a leading provider of AI-supported 3D vision navigation technology for autonomous mobile robots (AMR).…
Wagner at PaintExpo 2024: Sustainable and smart coating solutions
At PaintExpo 2024, Wagner is placing a major focus on saving solvents, materials and energy in its product range. The products and systems also…
Schlötter opens branch office in Taiwan
Dr.- Ing. Max Schlötter GmbH & Co. KG opens a new branch office in Taipei, Taiwan. The supplier of copper electrolytes for the PCB industry is thus…
New Norton RazorStar abrasive belts with high-performance ceramic grain
A new high-performance ceramic grain in the Norton RazorStar abrasive belts ensures improved stock removal, longer service life and cooler grinding…
BYK's paint additives division under the new management of Marcel Krohnen
Specialty chemicals manufacturer BYK is bringing Marcel Krohnen back after two and a half years as head of the global coating additives business. At…
[Advertisement] Annual Powder Coating Forum 2024
The specialist forum for powder coating from 14 - 16 May 2024 in Wels/Upper Austria will focus on plant optimization & clean surfaces. What options…
Pfeiffer Vacuum introduces new HiCube Neo turbopumping station
The HiCube Neo vacuum pumping unit from Pfeiffer Vacuum with a pumping speed of 80 to 800 l/s is suitable for demanding high-vacuum and…
New market study on pigments from Ceresana
Global demand for pigments will increase to around 14.5 million tons per year by 2032 - according to the latest, eighth Ceresana report on the global…
[Advertisement] "Deburring technologies and precision surfaces" conference 2024
The 12th "Deburring Technologies and Precision Surfaces" conference will take place in Nürtingen on June 13 and 14, 2024. The program of the organizer…
Change in the management of the Hubergroup
The management of MHM Holding GmbH is being restructured. The previous management spokesman, Heiner Klokkers, has left the company. Two long-standing…
Silicone-based thick-film protective coating from Peters for the electronics industry
The Elpeguard UV Twin-Cure DSL 1707 NV-FLZ thick-film varnish from Peters combines the advantages of very fast UV curing with the outstanding final…
Coating from AkzoNobel for Chinese cruise ship
The first large cruise ship built in China has embarked on its maiden voyage. It was coated with International paints from AkzoNobel's Marine,…
Altana takes over pigment manufacturer Silberline
Altana, a specialty chemicals group, acquires the Silberline Group. The US company develops and produces effect pigments that are used in a wide range…
Convergent: New software generation for automatic robot paint repair
The experience gained from millions of automatically repaired paint defects per year has been incorporated into the next generation of Convergent's…
Atlas Copco gets new President and CEO Vagner Rego
The Brazilian Vagner Rego will take over the position of President and CEO at the Swedish industrial group Atlas Copco on May 1. He succeeds Mats…
FGK introduces sustainable real metal surfaces "Creon Metal Surfaces"
With Creon Metal Surfaces, the Fachverband Galvanisierte Kunststoffe e.V. (FGK) is introducing a new generation of high-quality and sustainable real…
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