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Lohngalvanik Jentner expands management with second managing director

GalvanizeJentner

Electroplating specialist C. Jentner GmbH from Pforzheim has appointed Tobias Kleiber as its second Managing Director alongside Managing Partner Chris…

Polytec Objective Profilometer Surface Analysis

Polytec: New 0.6X lens for surface analysis

AnalyticsPolytec

The new 0.6X objective for Polytec's surface profilometers optimizes areal and non-contact surface measurement technology. It captures roughness,…

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Respirators from Atorn for drilling, grinding and welding

Equipment/AccessoriesHahn+Kolb

Six new FFP masks in the A-Mask series from Atorn offer maximum safety when drilling, grinding, welding and other dust-intensive work. Hahn + Kolb…

Blast wheel modernization Blast machine Wheelabrator

Wheelabrator: blast wheel upgrade halves cycle times for blasting system

Mechanical ProcessingWheelabrator

A 40-year-old overhead conveyor blast machine at a Spanish foundry was converted to "Titan 15 Smart" Wheelabrator blast wheels. The modernization…

axalta repair caravan surface

Axalta brochure on caravan surface repair

PaintingAxalta

Axalta has published a reference book with tips for caravan repairs. The special mix of materials, the low sheet thickness and the special surface…

World Paint and Coatings Week

World Paint and Coatings Week 2025 launched

PaintingWorld Coatings Council

With World Paint and Coatings Week, the World Coatings Council (WCC) has launched a new campaign to emphasize the importance and benefits of the…

Plasmatreat Battery Show Europe 2025 Battery production Plasma technology

Plasmatreat showcases plasma solutions at the Battery Show Europe 2025

Plasma TechnologyPlasmatreat

Plasmatreat presents its innovative surface treatment solutions at the Battery Show Europe 2025: Openair-Plasma and PlasmaPlus enable improved…

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Richard Geiss invests in flood protection

IndustryGeiss

Richard Geiss GmbH invested heavily in flood protection following the flood disaster last summer. One of the new features is a specially manufactured…

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Plantag Coatings: Successful trade fair participation at IndiaWood 2025

PaintingPlantag

Plantag Coatings GmbH can look back on a successful participation in IndiaWood 2025 in Delhi. The trade fair is the internationally recognized leading…

VDMA General Air Technology Association new Executive Board

VDMA General Air Technology Association elects new Executive Board

IndustryVDMA

At the General Assembly 2025 of the VDMA General Ventilation Technology Association, the association's Executive Board was newly elected. Dr. Urs…

Thickness measurement of battery coatings Micro-Epsilon CombiSensr KSB6430

Micro-Epsilon: Precise thickness measurement of battery coatings

AnalyticsMicro-Epsilon

With the CombiSensor KSB6430, Micro-Epsilon presents a precise sensor system for one-sided thickness measurement of electrode coatings in battery foil…

ZVO Plant Chemistry Industrial Coaters Decline in sales

ZVO-FB Chemicals, plants and industrial coaters with declining sales

IndustryZVO

The ZVO specialist areas of chemicals and systems and industrial coating look back on negative economic development in 2024. The companies organized…

BASF Coatings Refinity automotive refinish

BASF Coatings Refinity: Digital color solutions for vehicle workshops

PaintingBASF

BASF Coatings optimizes digital color identification in vehicle workshops with its Refinity platform: New ImagePlus function, precise ScanR…

Bodo Möller Henkel Sealing Solutions FIPFG Technology Cooperation

Bodo Möller Chemie and Henkel cooperate

Special TopicsBodo Möller

Bodo Möller Chemie is now distributing Henkel's Sonderhoff Formed-In-Place Foam Gaskets (FIPFG) technology in 28 countries. It enables high-precision…

[Translate to English:] RAL-Farben-100-Jahre-Raw-Color-Edition

RAL Farben celebrates its 100th anniversary with Raw Color Edition

Special TopicsRAL

On the occasion of RAL's 100th anniversary, RAL Farben is cooperating with the Dutch design agency Raw Color. Under the motto "RAL - 100 Years - Joy…

Industrieverband Feuerverzinken new managing director

Industrieverband Feuerverzinken: New managing director

Corrosion ProtectionIndustrieverband Feuerverzinken

Sebastian Engelskirchen will leave the Industrieverband Feuerverzinken e.V. on June 30, 2025 after four years as Managing Director. He will be…

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Supfina: Management taken over by Florian Berger

IndustrySupfina

Florian Berger will take over the management of Supfina Grieshaber in January 2025, succeeding Christoph Siegel, who will take on new responsibilities…

Vapic takeover Bous industrial component cleaning

Vapic takes over component cleaning brand Bous

Cleaning/PretreatVapic

Vapic is expanding its cleaning technology portfolio with Bous: With effect from May 1, 2025, the specialist for industrial cleaning technologies is…

Oltrogge refrigeration dryer replacement

Oltrogge refrigeration dryer replacement: Replace outdated refrigeration dryers

Equipment/AccessoriesOltrogge

Oltrogge is launching a replacement campaign for outdated refrigeration dryers in April. In doing so, the compressed air specialist is helping its…

Paintexpo 2026 Exhibitor registration stand

PaintExpo 2026 with many exhibitor registrations

EventsMesse Leipzig

Exactly one year before the doors open for PaintExpo from April 14 to 17, 2026, more than 260 companies have secured around 10,000 square meters of…

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Adler Lacke opens new branch in Vienna

PaintingAdler

With the new "Adler Shop & Service Vienna" base, paint manufacturer Adler is strengthening its offering for customers in eastern Austria. The new…

Joke Technology Takeover of Hesmer Antriebstechnik

Joke Technology takes over Hesmer Antriebstechnik

Mechanical ProcessingJoke

Joke Technology took over the entire business activities of Hesmer Antriebstechnik at the start of 2025. This means that the products of market leader…

Plasmatreat PCIM 2025 Plasma technologies Surfaces

Plasmatreat showcases plasma technologies at PCIM 2025

Plasma TechnologyPlasmatreat

At PCIM Expo 2025, Plasmatreat GmbH in Nuremberg will be showcasing advanced solutions for surface treatment in power module production. These include…

Leybold vacuum 175 years

Leybold celebrates its 175th anniversary

IndustryAtlas Copco

The German vacuum specialist Leybold is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year. The company was founded by Ernst Leybold in Cologne in 1850 and…

World Coatings Council (WCC) Annual Conference 2025 VdL

World Coatings Council WCC met for the 2025 annual conference

PaintingVdL

The World Coatings Council (WCC) met for its annual conference in Frankfurt/Main from March 12 - 14, 2025. At the invitation of the VdL, more than 20…

Hönle Ligna 2025 drying systems wood, fiber and plastic panels

Hönle at Ligna 2025: Drying systems for wood, fiber and plastic panels

Drying/HardeningHoenle

UV specialist Hönle offers tailor-made curing solutions for the surface treatment of wood, fiber and plastic boards, including modular curing systems…

basf coatings sustainability target

BASF Coatings presents sustainability target picture

PaintingBASF

BASF Coatings focuses on sustainability: By implementing its target image, the surface solutions provider aims to strengthen its long-term commitment…

Fraunhofer FEP Project Luminosity anodic arc evaporation coating solar cells

Fraunhofer FEP: Anodic arc evaporation coats solar cells

Plasma TechnologyFraunhofer FEP

In the EU project Luminosity, the Fraunhofer FEP is testing anodic arc evaporation for the gentle coating of flexible perovskite solar cells. Initial…

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IST Metz Freecure: UV curing without photoinitiators

Drying/HardeningIST Metz

The new Freecure UV curing system from IST Metz uses UV direct crosslinking without photoinitiators. It therefore dispenses with chemical additives…

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Dörken at the Fastener Fair Global 2025: PFAS-free coatings

CoatingsDörken

Dörken draws a positive conclusion from its participation at the Fastener Fair Global 2025. PFAS-free coating solutions and the handling of these…

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