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AMA Innovation Award 2026: Submit applications now
The AMA Association for Sensors and Measurement (AMA) is inviting scientists and developers from industry and research to apply for the AMA Innovation…
Late shift regulars' table for coaters as a live event for the first time
The online regulars' table "Late shift for coaters" will take place as a live event for the first time. On November 12, 2025, it will be broadcast…
Plating Electronic: Container solutions for direct current supply
Plating Electronic presents its new container and skid-based DC power supply systems. The complete turnkey solutions have been specially developed for…
Stuttgart Surface Technology Prize 2026 announced
The Stuttgart Surface Technology Prize "The Surface" will be awarded again by Fraunhofer IPA in 2026. It recognizes innovative applications and…
ABB sells ABB Robotics to SoftBank Group
ABB Robotics, the robotics division of ABB, is being sold to SoftBank Group Corp. The company is focusing on artificial intelligence in robotics and…
ESTAL Congress 2025: Exchange in the surface finishing industry
At the ESTAL Congress in Thessaloniki from October 1 to 3, 2025, the European surface finishing industry came together to exchange ideas. The VOA and…
Parts2clean 2025 with more visitors, exhibitors and exhibition space
Parts2clean 2025, the leading trade fair for industrial parts and surface cleaning, has come to a successful close. From October 7 to 9, 2025, trade…
Heinz-Leuze Prize 2025 awarded: Publication on battery technology
The annual Heinz-Leuze Prize was awarded in 2025 to a publication on battery technology. It was awarded at the ZVO Surface Technology Days on 24…
Fraunhofer FEP: Surface disinfection using plasma technology
The Fraunhofer FEP is investigating plasma-activated water as a chemical-free alternative to conventional disinfectants for surfaces. The innovative…
SKZ: Testing plastic products using THz and radar measurement technology
The SKZ uses THz and radar technology for precise inline measurement of the layer thickness of plastic products. The methods enable non-contact and…
Trump lasers make batteries safe and protect cars from rust
Trumpf has developed laser applications for bonding and coating preparation for battery production and for corrosion protection of aluminum…
Bruker Alicona becomes headquarters of Bruker Austria after merger
Bruker Alicona merges its corporate structure: As of October 1, 2025, the previously independent companies Alicona Imaging and Bruker Austria have…
BASF sells BASF Coatings to financial investor Carlyle
BASF Coatings, the coatings division of BASF, is to be sold to the American investment company Carlyle for 7.7 billion euros. The former BASF business…
Chemical accident at electroplating company Heinrich Schnarr
A chemical accident at the Heinrich Schnarr electroplating and surface finishing company in Mainaschaff resulted in the release of gas. A large piece…
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…
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