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Precise coating for aviation
Discover Venjakob's high-precision, fully automated coating systems for the aerospace industry. Tailor-made solutions for maximum quality, efficiency…
QIB Trainee Award 2025 "Everyone Needs Powder Award"
The "Everyone Needs Powder" apprentice award will once again be presented by the Qualitätsgemeinschaft Industriebeschichtung e. V. (QIB) in 2025. The…
Vollert celebrates its 100th anniversary - plant specialist for heavy loads
Vollert celebrates its 100th anniversary - and continues to shape the future. The theme for the anniversary year is 'Empowering Tomorrow'. The company…
WMV GmbH awarded Top 100 seal
WMV GmbH from Windeck was congratulated by Ranga Yogeshwar on its success in the Top 100. In the scientific selection process for the award, WMV was…
Kunststoff-Institut Lüdenscheid: New Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board
At the Supervisory Board meeting at Kunststoff-Institut Lüdenscheid on June 26, 2025, key personnel changes were decided. Sven Braatz, authorized…
Zinq and ArcelorMittal Steligence: CO2-reduced steel products
Zinq and ArcelorMittal jointly drive solutions for a circular construction industry: The surface specialist Zinq and the steel manufacturer…
Panacol: UV/humidity potting for electronics and sensor assembly
With Vitralit UD 8060 F, Panacol is expanding its portfolio of dual-curing acrylic adhesives with another high-performance 1-component system with…
Covestro extends contract with Chief Technology Officer
Dr. Thorsten Dreier will remain Covestro's Chief Technology Officer for another five years. The Supervisory Board has extended the contract, which…
Hoenle: LED UV product innovation and new branding at Labelexpo Europe
UV specialist Hoenle will be showcasing state-of-the-art LED UV curing systems from the proven LED Powerline series at Labelexpo Europe 2025.…
Draft standard DIN EN ISO 4042/A1 published
The draft standard E DIN EN ISO 4042/A1, Fasteners - Electroplated overlay systems - Amendment 1 (ISO 4042:2022/DAM 1:2025); German and English…
Bodo Möller Chemie strengthens market presence in Spain with Quitec
The Bodo Möller Chemie Group is integrating the customer base of the Spanish specialty chemicals distributor Química Tecnológica Norte S.L. (Quitec)…
Vapic presents itself twice at Parts2clean 2025
Vapic will be represented twice at Parts2clean 2025. The cleaning specialist will be exhibiting at its main stand and also - with its Bous brand - at…
Metallform is taken over by the Kloz Group
Metallform Wächter GmbH, based in Bretten, will be fully acquired by Felix Kloz Verwaltungs- und Beteiligungs KG, based in Fellbach, on May 28, 2025.…
AkzoNobel marine coatings protect sail-supported oil tankers
AkzoNobel has equipped a Chinese oil tanker with 350,000 liters of marine coatings. The tanker saves considerable fuel and reduces CO₂ emissions with…
ZVO with new Head of Politics Lukas Hanstein
The Zentralverband Oberflächentechnik e.V. (ZVO) welcomes Lukas Hanstein, who took over the newly created position of Head of Politics full-time at…
Laser World of Photonics 2025 reports record figures
Messer Laser World of Photonics 2025 has ended with a new exhibitor record. From June 24 to 27, 1,398 exhibitors from 41 countries presented the…
Fraunhofer IST wins OIC2025 Manufacturing Challenge
The Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films IST won this year's Manufacturing Challenge at the Optical Interference Coatings…
Kansai Helios: Change in management strengthens strategic focus
Kainsai Helios is looking to further strengthen the strategic direction of the Group in the new phase of its development following the recent…
Schlötter is one of the top 100 most innovative companies in Germany
Max Schlötter GmbH & Co. KG was congratulated on its Top 100 success by Ranga Yogeshwar. The award ceremony took place on June 27 in Mainz as part of…
Geiss: Safety containers for modified alcohols and hydrocarbons
With the Variobox, Richard Geiss GmbH offers a new safety container for modified alcohols and hydrocarbons. The Variobox is sustainable, safe,…
Chemetall site in China receives award for sustainability
The Chemetall site Zhejiang Chemetall Surface Treatment Materials Co, Ltd in Pinghu, China, was recognized by the Pinghu Dushan Port Economic…
Polytec with terahertz measuring system for thickness analysis
Polytec is expanding its portfolio with a powerful system for thickness analysis: with the "Irys" terahertz measuring system from Spanish manufacturer…
VOA events in autumn 2025: training courses on anodizing and coating
The German Aluminium Surface Finishing Association (VOA) has announced the highlights of its autumn 2025 program: the laboratory workshop for…
Adler offers customized solutions for roll-to-roll coating
In future, Adler will also be offering its wide range of products to processors in the roll-to-roll coating sector. Customized solutions will be…
Dürr expands training center with sealing robot cell
Dürr adds a sealing robot cell to its training center. Since May, customers have been trained in the latest sealing technology under real conditions…
SurTec at Parts2clean 2025: Efficient and sustainable parts cleaning
At Parts2clean 2025, SurTec will be presenting practical solutions for maximum purity, sustainable energy savings and robust processes along the…
Benteler Group secures long-term financing
The Benteler Group has secured its financing for the coming years: The company placed a secured bond with institutional investors in the amount of 600…
Fountain pen gun from Sata in a new special edition: Satajet 100 B Black
The Sata portfolio includes the Satajet 100 B, the special tool for the application of primer and filler materials. To emphasize its importance, Sata…
Jordan Lacke launches updated product overview
Jordan Lacke has updated and reissued its 2025/2026 product overview under the motto "For indoors, outdoors, above and below". The revised brochure…
ABB PixelPaint technology for electric vehicle from DS Automobiles
The Italian Stellantis plant in Melfi will use ABB's innovative PixelPaint technology and single-layer paint from Nippon Paint to give the new DS N°8…
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