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ZVO Surface Days: Essen is another venue
Another venue has been found for the Surface Technology Days of the German Surface Technology Association (ZVO) in Essen. For the first time, the ZVO…
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Venjakob at LIGNA 2025 (Hall 16, Stand C22): Discover pioneering solutions for automated surface processing, resource efficiency and process…
Lach Diamant congratulates Ligna on its 50th birthday
Lach Diamant has been associated with Ligna for many years. In 1979, the company presented diamond tools for wood and plastics, which at the time were…
BASF Coatings expands business with biomass-balanced products
BASF Coatings is further expanding its business with biomass-balanced products. Following a successful launch in Europe and Asia, the first products…
AkzoNobel & BASF want to reduce the CO2 footprint of coatings
AkzoNobel wants to source raw materials from BASF for the production of coatings and paints in the EMEA region that have a significantly lower carbon…
Vulkan Inox installs new pressure blast cabinet
Vulkan Inox has expanded its machine park with a new pressure blasting cabinet with an integrated quick-change abrasive system. The modern blasting…
New Micro-Epsilon controllers for distance and thickness measurements
The new confocal chromatic controllers from Micro-Epsilon's ConfocalDT IFC2411 and 2416 series enable distance and thickness measurements. The compact…
New ZVO funding platform finds funding programs
The ZVO offers its member companies an exclusive new and particularly practical service for all aspects of funding programs: an industry-specific…
Dürr expands pretreatment system to include cathodic dip painting
With EcoProWet EC, Dürr is adding cathodic dip painting to its modular pre-treatment system. Thanks to its compact design, the wet system requires…
Henkel: Reducing CO₂ emissions in the production of adhesives
Henkel has entered into a partnership with Synthomer to reduce CO₂ emissions in the production of adhesives. The aim is to significantly reduce the…
Mahr presents measurement technology innovations at Control 2025
Mahr will be exhibiting at the 37th Control in Stuttgart from May 6 to 9, 2025. In line with the trade fair motto "Empowering Optical Metrology", the…
New Adler primer for renovating old wood
With the new Pullex Primer-Reno from Adler Lacke, old wooden surfaces can be renovated quickly and effortlessly. The primer gives old, weathered wood…
Axalta: Clear coat and filler products with Fast-Cure-Low-Energy-Technology
Axalta introduces the next generation of clearcoat and filler products with patented Fast Cure Low Energy (FCLE) system. Body and paint stores can use…
Thyssenkrupp Steel at Intersolar Europe 2025: Long-term corrosion protection
Thyssenkrupp Steel will be showcasing ZM Ecoprotect Solar at Intersolar Europe 2025. These zinc-magnesium-coated steels are characterized by their…
Dürr wins the Pace Pilot Award 2025 with its EcoProBooth paint booth concept
Dürr won the Automotive News Pace Pilot Award 2025 with its EcoProBooth booth concept. This reduces energy, paint and solvent consumption in the…
Battery Show Europe: Hönle with solutions for battery production
Dr. Hönle AG will be exhibiting its wide range of modern UV curing systems at the Battery Show Europe in Stuttgart from June 3 to 5, 2025. The focus…
AkzoNobel & IPG Photonics: Laser curing of powder coatings
AkzoNobel and IPG Photonics have entered into a strategic partnership to cure powder coatings using laser technology. The powder coating is…
Lars Baumgürtel is the new IHK President of North Westphalia
Lars Baumgürtel (58) is the new President of the North Westphalia Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK). In April 2025, the general assembly of the…
Ligna 2025: Bürkle with coating and surface technology
Robert Bürkle GmbH will be presenting its comprehensive portfolio in the field of press and coating technology at Ligna 2025. Bürkle focuses on the…
Bruker Alicona at Control 2025 with measurement technology innovations
At Control 2025, Bruker Alicona, a manufacturer of non-contact measurement systems, will be presenting many measurement technology innovations. The…
Parts2clean Expert Forum: Submit presentations now
Call for Papers for the Expert Forum at Parts2clean 2025: Proposals for specialist presentations and product information on industrial parts and…
OFI organizes Powder Day 2025 on powder coatings
The Austrian Research Institute for Chemistry and Technology (OFI) invites you to the Powder Day 2025 on November 13 in Brunn am Gebirge. The main…
Climate ticket for Ligna 2025 - free use of public transport
Travel to Ligna 2025 in the greater Hanover area free of charge and CO2-neutral - the Climate Ticket makes it possible. Deutsche Messe, together with…
Qualicoat quality mark starts rebranding
Qualicoat, the leading quality label in the field of aluminum surface finishing, has been rebranded. As the German general licensee, the VOA provides…
Fraunhofer IPM organizes industry workshop on production control
At the "Industry Workshop Production Control" at Fraunhofer IPM, participants will learn what optical measurement and testing methods can achieve in…
Remmers: Economical protection for exterior wood surfaces
The solvent-reduced HK-Lasur 3in1 [plus] from Remmers promises economical protection for exterior wood surfaces. Compared to conventional glazes, the…
Fraunhofer Vision at Control 2025 with surface measurement and inspection systems
At Control 2025 in Stuttgart, the Fraunhofer Vision business unit will be presenting a selection of the latest measuring and inspection systems with…
AkzoNobel appoints Hans-Joachim Müller as member of the Supervisory Board
AkzoNobel has announced the nomination of Dr. Hans-Joachim Müller to the company's Supervisory Board. The nomination was submitted to the shareholders…
Yaskawa at Automatica 2025: AI meets robotics
At this year's Automatica, everything at Yaskawa (Hall B6, Stand 502) revolves around AI-based robotics solutions for the smart factory and beyond. As…
FiT2clean Award 2025: Application phase started
The application phase for the FiT2clean Award 2025 has begun: Suppliers and users from all areas of industrial cleaning technology can now apply for…
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