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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).…
Axalta's automotive color of the year 2025: Evergreen Sprint
Axalta Coating Systems has unveiled its global automotive color of the year 2025 - Evergreen Sprint. This is the 11th year Axalta has unveiled its…
DVS: New sponsor Teka for "Young Welders Competition"
The new sponsor of the "Young Welders Competition" is Teka Absaug- und Entsorgungstechnologie GmbH. The renowned young talent competition is organized…
Dürr equips BYD plant in Europe with painting technology
The Chinese e-vehicle manufacturer BYD has opted for Dürr painting technology for its first European car plant. The German mechanical and plant…
More efficient deburring with Lukas-Erzett carbide cutters and robots
Deburring using robots offers enormous advantages in the manufacturing industry. Lukas-Erzett offers suitable carbide milling cutters for this…
Axalta becomes global partner of the BMW Group
Axalta has been named a recommended refinish supplier for the BMW Group in over 50 countries. This applies to those areas where ColorSystem, BMW's own…
BAM develops new standards for the surface analysis of nanoparticles
In a new EU project, the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) is developing standardized measurement methods for examining the…
Member of the Bundestag Hubertus Heil visits Galvanotechnik Kessel
Galvanotechnik Kessel received a visit from Hubertus Heil, Member of the German Bundestag. MdB Heil visited the electroplating company in mid-December…
ILF: Alternating corrosion test chamber for environmental simulation
The ILF Magdeburg is investing in its next walk-in corrosion change test chamber. The test laboratory is thus demonstrating that it continues to focus…
Dechema with new chairman and new board members
Dr. Wolfram Stichert, Hte GmbH, Heidelberg, will take over as Chairman of the Dechema Executive Board from January 2025. Five new members were also…
New podcast: The knowledge navigator for paint stores
In a new podcast series, the two experts Elena Schüßler-Roggenhofer and Markus Vüllers deal with the topic of knowledge transfer in paint stores. This…
UDE: Producing single-atom catalysts by modifying the surface
Oxygen and chlorine gas generation without precious metals: The production of single-atom catalysts has so far usually been associated with precious…
Dürr supplies electrode coating system to battery manufacturer
Dürr is to supply a turnkey electrode coating system to the Italian battery manufacturer FIB. The Dürr Group has thus acquired a major order in the…
Axalta receives R&D 100 Award for primerless automotive coating system
Axalta has won an R&D 100 Award in the mechanics and materials category for its primerless consolidated coating system at the end of 2024. It ensures…
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