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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…
New 3M Cubitron 3 high-performance abrasives
3M launches its Cubitron 3 high-performance abrasives on the market. With the new fiber discs, abrasive discs and fabric belts, sanding processes can…
KIT: New surface material repels water almost completely
Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG) have developed a surface material…
Ultrapolymers: New ASA styrene copolymers for UV-resistant surfaces
The portfolio of ASA styrene copolymers from Ultrapolymers is being expanded with a new, highly UV-resistant grade. It ensures permanently attractive…
Bürkert Fluid Control Systems expands and modernizes site
Site modernization and expansion at the Bürkert plant in Gerabronn: Over the next two and a half years, an expansion of the assembly area for…
DeFelsko with new set for surface roughness testing
Measuring surface profiles using Testex Replica Tapes is now even easier and more precise. DeFelsko, which continues the globally popular Testex…
Dürr Group donates to Jewish Museum Berlin
The Dürr Group is supporting the Jewish Museum Berlin with a donation of € 5,000. The donation was pledged in mid-November on the occasion of this…
BYK at European Coatings Show 2025 with innovations and new developments
BYK will be presenting innovations and developments at the European Coatings Show (ECS) 2025. The topics of BYK's trade fair appearance are…
Laser Components: Autoclavable optical coatings
Laser Components has developed laser optics for medical technology with a coating that can withstand many sterilization cycles in an autoclave. This…
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