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Automotive supplier BIA received the Environmental Management Award 2023 from the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV). The company was honored for its palladium recovery in the galvanic process.

The ZVO is calling for proposals for presentations for the ZVO Surface Technology Days 2024 in Leipzig. The deadline for the registration of presentations is January 31, 2024.

On November 29, the symposium on technically clean packaging will take place at the Fraunhofer IPA in Stuttgart. Problems, approaches and ideas on the way to target-oriented procedures will be discussed.

Tramaco adds expanded hollow microspheres for coatings and paints to its product range. These new products offer good properties for a wide range of applications.

The ongoing flooding by bureaucracy and new regulations is slowing down industrial SMEs, hindering innovation and investment. These are the results of a recent VDMA survey.

KST offers the right machinery for sustainable adhesion and the best possible corrosion protection of large-format components. The 'Landstroper Ei' monument was cleaned there.

The Cleaning Excellence Center (CEC) is inviting entries for the CEC Training Award 2024. We are looking for the most creative training company in the field of technical cleanliness.

Henkel Adhesive Technologies has developed a new sealant for cans. This requires less material, which helps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The ZVO was invited to Brussels in October for an expert round table. Various industry and business associations as well as members of parliament discussed the REACH revision and substance restrictions.

Surfunction, which operates in the field of sustainable surface technology, was nominated as a finalist in a pitch competition organized by the German mechanical and plant engineering industry.

The European Research Society for Thin Films (EFDS) is organizing a workshop on coating implants in February 2024. In addition to research results on materials, coating technologies will be discussed.

The new measuring system can be used to analyze cavitation in the cleaning tank. The system documents all parameters to be taken into account and creates a test report.

In October 2023, the election of the new board of the Association for Quality Control in the Anodizing Industry (QUALANOD) took place in Bergamo/Italy. The Association for the Surface Finishing of Aluminium (VOA) is the general licensee in Germany and helped elect the new board of the international…

The new industrial sensors give designers and fitters a time advantage. Their design eliminates the need for additional brackets. This saves installation time and simplifies assembly.

The ZVO has taken part in the "So that you know" initiative for the second time. The association has developed teaching materials on the training occupation of surface coater. These are intended to familiarize pupils with the job description.

The HVOF colloquium took place for the first time after a five-year break from October 26 to 24 at the Stadthalle in Erding. 22 lectures were on the agenda and with 220 participants, the event was almost back to the pre-corona period. The trade exhibition was fully booked with 20 exhibitors.

Industry and trade in Germany have been groaning under increasing bureaucratic pressure for years. A clear sign that the worst is over: the Ulm Chamber of Industry and Commerce has called on companies to hold a rally: "Action by companies - we are drowning in formalism. Reduce bureaucracy now!"

Dürr and robot manufacturer Kawasaki work closely together on robotic solutions for painting technology. The result is a concept in which partner products are electromechanically compatible with each other.

It sounds like an understanding, but it is too early for relief regarding the restriction of chromium(VI) substances planned by ECHA and the EU Commission. Especially if the aim is to make the restriction comparable to that of PFAS, there is a risk of even more uncertainty and administrative…