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BIA Kunststoff- und Galvanotechnik: New management team
BIA Kunststoff- und Galvanotechnik sets the course for the future with two new managing directors in October 2025. Dr. Felix Heinzler (41) and Jonas…
Oltrogge and Atlas Copco celebrate five years of partnership
The partnership between Oltrogge GmbH & Co. KG, engineering partner for technically sophisticated industrial solutions, and the compressed air…
Chemetall receives the Airbus SQIP Award 2025
Chemetall as a brand of BASF Coatings was once again honored with the highest award of the Airbus Supply Chain & Quality Improvement Program (SQIP…
FiT2clean Award 2025: The finalists have been announced
The finalists of the 4th FiT2clean Award of the German Industrial Parts Cleaning Association (FiT) have been selected by a jury. The three companies…
ABB Robotics: AI assistant for RobotStudio for robot programming
ABB Robotics has added an AI assistant to its RobotStudio simulation and programming software suite. The new RobotStudio AI Assistant harnesses the…
Tscherwitschke: Electroplating drum optimized and further developed
Richard Tscherwitschke GmbH has further developed and improved the "Galvanet" drum. It now has a doubled drum opening for faster filling and safe…
Colandis with cleanroom technology at Parts2clean 2025
Colandis GmbH will be presenting its range of services at Parts2clean. Companies are supported in areas such as contamination control. Mobile…
IGP Germany appoints new Sales Manager
IGP Germany is setting the course for the future of its sales department: Thomas Eichhorn will take over the role of Sales Manager Germany on January…
Fraunhofer IPA: Artificial intelligence avoids painting errors
Intelligent algorithms could soon provide early warning of painting errors and machine failures. Fraunhofer IPA has carried out a series of painting…
Seawater-resistant housings from Rose resist corrosion
Rose Systemtechnik manufactures seawater-resistant enclosures for electronic components on ships. They must protect installations from water,…
FreiLacke: Changes in company management
Hans-Peter Frei will leave FreiLacke as Managing Director, member of the Executive Board and responsible for the technical disciplines on December 31,…
WMV Surface Technology Inc.: WMV expands US site
With the founding of WMV Surface Technology Inc., WMV is strengthening its presence in the USA. The plant manufacturer is thus laying the foundations…
BvL at Parts2clean 2025: Deep cleaning with implosive power
BvL Oberflächentechnik will be exhibiting at Parts2clean 2025, where trade visitors can find out more about BvL's range of customized cleaning…
Evonik seeks growth markets: Recycling painted plastic parts
Evonik wants to open up new growth markets with its Next Markets Program. In a pilot project, for example, painted plastic parts from the automotive…
New BMW paint shop reduces CO₂e emissions in vehicle production
The new BMW Group Plant Debrecen starts series production of the BMW iX3 at the end of October. The use of electricity from renewable energies instead…
Kullen-Koti at Blechexpo 2025: Wide range of brushing systems
Kullen-Koti will be providing an insight into its current portfolio at Blechexpo 2025. The focus will be on tool brushes for deburring and finishing…
BASF, AkzoNobel & Arkema: Reducing the CO2 footprint of powder coatings
A new partnership aims to drive the reduction of CO2 emissions in the paints and coatings industry. BASF, AkzoNobel and Arkema want to accelerate the…
Heidelberg and Solenis: Coated paper packaging
At Fachpack 2025 in Nuremberg, Heidelberg and Solenis presented a jointly developed innovative process for barrier coatings on flexible paper…
Weber Ultrasonics with ultrasonic cleaning at the ZVO Surface Days
Weber Ultrasonics AG will be presenting itself as an internationally active provider of innovative ultrasonic solutions for industrial cleaning and…
Mirka takes over assets from Hermes Schleifmittel
Mirka Ltd, announces the acquisition of all conventional bonded grinding wheel assets from Hermes Schleifmittel GmbH. Mirka intends to further expand…
AkzoNobel colors of the year 2026 presented
Three color palettes in blue have been selected by AkzoNobel as the colors of the year 2026: The Rhythm of Blues color trends collection consists of…
Qubus and IFO together at the ZVO Surface Days 2025
Qubus Planung und Beratung Oberflächentechnik GmbH and IFO Institut für Oberflächentechnik GmbH will be presenting themselves together at the ZVO…
H2O GmbH at Parts2clean 2025: Modern wastewater management
H2O GmbH is once again exhibiting at Parts2clean with innovative solutions for industrial wastewater treatment. The Vacudest vacuum distillation…
Benseler represented in the Czech Republic for 10 years
The Benseler Group has been operating successfully in the Czech Republic with its subsidiary Prove Tech CZ for ten years - the order volume at the…
Fraunhofer IPA at Parts2clean 2025: Cleanroom and VDA 19.1 revision
Visitors to Parts2clean 2025 can experience live demonstrations in the mobile cleanroom at the Fraunhofer IPA stand. As an exhibitor at the trade…
Mipa Group founds Mipa Belgium and strengthens market presence in Benelux
The subsidiary Mipa Nederland B.V. has taken over the automotive paint and dealer business of the long-standing Belgian importer B-Coat BVBA as of…
Helmut Fischer & Fem: Research project galvanic coating processes
The Research Institute for Precious Metals and Metal Chemistry (Fem) and Helmut Fischer GmbH are intensifying their collaboration. As part of a…
MKS' Atotech takes part in the ZVO Surface Days 2025
Atotech, a brand of the Materials Solutions Division of MKS, will be exhibiting at the ZVO Surface Days 2025 in Berlin. As a technology leader in…
German Environmental Award 2025 from the DBU goes to Zinq
The German Environmental Award 2025 goes to Lars Baumgürtel and Dr. Birgitt Bendiek, Managing Directors of Zinq, for their circular business model…
Parts2clean special show "Process chain technical cleanliness" of the CEC
The special show "Process Chain Technical Cleanliness" at the joint CEC stand at Parts2clean 2025 will show how the required component cleanliness can…
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