Surface news

Plating Electronic has introduced new container and skid-based systems for DC power supplies in hydrogen and water treatment plants.

parts2clean 2025 defies the industry's restraint with a strong message: industrial parts cleaning is still on the agenda - more focused, more international, more relevant than ever.

The new color collection is entitled "Driving the Proxy". It uses sustainable materials and new pigment technologies.

At SPS 2025, Leuze will be presenting the RSL 200 safety laser scanner as well as new LiDAR and RFID solutions for automation, logistics and production.

With "RAL Colour Feeling 2027+", RAL Farben presents a new trend palette with 15 harmoniously coordinated shades. The collection is intended to provide users with orientation for future color designs.

The Plastics Center (SKZ) is relying on terahertz and radar measurement technology for non-destructive quality control. These methods enable precise, non-contact testing of layer thicknesses and geometries directly during production.

technotrans SE is pursuing ambitious goals with its "Ready for Growth 2030" strategy: Revenue is to increase to over 350 million euros by 2030.

With the sale, BASF is continuing to focus on its core business. The coating divisions will be combined to form a new, independent company.

ElpoChem AG is a Swiss family-owned company headquartered in Volketswil and has specialized in chemical and electrochemical surface finishing since 1970.

At the ESTAL Congress in Thessaloniki from October 1 to 3, 2025, the importance of industry exchange for the European surface finishing industry was once again demonstrated.

Daniel Schröder has been the new Managing Director of the VDI Materials Engineering Society since September 1. He succeeds Dr. Hans-Jürgen Schäfer.

Michael Schaber joins Reiter GmbH + Co KG Oberflächentechnik in the sales department. He brings with him more than 30 years of know-how in international project sales.

Berliner Luft. Technik GmbH has technically revised its DHE/LH louvre hood. A new version is certified to DIN EN 13030, Class A, and offers maximum protection against driving rain.

The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology is celebrating its 200th anniversary. Founded as a polytechnic school, it developed into an international research university and is now one of Germany's universities of excellence.

Dr. Vineetha Vinayakumar from the University of Duisburg-Essen was awarded the VDI Friedrich Löffler Prize at the international particle technology congress PARTEC in Nuremberg.

Freilacke, the coating specialist from Bräunlingen-Döggingen, is reorganizing its management and investing in the site with the construction of a Product Technology Center (PTC).

For the tenth time in a row, Chemetall, the global business unit Surface Technologies of BASF Coatings, receives the Airbus SQIP Award. The award recognizes the company's delivery and quality performance in 2024.

Chemist Nina Hartrampf from the University of Zurich has been awarded the DECHEMA Prize. Her work on the automated production of complex peptides and proteins also opens up new perspectives for functional surfaces.

Covestro and Heraeus Precious Metals have jointly developed an antimicrobial coating for textiles. The solution is based on water-based PU dispersions and a precious metal technology without silver ions.

Wuppermann's Dutch subsidiary celebrated its anniversary and is focusing on a sustainable future with low-CO₂ steel products.