Surface news

The Cleaning Excellence Center jury has now announced the winners of the CEC Training Award 2024. First place went to the companies Caramba Chemie GmbH & Co. KG and KEK GmbH.

As part of a strategic partnership, trailer manufacturer Schmitz Cargobull is planning to convert its products to circular quality. Zinq is contributing a digital circular product passport (DCPP) for hot-dip galvanized steel chassis.

The HiQuad Neo mass spectrometer has a high sensitivity and a large dynamic range. The measuring speed is up to 125 μs/u.

At the beginning of August, the Federal Ministry of Economics published an options paper on the electricity market design. The VDMA comments on this: "Electricity market design still has many question marks"

Umicore's Metal Deposition Solutions business unit has developed an environmentally friendly platinum coating process for titanium components in electrolysers that does not require the use of toxic chemicals.

Hehl Galvanotronic specializes in the automation and digitalization of electroplating and wastewater systems. Caroline C. Hehl is now taking over the company.

The high-performance sanding discs in the PG Easy Purple Grain series from Lukas-Erzett are now available in additional sizes. The sanding discs offer stability and a long service life.

BYK Additives is on the way to a PFAS-free product portfolio. The last delivery of PFAS-containing products is scheduled for the end of 2025.

The new VHS210 vacuum cleaner from Nilfisk is a powerful device that can be used to pick up combustible and explosive dusts in classified ATEX22 zones.

International competition, bureaucracy, AI - the German Association of the Automotive Industry addressed current challenges facing the industry at the conference "Strengthening locations and suppliers: Artificial intelligence as a driver of transformation". About 200 managers accepted the invitation…

technotrans continues its efficiency program and increases consolidated net profit in the first half of 2024. The specialist for thermal management systems thus remains on track for the current fiscal year.

The trend is clearly moving towards more and more automation - only when it comes to cleanliness inspections does the manual, time-consuming standard procedure according to VDA 19 continue to define the benchmark. However, there are now faster, automated alternatives with even better results.

Plantag Coatings has been supporting the White Hawks Kachtenhausen football team since 2017, and the successful club has now expressed its thanks by participating in a company video.

The SKZ Plastics Center sees itself as a trailblazer for companies in the plastics industry. One example of active transfer is the Adhesive Bonding and Surface Technology Expert Group, which has been in existence for ten years.

In November, the association will once again be offering its tried-and-tested training courses on QUALICOAT and anodizing - this year, the courses will take place online.

The portable vibrometer VibroGo from Polytec appears in the Netflix series "Secret World of Sound" with David Attenborough. Dr. Rex Cocroft uses the device to decode humpback chirp communication.

Rippert has developed a camera-based system to transfer painting processes from the painter to the robot - without any programming. With the Easy-to-Teach system, even small quantities can be economically automated .

The family-owned company Daxberger-Schwall has ended its business activities and handed over the sale of the products of the adhesive manufacturer Kömmerling to Ruderer Klebstoffe.

On August 1, 2024, Dr. Tom Kinzel took over the management of the German Chemical Society (GDCh). He succeeds Professor Dr. Wolfram Koch, who led the GDCh for almost 22 years and is now retiring.

Atotech will be showcasing sustainable products and services at the ZVO Surface Days. These minimize environmental impact, reduce energy consumption and increase resource efficiency.