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Coatings from AkzoNobel preserve historic windmills
AkzoNobel's Sikkens brand is helping to preserve historic 18th century windmills in Kinderdijk in the Netherlands. The company has signed a six-year…
Dürr receives EcoVadis platinum medal
The Dürr Group has received the highest award, a platinum medal, in the EcoVadis sustainability rating for the first time. This puts the mechanical…
Elcometer at PaintExpo 2024: Blasting, spraying and inspection technology
Elcometer, one of the world's leading manufacturers of equipment for coating thickness measurement and the inspection of coated surfaces, will be…
New employees at DFO
The German Research Association for Surface Treatment (DFO) has taken on three new employees in recent weeks. They strengthen the team at the DFO…
Polytec at PaintExpo 2024: Inline measuring system for powders and paints
Polytec will be presenting the new Enovasense system for determining the coating thickness of powder and paint coatings at PaintExpo 2024. The inline…
Supfina at GrindingHub 2024: Grinding technology for brake discs
At GrindingHub 2024 in Stuttgart, Supfina Grieshaber GmbH & Co. KG will be presenting its innovative highlight, the Supfina Planet BD, for machining…
Adler: New Aquawood Terra window coating system
Sustainable window coating has never been so easy: with a formula based on natural raw materials, ultra-matt appearance and high functionality, the…
PaintExpo 2024: Rippert presents solutions for the surface technology of the future
At Paint Expo 2024, the world trade fair for painting technology, Rippert will be presenting numerous new, innovative developments and solutions for…
Black&Light: New black UV adhesives from Panacol
Panacol presents its first series of new UV-curing black epoxy adhesives. These "Black&Light" adhesives, Vitralit BL UC 1101, Vitralit BL UC 1102 and…
Digitalization trade fair Digital Futurecongress virtual 2024 starts
The Digital Futurecongress (DFC) online congress trade fair with strategy and technology best practices relating to business digitalization will take…
Coatmaster at PaintExpo 2024: Faster coating thickness measurement
At PaintExpo 2024, Coatmaster will be demonstrating how non-contact coating thickness measurement can be carried out faster, further and even more…
VOA presents annual report 2023/2024
The German Aluminum Surface Finishing Association (VOA) has published its 2023/2024 digital annual report, which provides a detailed insight into the…
Grimm showcases low-temperature powder coatings at PaintExpo 2024
At PaintExpo 2024, Grimm Pulverlack will be presenting new powder coating series from the low-temperature range (energy-saving, environmentally…
Fraunhofer IPA showcases new developments at PaintExpo 2024
Paints made from waste, quality testing based on the bat principle, digitalization and automation: at PaintExpo 2024, researchers from Fraunhofer IPA…
Venjakob at Paint Expo 2024: Overall concepts for efficient coating
At this year's world's leading trade fair for painting technology, Paint Expo 2024 in Karlsruhe, Venjakob Maschinenbau will be presenting a wide range…
Kunststoff-Institut: Sustainable future for surface coatings
Together with its project participants, the Kunststoff-Institut Lüdenscheid will evaluate and analyze surface coatings in the joint project "Surface…
BerlinerLuft: Process air technology at the PaintExpo 2024
They all need process air - and in very different forms, such as for painting, drying or other processes. The use of energy-rich process exhaust air…
Dürr Fluid Board: Compact modular paint metering and color change system
Dürr has developed a link between the control unit and applicator for the industrial painting sector: the Fluid Board. The fully assembled, compact…
Fraunhofer WKI: New Head of Department for Binders and Coatings
Dr. Steven Eschig took over as head of the "Binders and Coatings" department at the Fraunhofer WKI on March 1, 2024. The chemist, who has already…
H2O at PaintExpo 2024: Sustainable and economical treatment of rinsing water
The used waste water produced in painting technology is increasingly presenting companies with economic challenges. The solution from H2O GmbH:…
Adphos moves into new and expanded technical center
Adphos has moved into the completely modernized technical centre at its headquarters in Bruckmühl. In the spacious premises, Adphos experts and their…
SEH Engineering at PaintExpo 2024: Power-and-free conveyor technology
SEH Engineering GmbH will be presenting its broad portfolio of power-and-free conveyor technology at PaintExpo 2024. The material handling…
Annual kick-off event of the Copper Association 2024
The Copper Association team met for two days at the end of January to discuss the strategy and goals for 2024. A key objective of the kick-off meeting…
Adler opens new German base in Giessen
The leading Austrian paint manufacturer Adler is opening a new service center in Germany in Giessen, Hesse. This will bring the company even closer to…
Sata presents application technology and trade fair premieres at PaintExpo 2024
At Sata's trade fair stand at PaintExpo 2024, the company will be presenting both tried-and-tested products from the field of application technology…
Evident scanners increase efficiency in corrosion and weld seam inspections
Evident has significantly improved the usability and versatility of its field-proven phased array inspection solutions, MapRover and SteerRover…
IGP combines low-temperature powder coating with effect agent
In the surface coating industry, efficiency, sustainability and a homogeneous color tone are of crucial importance. IGP Powder Coatings combines its…
Ligna celebrates its 50th anniversary
Ligna celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2025. The world's leading trade fair for the woodworking and wood processing industry emerged from the…
Electrostatic paint spray gun from Dürr for less paint consumption
Dürr is expanding its range of manual spray guns with a new electrostatic air spray gun (ESTA Gun). The new EcoGun AS MAN DC/EC enables more…
New compact and affordable Hikmicro E02 thermal imaging camera
The Hikmicro E02 is a lightweight, affordable and easy-to-use thermal imaging camera for the construction, HVAC and home sectors as well as for…
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