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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…
Stuttgart Surface Technology Prize 2026 announced
The Stuttgart Surface Technology Prize "The Surface" will be awarded again by Fraunhofer IPA in 2026. It recognizes innovative applications and…
ABB sells ABB Robotics to SoftBank Group
ABB Robotics, the robotics division of ABB, is being sold to SoftBank Group Corp. The company is focusing on artificial intelligence in robotics and…
ESTAL Congress 2025: Exchange in the surface finishing industry
At the ESTAL Congress in Thessaloniki from October 1 to 3, 2025, the European surface finishing industry came together to exchange ideas. The VOA and…
Parts2clean 2025 with more visitors, exhibitors and exhibition space
Parts2clean 2025, the leading trade fair for industrial parts and surface cleaning, has come to a successful close. From October 7 to 9, 2025, trade…
Heinz-Leuze Prize 2025 awarded: Publication on battery technology
The annual Heinz-Leuze Prize was awarded in 2025 to a publication on battery technology. It was awarded at the ZVO Surface Technology Days on 24…
Fraunhofer FEP: Surface disinfection using plasma technology
The Fraunhofer FEP is investigating plasma-activated water as a chemical-free alternative to conventional disinfectants for surfaces. The innovative…
SKZ: Testing plastic products using THz and radar measurement technology
The SKZ uses THz and radar technology for precise inline measurement of the layer thickness of plastic products. The methods enable non-contact and…
Trump lasers make batteries safe and protect cars from rust
Trumpf has developed laser applications for bonding and coating preparation for battery production and for corrosion protection of aluminum…
Bruker Alicona becomes headquarters of Bruker Austria after merger
Bruker Alicona merges its corporate structure: As of October 1, 2025, the previously independent companies Alicona Imaging and Bruker Austria have…
BASF sells BASF Coatings to financial investor Carlyle
BASF Coatings, the coatings division of BASF, is to be sold to the American investment company Carlyle for 7.7 billion euros. The former BASF business…
Chemical accident at electroplating company Heinrich Schnarr
A chemical accident at the Heinrich Schnarr electroplating and surface finishing company in Mainaschaff resulted in the release of gas. A large piece…
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