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Axalta's automotive color of the year 2025: Evergreen Sprint
Axalta Coating Systems has unveiled its global automotive color of the year 2025 - Evergreen Sprint. This is the 11th year Axalta has unveiled its…
DVS: New sponsor Teka for "Young Welders Competition"
The new sponsor of the "Young Welders Competition" is Teka Absaug- und Entsorgungstechnologie GmbH. The renowned young talent competition is organized…
Dürr equips BYD plant in Europe with painting technology
The Chinese e-vehicle manufacturer BYD has opted for Dürr painting technology for its first European car plant. The German mechanical and plant…
More efficient deburring with Lukas-Erzett carbide cutters and robots
Deburring using robots offers enormous advantages in the manufacturing industry. Lukas-Erzett offers suitable carbide milling cutters for this…
Axalta becomes global partner of the BMW Group
Axalta has been named a recommended refinish supplier for the BMW Group in over 50 countries. This applies to those areas where ColorSystem, BMW's own…
BAM develops new standards for the surface analysis of nanoparticles
In a new EU project, the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) is developing standardized measurement methods for examining the…
Member of the Bundestag Hubertus Heil visits Galvanotechnik Kessel
Galvanotechnik Kessel received a visit from Hubertus Heil, Member of the German Bundestag. MdB Heil visited the electroplating company in mid-December…
ILF: Alternating corrosion test chamber for environmental simulation
The ILF Magdeburg is investing in its next walk-in corrosion change test chamber. The test laboratory is thus demonstrating that it continues to focus…
Dechema with new chairman and new board members
Dr. Wolfram Stichert, Hte GmbH, Heidelberg, will take over as Chairman of the Dechema Executive Board from January 2025. Five new members were also…
New podcast: The knowledge navigator for paint stores
In a new podcast series, the two experts Elena Schüßler-Roggenhofer and Markus Vüllers deal with the topic of knowledge transfer in paint stores. This…
UDE: Producing single-atom catalysts by modifying the surface
Oxygen and chlorine gas generation without precious metals: The production of single-atom catalysts has so far usually been associated with precious…
Dürr supplies electrode coating system to battery manufacturer
Dürr is to supply a turnkey electrode coating system to the Italian battery manufacturer FIB. The Dürr Group has thus acquired a major order in the…
Axalta receives R&D 100 Award for primerless automotive coating system
Axalta has won an R&D 100 Award in the mechanics and materials category for its primerless consolidated coating system at the end of 2024. It ensures…
H2O GmbH with new sales manager Simon Götz
Simon Götz has been the new Sales Manager at H2O GmbH, which produces and sells Vacudest brand industrial wastewater treatment systems in Steinen,…
FNR: BMEL call for funding for bio-based additives
The German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) has published a new call for funding as part of the "Sustainable Renewable Resources"…
Easyjet tests weight-saving paintwork for aircraft
Easyjet has tested a new weight-saving paint finish and will roll it out to its entire fleet. The airline wants to save fuel with the special paint…
Evonik with a new, leaner Group structure
Evonik is adopting a new segment structure and a much leaner management model by eliminating the divisional management level. The Business Lines,…
New paint from Nissan lowers temperature on vehicle surface
Nissan is testing a new paint technology that is designed to reduce the temperature on the vehicle surface and thus also in the interior on hot days.…
Eckart and Runaya build sustainable aluminum powder plant in India
Runaya and Eckart want to produce high-quality aluminum pigments together in India. The two companies are entering into a strategic partnership for…
Adphos workshop on aNir and aLite technologies in the drying process
Adphos, a leading global provider of digital drying solutions, hosted the workshop entitled "Transformation from Gas Dryers to Digital Drying -…
Ottozeus merges with Ruderer Klebetechnik
Ottozeus GmbH, based in Zorneding near Munich, is reorganizing its corporate structure and merging with Ruderer Klebetechnik GmbH with effect from 1…
DeFelsko shows new dew point logger at ECS 2025
DeFelsko is celebrating the European trade fair premiere of the new PosiTector DPM L+ dew point logger at the European Coatings Show 2025 (ECS). In…
Dürr Group donates 65,000 euros for Christmas
The Dürr Group is donating 65,000 euros to charitable organizations at Christmas time. The company is thus continuing the practice of previous years…
CEC Training Award 2025 announced
The CEC Training Award 2025 of the Cleaning Excellence Center (CEC) is once again being announced. The CEC is once again looking for the most creative…
UV adhesive from Panacol for commutator protection
With Vitralit UV E-2113, Panacol has developed an adhesive specifically for the rapid securing of commutators. The new UV acrylate adhesive can be…
Contract cleaning from a professional (Advertisement)
Cost clarity, calculability and absolute process reliability: these are the advantages of professional contract cleaning, as offered by Richard Geiss…
European Coatings Show 2025: Trade fair for the coatings industry
From 25 to 27 March 2025, the coating industry will meet at the European Coatings Show (ECS) at the Exhibition Center Nuremberg. The trade fair will…
Hönle shows UV drying and curing for coatings
The Hönle Business Unit Curing will be presenting UV and LED UV curing systems for a wide range of coating applications at the ICE Europe 2025 trade…
BYK appoints Dr. Michael Schmidt as global Chief Technology Officer
BYK has appointed Dr. Michael Schmidt as its new global Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Global Head of Research and Development, the global…
DGO Young Talent Award 2024 presented
The DGO Young Talent Award 2024 of the German Society for Electroplating and Surface Technology e.V. (DGO) for special student achievements in the…
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