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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…
Saxonia Galvanik celebrates 20 years - Anniversary event
Saxonia Galvanik celebrated its 20th anniversary with its employees and their families, as well as former employees, pensioners and interested parties…
Fraunhofer FEP: Versatile sustainable vacuum coating system
With its multifunctional coating systems, the Fraunhofer FEP demonstrates how sustainability can be implemented in surface technology. A prime…
Swarco expands glass bead production plant
M. Swarovski GmbH is expanding its plant in Neufurth/Amstetten and creating new jobs in the region. The world's most modern production facility for…
Mahr launches sales partnership with Sartorius Werkzeuge
Mahr GmbH from Göttingen has gained a new strong sales partner in Sartorius Werkzeuge GmbH & Co. KG from Ratingen, a strong new sales partner. With…
Lach Diamant: Horst Lach celebrates 65 years of service
While most people retire at the age of 65, Horst Lach can look back on exactly 65 years of working life - without a break, but with tireless…
Eckart at K 2025: Sustainable effect pigments and additives
Eckart presented innovative effect pigments and additives for the plastics industry at K 2025 in Düsseldorf under the motto "From vision to solution".…
Safechem: Automated solvent monitoring in parts cleaning
Safechem has introduced Maxicheck Connect, the first automated solution for solvent monitoring in industrial parts cleaning - setting a new milestone…
Axalta coatings for more battery safety in electric vehicles
Axalta presented two innovative products at the Battery Show North America 2025 to increase battery safety in electric vehicles. The powder coatings…
Adler at Holz Basel 2025: Successful trade fair appearance
At the Holz 2025 trade fair in Basel, the Swiss team from Adler Lacke presented its new Legno Smart oil, the NXT technology, effect surfaces and its…
Central Asia Coatings Show 2026 - Exhibitor registration now open
The Central Asia Coatings Show 2026, the international trade fair for paints, coatings, raw materials, equipment and technologies for their…
Laserline presents optical solutions for industrial laser coatings
Laserline will be showcasing innovative optical solutions for industrial laser coatings at Formnext 2025, including a newly developed 30 kW zoom optic…
Peters Sharp Edge Protection (SEP) improves edge coverage
The Elpeguard Sharp Edge Protection concept from Lackwerke Peters addresses the problem of edge alignment when coating electronic components and…
Trumpf records decline in sales in financial year 2024/25
Trumpf presents figures for the 2024/25 financial year: Sales fall by 16 percent to 4.3 billion euros, order intake by 7 percent to 4.2 billion euros.…
Hernee introduces new titanium blasting process for titanium surfaces
Hernee Hartanodic is expanding its range of services to include technically demanding titanium blasting. The new process is the company's response to…
SurFunction at Blechexpo 2025 with DLIP production line
SurFunction will be presenting a fully integrated DLIP production line in live operation for the first time at Blechexpo 2025. This will achieve…
Hitachi FT200 series: Coating thickness measurement for electroplating companies
With the FT200 series from Hitachi, electroplating companies can apply thinner and smaller coatings and precisely measure their thickness. This makes…
AMA Innovation Award 2026: Submit applications now
The AMA Association for Sensors and Measurement (AMA) is inviting scientists and developers from industry and research to apply for the AMA Innovation…
Late shift regulars' table for coaters as a live event for the first time
The online regulars' table "Late shift for coaters" will take place as a live event for the first time. On November 12, 2025, it will be broadcast…
Plating Electronic: Container solutions for direct current supply
Plating Electronic presents its new container and skid-based DC power supply systems. The complete turnkey solutions have been specially developed for…
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