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Strötzel Oberflächentechnik is looking for a Managing Director as part of the age succession plan at the earliest possible date. The Hildesheim-based company is a service provider for surface coating.
The cooperation between the two manufacturers of specialty metals strengthens western supply chains for niobium and AMtrinsic powders. Both companies bring in-depth knowledge of refractory metals, powder metallurgy and additive manufacturing to the partnership.
The plant manufacturer WMV invited around 200 guests from Germany and abroad to its Windeck site. Customers, partners and suppliers used the festivities for networking.
The FiT2clean Award, initiated by the German Industrial Parts Cleaning Association and endowed with EUR 10,000, is entering its fourth round. The association is accepting applications until August 15.
In Basel, 3700 participants attended Future Labs Live 2025, an international conference and trade fair focusing on the future of laboratories. Visienco won the start-up competition.
The Lucite Sol-Silicate paint from Dörken Coatings effectively protects facades from external influences. It has good application properties, such as high color stability.
At the ZVO Surface Days, the ZVO Environment and Chemicals Policy Department will once again be hosting a consultation hour on regulatory developments in environmental and chemicals policy.
The IVAM Microtechnology Network has announced personnel changes to its Board of Directors. The offices of Chairwoman of the Board have been newly filled.
Focus on sustainability and international exchange - UV Days 2025 draws a positive balance. IST METZ can look back on an all-round successful event. With around 1,000 visitors from 30 countries and 44 exhibitors, the industry event offered an international platform for innovation, exchange and…
The machinery and plant manufacturer is using its expertise in ventilation and air conditioning technology to develop a vertical farm together with CAN-Agri.
BASF Coatings provides both paint and expertise to further develop the requirements for Toyota Motor Europe's workshop network.
With Auruna 5750, Umicore offers a high-quality gold-silver electrolyte for electroplating. Thanks to its alloy properties, high-quality and functional gold coatings can be achieved for industrial applications.
Stricter cleanliness specifications, higher demands on the economic efficiency of cleaning and stricter requirements for the energy and resource efficiency of processes - parts2clean will be presenting solutions to these issues in Stuttgart in October.
The new version of the air duct is aimed at applications with high demands on air quality and tightness. With this product, BerlinerLuft offers its customers the security of certified hygiene.
The ZVO has published its digital annual report for 2024 as a shortcut. The e-paper is available for download on the website of the German Surface Technology Association.
With a new, precise and fast measuring station, Mahr offers an automated solution for measuring roughness and contour at the same time. This saves time and money.
How can glass components be formed efficiently, microstructures transferred over large areas and optical components tested during the production process? The Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology presents the answers.
Surfunction takes over Surcoatec
Surfunction has acquired Surcoatec GmbH, thereby expanding its technology portfolio into a platform for the development and series production of functional surfaces.
Less space and energy requirements, more power and the highest battery cell quality - this is the approach taken by Dürr and Grob in their concept factory for lithium-ion battery cells.
The tool uses a measurement approach based on the life cycle assessment. Workshops can use data and analyses to optimize their sustainability.