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ABB Robotics: Fully automated cell for surface processing
ABB Robotics has launched its first fully automated grinding and polishing cell - the OmniVance Collaborative Surface Finishing Cell. It offers small…
Wagner: Double diaphragm pump for airspray coating
Wagner presents the DP 1-40 double diaphragm pump for airspray coatings in the low-pressure range. The pump reduces material, solvent and rinsing…
Kesseböhmer: Coating technologies for high demands
Coating processes for functional and decorative metal surfaces that meet high requirements for corrosion protection and process reliability will be…
NOF Metal Coatings introduces new zinc flake coatings
NOF Metal Coatings is presenting two new zinc flake coatings at SurfaceTechnology Germany 2026. The sustainable corrosion protection solutions are…
Stuttgart Surface Technology Prize "The Surface" 2026 awarded
On May 5, 2026, Fraunhofer IPA presented the Stuttgart Surface Technology Award "The Surface 2026" for the 10th time at SurfaceTechnology Germany in…
Precitec Optronik: Non-contact coating thickness testing with laser
Precitec Optronik is presenting a non-contact laser coating thickness measurement system at SurfaceTechnology Germany 2026. The photothermal…
Fraunhofer IPA showcases digital electroplating at SurfaceTechnology Germany 2026
How digitalization can make electroplating processes more stable, efficient and sustainable will be the focus of Fraunhofer IPA's presence at…
AkzoNobel supplies marine coatings for three new ferries
AkzoNobel supplies marine coatings for new Baltic Sea ferries: The "Jantar Unity" will receive a high-performance coating system for heavily loaded…
New compact blasting system without compressed air from BMF
With the Twister 750, BMF GmbH is bringing its compressed air-free blasting technology into a compact format for the first time. The blasting system…
Dörken PFAS-free coating solutions accepted at Volvo
Dörken achieves another milestone with PFAS-free coating solutions in a specification: Volvo Car Corporation includes a complete system in the VCS…
Heimerle + Meule presents new compact electroplating unit
Heimerle + Meule will be showcasing the PGG 10 Flex, a device for electroplating small individual parts, as an innovation at SurfaceTechnology Germany…
Qubus & IFO at the SurfaceTechnology Germany 2026
At Surface Technology 2026, the IFO and Qubus group of companies will be presenting comprehensive services for surface technology under the motto…
ZVO joint stand at SurfaceTechnology 2026 Germany
The joint stand of the German Surface Technology Association (ZVO) has been a permanent and unmissable feature of SurfaceTechnology Germany for years…
Sager + Mack presents filter system for electroplating technology
Sager + Mack presents a new filter system for electroplating that successfully transfers the proven principle of cyclone deposition to electroplating…
Mazurczak: New material stainless steel 1.4539 for heat exchangers
Mazurczak is expanding its range of heat exchanger materials to include stainless steel 1.4539 in order to open up new applications. Mazurczak will…
Rieger Metallveredlung at the SurfaceTechnology Germany 2026
Rieger Metallveredlung will be exhibiting at SurfaceTechnology Germany 2026 together with partners as part of a joint stand. The focus will be on the…
Fraunhofer Vision at the Control Expert Days 2026
The Fraunhofer Vision business unit will be represented at the Control Expert Days on May 20 and 21, 2026 in Stuttgart with two keynote speeches. The…
Lach Diamant at the GrindingHub: Diamond and CBN profile grinding wheels
At GrindingHub 2026 in Stuttgart, Lach Diamant will be presenting its entire "Made in Germany" manufacturing program, including the "Contour-profiled"…
Hochschule Mittweida Laser Institute: Laser-structured sharkskin surfaces
Laser structuring based on the model of sharkskin: Riblets created on propeller surfaces using ultrashort pulse lasers reduce flow losses and increase…
Vapic sales strengthened by Joshua Kübler
Vapic GmbH has expanded its sales team: Joshua Kübler joined the team at the beginning of March as a sales representative in external customer…
Daifuku Group takes over Eisenmann GmbH
Eisenmann GmbH has announced the complete acquisition by Daifuku Co, Ltd (Japan). Daifuku will acquire 100% of the shares in Eisenmann GmbH from its…
Media Soft presents ERP software for surface finishing
The Otec Impulse ERP solution from Media Soft Software Technology will be presented at SurfaceTechnology Germany 2026. It is designed to make…
Freudenberg Home and Cleaning Solutions takes over Nilfisk
Nilfisk has been part of Freudenberg Home and Cleaning Solutions since April 15, 2026. Freudenberg intends to strengthen its market position in the…
Umicore: Electroforming as contract manufacturing for decorative applications
Umicore MDS is expanding its offering to include electroforming as a service and is planning to expand its infrastructure for subsequent mass…
ITSC 2027 Call for Papers: Submit conference papers now
The world's leading specialist event for thermal coating technology is coming back to Europe. The ITSC - International Thermal Spray Conference and…
H2O celebrates 40 years of Vacudest at SurfaceTechnology Germany 2026
H2O GmbH celebrates 40 years of Vacudest and presents the solution for modern wastewater management through vacuum distillation at the…
Award for best surface coater 2025
Jonas Zeller is Germany's best surface coater 2025, honored by the Göppingen Chamber of Industry and Commerce for his outstanding examination results.…
Dürr: New generation of the RoDip electrical rotational dip process
Dürr has further developed its RoDip electric rotational dip process: It is now curve-capable, flexible to use and technically simplified. RoDip Ezy…
Helmut Fischer at The Battery Show Europe 2026
At The Battery Show Europe 2026, the Helmut Fischer Group will be presenting high-performance solutions for coating thickness measurement and material…
BASF Coatings Eco Impact Assessment Tool receives TÜV certification
BASF Coatings has received certification from TÜV Rheinland for the calculation methodology of its Eco Impact Assessment Tool. The independent…
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