Surface news

For the treatment of a wide variety of surfaces in industry, Weicon offers a new group of products - sealers and impregnators.

Heinz Dürr celebrated his 90th birthday on July 16. The Honorary Chairman of Dürr AG's Supervisory Board holds 29 % of the shares in the company founded by his grandfather in 1896 as an anchor shareholder together with his family.

Burrs on molded plastic parts must be removed easily and reproducibly. Heraeus Noblelight will be showing what infrared systems can do here at Fakuma from October 17 - 21 in Friedrichshafen.

"Let's go green now!" - this was the motto under which the B+T group of companies launched its campaign to achieve its climate targets at the end of last year. In this context, the company's own commitments for climate-neutral production are more ambitious than the legal requirements.

Kaeser's new CSD/CSDX and CSG series compressors will be on display at the EMO trade show. The compressors are characterized by their lower energy and space requirements.

For the first time, Nordwest organized an expert training course on efficient compressed air generation for its specialist trade partners. The two-day course was held in Bochum.

A free whitepaper from Metrohm describes how the total calcium and magnesium hardness of water can be measured with an optical sensor.

During a staff meeting, the management of the Peters family business informed the workforce about the generational change. The Alfes couple sealed the future direction of the paint manufacturer with the employees.

Panacol's fast-curing adhesive is suitable for bonding SMDs to printed circuit boards. It is based on epoxy resin and can be easily applied by jet.

L&S Oberflächentechnik has further expanded its sales network as of June 1. The company was able to win Patrik Keller for the further activities.

The Partslife Environmental Award goes to AkzoNobel and Copps GmbH. Both have jointly developed a resource-saving coating and surface technology.

For three out of four industrial companies, the shortage of skilled workers is problem number one. In the new Personnel Working Group of the Sheet Metal Forming Industry Association (IBU), members are developing solutions.

Chrome components on vehicles are more sustainable than many think, especially because there are now processes suitable for series production to recycle them economically and completely. This is because, unlike foiled, painted or PVD-coated surfaces, chrome-plated components can be completely…

The Dürr Group and the automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz have entered into a long-term strategic partnership in the field of paint finishing systems. The aim is to make vehicle painting CO2-free and thus jointly set new standards in sustainability.

Nordmann, a international chemical distribution company, celebrates its 111th anniversary this year. The company is led by CEO Dr. Gerd Bergmann and, since April 1, by CFO Ulrich Cramer.

A significantly expanded database version of the copper key is now available online. The free cloud version offers significantly better search and comparison options than the previous online tool.

AkzoNobel launches a new generation of fillers for improved productivity of K&L workshops. With ambient temperature, infrared or 60°C curing, the fillers dry particularly quickly.

The seminar "Introduction to Corrosion" of Fraunhofer IFAM will take place in November. It is aimed at engineers, technicians, and scientists from all technical fields.

The sensor and measurement technology industry generated sales growth of seven percent in the first quarter of 2023. Incoming orders are also at a high level.

Wastewater treatment by vacuum distillation can reduce operating costs. It combines high quality and process reliability. Details on this at the Surface Days in Berlin.