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Excelitas completes acquisition of Heraeus Noblelight
Excelitas Technologies Corp. announces the completion of the acquisition of the Noblelight division of the Heraeus Group. Noblelight has plants in…
Heating solutions from Neybo for winter paint processing
Heating solutions for paint processing in winter are the topic of Neybo GmbH at PaintExpo 2024. With the company's solutions, including canister and…
Umicore Platuna PT: New platinum electrolyte for electroplating
Umicore Metal Deposition Solutions has developed Platuna PT, a new, innovative electrolyte for electroplating with pure platinum. The electrolyte…
Oligo Scanner detects surface damage with AI support
At PaintExpo 2024, Oligo will be showing what automated surface inspection could look like in the future with its trade fair innovation Adomea…
FGK webinar on real metal surfaces 2.0
The Fachverband galvanisierte Kunststoffe e.V. (FGK) invites you to a free online information event on genuine metallized plastic components of the…
Harter shows heat pumps for paint drying at PaintExpo 2024
At PaintExpo 2024, Harter will be showcasing heat pumps for paint drying that improve the energy balance as well as the process and quality of…
Peters Coating Innovation Forum 2023 on the topic of protective coatings
Lackwerke Peters GmbH & Co. KG organized the first Peters Coating Innovation Forum (PCIF) after the Corona period in November 2023. It was…
Qubus and IFO expert network at PaintExpo 2024
At PaintExpo 2024, the expert network of Qubus and IFO will present its synergy potential through comprehensive services, know-how and expert…
Häwa Christmas party with honors and farewells
Häwa GmbH traditionally invites its employees to a Christmas party on the last working day before the festive season. Numerous jubilarians were…
DFO: Personnel changes in the office
There will be personnel changes at the office of the German Research Association for Surface Treatment (DFO) in 2024, as the President of DFO e.V.,…
VdL gets new managing director
Dr. Christof Walter has been appointed Managing Director of the Association of the German Paint and Printing Ink Industry (VdL) as of 1 January 2024.…
Adler at architect@work in Düsseldorf for the first time
At its first appearance at the architect@work 2023 trade fair in Düsseldorf, paint manufacturer Adler showcased its coordinated, sustainable and…
ZVO and DGO offer online internships for students
The Zentralverband Oberflächentechnik e.V. (ZVO) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Galvano- und Oberflächentechnik e.V. (DGO) offer a list of paid…
Brillux Industrielack: Video gives an insight behind the scenes
In a new video, Brillux Industrielack provides insights into its product development and presents the possibilities of its system-coordinated product…
Copper Alloys 2024 Call for Papers
With Copper Alloys, the Copper Association, in cooperation with the Swedish institute RI.SE, organizes an international congress for copper processing…
GBneuhaus wins the Better Painting Award 2023 in the contract coater category
GBneuhaus received the Better Painting Award 2023 in the category of contract coaters with 50 to 100 employees. The company received the award at the…
BYK celebrates 150 years
The specialty chemicals company BYK is celebrating 150 years: Since 1873, BYK has been a pioneer in specialty chemicals, driving the industry forward…
Freudenberg bundles bonded coatings business at SurTec
Freudenberg Chemical Specialities GmbH (FCS) intends to bundle its business for the development, production and distribution of bonded coatings under…
Fronius wins gold in EcoVadis sustainability rating
EcoVadis carries out sustainability ratings and is one of the best-known and most renowned agencies in the world. In this year's assessment, Fronius…
Trowal: New vibratory finishing centrifuge automatically recycles process water
The new ZA 04 peeling centrifuge from Walther Trowal reduces the manual effort and time required for setting up the machine and its maintenance to…
Umicore trainee honored as best surface coater in Germany
Mika Jost from Umicore Galvanotechnik was honored as the best surface coater in Germany. He achieved 96 points in his IHK final examination as a…
Axalta becomes exclusive supplier for BMW vehicle paint own brand
Axalta Coating Systems becomes exclusive supplier for ColorSystem. This is the BMW Group's own paint brand for currently 15 European countries and…
Panacol introduces new optical adhesives
Panacol will present new optical resins and adhesives for imprint and optical bonding applications at SPIE Photonics West in San Francisco, USA. These…
PaintExpo and Polish paint technology industry association SLP agree on partnership
PaintExpo and SLP - The Association of Industrial Coating (Stowarzyszenie Lakiernictwa Przemyslowego) - from Poland are laying the foundation for a…
RAL Trendbox 2025+ wins gold at the German Design Award 2024
The RAL Trendbox 2025+ material collection as a counterpart to the color trend report is awarded the highest prize of the German Design Awards in the…
Hannover Messe 2024: Call for Papers
Hannover Messe 2024 invites you to participate in the Call for Papers for the supporting program. The submissions should be assigned to the trend…
Adler Academy: Seminars on wood coating 2024
In 2024, the Adler Academy will once again be offering over 30 seminars for the further training of woodworkers. The wood coating courses on surface…
Webinar Quality control automotive industry with thermal imaging cameras from Teledyne Flir
Teledyne Flir and Infraservice are organizing a free webinar on quality control with thermal imaging cameras in the automotive industry to detect…
SurFunction: New technology platform for laser surface functionalization
SurFunction presented its new Elipsys technology platform at Blechexpo 2023, which is based on the award-winning DLIP (Direct Laser Interference…
Axalta adds radar-compatible color formulas to its color formula database
Axalta Refinish has added color formulas that are compatible with radar systems to its global online color formula databases - ChromaWeb, Phoenix…
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