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Heinz Dürr passes away at the age of 90
Heinz Dürr passed away unexpectedly in Berlin on Monday evening. The Honorary Chairman of the Supervisory Board and anchor shareholder of Dürr AG was…
Dörken Days 2023: Exciting topics and valuable encounters
This year's Dörken Days took place in Essen on November 23, 2023. For over ten years, this traditional event has been a permanent fixture in the event…
VDMA General Ventilation Technology: Companies expect a decline in sales in 2024
The VDMA General Air Technology Association expects sales to decline in 2024: companies' production and exports are currently still in positive…
"Everyone needs a powder award": QIB Trainee Award 2023 presented
The presentation of the "Everyone Needs Powder Award 2023" to the best graduates of the process mechanic for coating technology apprenticeship was one…
K-Branche.de: New company portal for the plastics industry
The official launch of K-Branche, the company portal developed by the Kunststoff-Institut Lüdenscheid and the Markentrainer advertising agency from…
VDI guideline 3457 "Emission reduction; powder coating" is being revised
After more than a year of revision, the draft of VDI guideline 3457 "Emission reduction; powder coating" will be published in spring 2024. This…
Eckart effect pigment for autonomous driving with high radar transparency
Eckart is expanding its product range of silver effect pigments for radar-transparent painting of vehicles and add-on parts with the new product Luxan…
ABB Robotics and B&R Automation bundle expertise at one location
B&R Automation is relocating its German headquarters from Bad Homburg to Friedberg, the location of ABB's Robotics division. The joint location…
Adler Lacke: Start of construction for new raw materials logistics
The go-ahead has been given for the major expansion and modernization project "Factory of the Future" at the Adler Lacke site in Schwaz/Tyrol. In the…
AMB 2024: Exhibition grounds fully booked
In 2024, the who's who of the metalworking industry will meet at AMB from September 10 to 14. Following the end of the registration phase in October…
Copper Association: Copper processing industry under pressure
Negative economic expectations: The copper processing industry is under pressure, the German Economic Institute warns of migration. The Chairman of…
AkzoNobel launches low-energy powder coating on the market
AkzoNobel is the first company in the industry to launch a powder coating for architectural paints that can be cured at temperatures of up to 150°C…
New Evident DP75 high-end microscope camera
The DP75 digital microscope camera from Evident opens up new dimensions in microscopic imaging. Brightfield images and fluorescence images in a wide…
Surface material Steel Matt from Pfleiderer awarded
The new Steel Matt metal structure from Pfleiderer, which looks like brushed stainless steel and impresses both visually and to the touch, was awarded…
AMA Innovation Award 2024 announced
The AMA Association for Sensors and Measurement (AMA) invites innovative minds from science and industry to apply for the AMA Innovation Award 2024.…
SKZ course imparts knowledge about the plastic coating process
The SKZ Plastics Center is organizing the course "Coating of plastics" from 16 to 17 April 2024 in Würzburg. The basic seminar provides an overview of…
Liqui Moly range new at Hahn + Kolb
With Liqui Moly and its industrial brand Meguin, Hahn + Kolb is expanding its range of lubricants and adhesives with two world-famous brand names from…
Hot-dip galvanizing industry association for uniform calculation of the CO2 footprint
The Industrieverband Feuerverzinken is committed to ensuring that there are uniform standards for calculating the CO2 footprint and circularity. The…
Atlas Copco Group launches new umbrella brand
Atlas Copco is now operating under a new umbrella brand: the "Atlas Copco Group". In November, the Swedish industrial group presented a new Group…
Eco Bell rotary atomizer from Dürr paints plastic parts cost-effectively and saves material
With rising prices for materials and cleaning, the use of high-rotation atomizers instead of conventional spray guns is becoming increasingly…
AkzoNobel: Carbon reduction competition in the vehicle repair industry
AkzoNobel launches 24-hour competition to accelerate carbon reduction in the vehicle repair industry. AkzoNobel's initiative to reduce the vehicle…
Fraunhofer IPA organizes workshop on high-performance dispersions
In an in-person workshop in February 2024 on the topic of "High-performance dispersions in a networked process", Fraunhofer IPA will address questions…
Inkjet marking varnish from Peters conserves resources
In addition to the inkjet solder resist, Peters will be presenting a white and a yellow inkjet marking resist at Productronica 2023. The marking print…
REACH: Guideline on microplastics published by the VCI trade associations
The VCI trade associations VdL, DBC and IVK have published a comprehensive guide for their member companies on the implementation of the new REACH…
Environmental Management Award 2023 for BIA
Automotive supplier BIA has been awarded the Environmental Management Prize 2023 by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation,…
ZVO Surface Days 2024: Submit presentations now
The Zentralverband Oberflächentechnik e.V. (ZVO) is calling for proposals for presentations for the ZVO Surface Technology Days 2024 from September 11…
CEC Training Award 2024 announced
The Cleaning Excellence Center (CEC), as a competence and user network for technical cleanliness, is inviting entries for the CEC Training Award 2024.…
New QUALANOD Board of Directors: VOA participates in election
The general meeting of the Association for Quality Control in the Anodizing Industry (QUALANOD) took place in Bergamo on 31 October 2023. There, the…
15th German Hazardous Substance Protection Award launched
Under the motto "Safe. Better. Work.", the German Hazardous Substance Protection Award (GSP) is looking for initiatives and practical solutions that…
Adler-Lacke at the Sicam 2023 trade fair
At the furniture industry trade fair Sicam in Pordenone, Italy, Austria's leading lacquer manufacturer presented its environmentally friendly…
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