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Webinar: Optimize your cleaning system and save 30% time
Time savings of up to 30% are possible by optimizing the cleaning process. The throughput of the cleaning system can be significantly increased, as…
Oerlikon: PVD coating for drilling in steel and cast iron
With Balinit Optura, Oerlikon Balzers presents a new high-performance PVD coating for drilling in steel and cast iron. It increases productivity, tool…
New Hesse sustainability score for simple product comparison
All products published on the Hesse Lignal website are now provided with a sustainability score. This creates optimum transparency in the selection of…
Reiter Oberflächentechnik: Sales strengthened with Michael Schaber
Michael Schaber joined the sales team at Reiter GmbH + Co. KG Oberflächentechnik in September 2025. With his many years of experience and extensive…
FiT2clean Award 2025 presented at Parts2clean
The winners of the FiT2clean Award 2025 innovation prize were presented at the Parts2clean trade fair on October 9. Bo-Inno GmbH secured first place…
Hahn + Kolb: Atorn disk brushes for automated finishing
Precise deburring, controlled rounding of edges and high-quality surface finishing: The Atorn disc brushes from Hahn + Kolb are among the…
Fraunhofer IWS shows sandblasting with light at Parts2clean
At Parts2clean 2025, Fraunhofer IWS will be presenting "sandblasting with light", an alternative to particle-based blasting. The process uses laser…
FreiLacke: Groundbreaking ceremony for new Product Technology Center
FreiLacke celebrated the construction of the new Product Technology Center (PTC) with a ground-breaking ceremony. The three-storey building with…
Esselent Solutions showcases sustainable bathroom care at Parts2clean 2025
Essent Solutions' trade fair appearance at Parts2clean 2025 will focus on solutions and expertise for sustainable bathroom care. Current products for…
Brillux: Anodized shades now also available in powder coating
Anodized surfaces are particularly popular in the architectural sector and are considered durable but expensive. Brillux Industrielack now has nine…
Treams at Parts2clean 2025: Vacuum systems for clean processes
At Parts2clean 2025, Treams will be demonstrating how the company's Vobos vacuum bake-out ovens can be used to improve the cleanliness values of…
Krahn Chemie expands Technical Service Center
Krahn Chemie is expanding its Technical Service Center at the Bottrop site: the new 1,400 square meter premises combine laboratory services with…
Covestro and Heraeus: Antimicrobial textile coatings
Covestro and Heraeus Precious Metals have jointly developed safer and more sustainable antimicrobial textile coatings. This gives water-based…
Acp at Parts2clean 2025: Snow blasting technology for cleaning
At Parts2clean 2025, Acp Systems will be presenting its dry QuattroClean snow blasting and PowerSnow blasting technology for almost all full-surface…
Kunststoff Institut: Symposium on film back injection molding 2025
The Kunststoff-Institut Lüdenscheid is hosting a symposium on film back injection molding in November 2025. The event will provide an overview of the…
Mankiewicz celebrates 30 years of direct-to-metal agricultural machinery coating
Mankiewicz Coating Solutions is celebrating a special anniversary at Agritechnica 2025: 30 years ago, the company launched its direct-to-metal system…
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…
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