Topics surface technology

A pneumatic basket washer facilitates cleaning processes with highly flammable cleaning liquids and ensures reproducible results and health protection.

More than a decade ago, a blast media additive came on the market that was supposed to improve the quality of blasting processes. Since then, many applications have proven that it works and helps to reduce operating costs - which is currently more important than ever.

In industrial component cleaning, holistic concepts and all-inclusive services are in demand. The equipment manufacturer no longer acts only as a supplier, but as a partner at all levels.

The power lies in the sum: many small improvements lead to respectable savings when flow-mechanically improved, durable pumps with more efficient motors are used on coating systems.

Many decorative surfaces in kitchens, bathrooms, shops and restaurants are made of laminated wood materials. A British manufacturer improved the performance and profitability of its laminating station for panels and worktops by installing an infrared system.

Whether millimetre-small, metre-sized or complex in design - the high cleanliness requirements for high-tech components are usually no longer achieved with conventional cleaning systems. A specialist in precision and high-purity cleaning is constantly developing new solutions for this area, including specially designed equipment packages.

Automation and reduction of unit costs are high on the agenda in the wood and furniture industry for large series, but also for smaller companies in times of high costs for energy, materials and personnel. high on the agenda. Two application examples show how much can be gained through process modernisation.

More and more companies cannot fill vacancies because of a lack of skilled workers. Young people today are tech-savvy, constantly online, environmentally aware and demanding.

A new measuring device led to the idea of a systematic analysis of the influence of film thickness on the formation of the surface of textured coatings - interesting insights were obtained.

Plasma surface technology offers numerous advantages from which companies can benefit. For example, they work without solvent-based primers, which makes their application environmentally friendly and energy-efficient.