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Panacol UV adhesive for film lamination of flexible PV modules
Panacol has developed a new UV adhesive specifically for film lamination of organic (OPV) and perovskite-based (PSC) photovoltaic systems: Vitralit UH…
Axalta: Global Industrial Coatings with new President Tim Bowes
Axalta Coating Systems has appointed Tim Bowes as president of its Global Industrial Coatings business. Effective January 27, 2025, Bowes will succeed…
Wacker fiscal year 2024: Good result despite weak market environment
Wacker Chemie AG has presented its preliminary figures for fiscal 2024. Despite the persistently weak market environment, the chemical company…
Mahr: Optical surface measurement with confocal microscope
Mahr has relaunched its powerful confocal microscopes from the MarSurf CM explorer product line. With the compact table-top systems, users can measure…
RAL Farben launches water-based RAL K5 color fan
The RAL K5 color fan is now being produced with water-based paint technology in gloss and semi-matt versions. Last year, the compact RAL K7 color fan…
SurTec at Fastener Fair Global 2025: Coatings for fasteners
As a specialist in surface technology, SurTec will be presenting its extensive portfolio of functional coatings at the Fastener Fair Global 2025. This…
AMA survey: Sensors and measurement technology with stagnating sales
The sensor and measurement technology sector recorded no change in turnover in the third quarter of 2024 compared to the previous quarter, according…
Vulkan Inox looks back on a successful 2024
The blasting media manufacturer Vulkan Inox achieved success in 2024: The company opened a branch in Mexico, won the Top 100 Innovation Award in the…
Hönle at ECS 2025 with curing and drying systems
At the European Coatings Show 2025 (ECS), the Hönle Curing Business Unit will be presenting curing and drying systems that are used in the laboratory,…
X-Rite: Light booth for conversion to LED-based color matching
X-Rite launches the Judge LED light booth for a smooth transition to LED-based visual color matching. This enables LED-based color matching while…
Adphos workshop on BearLite technology in battery production
Under the motto "BearLite Production System Ready to Ship - Inspection, Analysis, and Evaluation of Thermal Battery Processing", Adphos organized a…
Online regulars' table for paint and varnish manufacturers
Markus Vüllers and Matthias Bader came up with the idea of a regular online get-together for painting and coating companies. Inspired by a paint…
New ZVO Master Scholar Florian Pantleonn
Florian Pantleon, Master's student of electrochemistry and electroplating, Department of Electrochemistry and Electroplating at TU Ilmenau, will…
ABB AppStudio: User interfaces for robots without programming
With the new ABB AppStudio software with drag-and-drop functionality, individual graphical user interfaces for ABB robots and cobots can be created…
Ebbinghaus: Oftec management taken over by Dr. Philipp Kronenberg
At Oftec Oberflächentechnik GmbH & Co. KG. Dr. Philipp Kronenberg took over as Managing Director on January 1, 2025. He will shape the strategic…
Axalta and Dürr: Partnership for digital painting in the automotive sector
Axalta Coating Systems and Dürr Systems AG have entered into a partnership to offer a digital painting solution. Digital painting, also known as an…
ZVO Surface Days 2025: Last call for presentation proposals
For the ZVO Surface Technology Days 2025 (September 24 to 26) in Berlin, the ZVO is calling for proposals for presentations for the last time. The…
Nicole Dopheide deceased
Nicole Dopheide passed away on January 14, 2025 at the age of just 52. Nicole Dopheide worked for the Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft für…
AkzoNobel marine paint protects deep-sea drillship from corrosion and fouling
More than 300,000 liters of AkzoNobel's International brand marine coatings protect the first ultra-deep-sea drillship designed and built in China.…
Laserline showcases blue diode lasers at SPIE Photonics West 2025
Laserline is presenting high-power blue diode lasers for processing copper and gold alloys at the Photonics West trade fair. These include the world's…
EU paint manufacturers disappointed by anti-dumping duties on titanium dioxide imports
The European Coatings, Paints and Printing Ink Manufacturers' Association (CEPE) is disappointed by the European Union's permanent imposition of…
H2O celebrates successful year-end in its anniversary year 2024
H2O GmbH can look back on a successful financial year 2024. The specialist for process water treatment and wastewater-free production reports that…
Emil Otto introduces flux concentrates for strip tinning
Emil Otto presents the flux concentrates EO-M-023 and EO-M-024. These versatile special fluxes have been specially developed for demanding tinning and…
Seppeler takes over Verzinkerei Oberuzwil and expands in Switzerland
With the acquisition of Verzinkerei Oberuzwil AG with retroactive effect from January 1, 2025, the Rietberger Seppeler Group is further expanding its…
Peters Lacke can apply additive coatings with new inkjet printer
Peters Lacke can apply solder resist using digital additive technology with a new inkjet printer. In addition to conventional coating processes…
Eckart with new mineral oil-free metallic offset inks
Eckert presents new sustainable mineral oil-free gold and silver offset inks that comply with the new French regulation. They offer maximum brilliance…
BASF Coatings enters into strategic partnership with BMW
The BMW Group has selected BASF Coatings' premium vehicle refinish brands - Glasurit and R-M - as the preferred paint brands for its after-sales…
Copper Symposium 2025 opens Call for Papers
For the 19th Copper Symposium on 12 and 13 November 2025, organized by the Copper Association, scientific presentations and posters are still being…
Relyon Plasma with plasma technology at the MD&M trade fair 2025
At the MD&M trade fair in February 2025 in the USA, Relyon Plasma will be presenting innovative solutions for disinfection, surface adhesion…
Thyssenkrupp Steel at Bau 2025: Steel coating and corrosion protection
Thyssenkrupp Steel will be showcasing innovative solutions for sustainable steel construction at the Bau 2025 trade fair (January 13 to 17, 2025).…
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