Surface news

The acquisition of the German coatings specialist has been successfully completed. This creates a growth platform that offers customers a broader portfolio of brands and technologies.

After ISO 9001, now also ISO 14001: Audited by TÜV Nord, Expanite has proven that its environmental management system does meet the requirements of ISO 14001.

The Supervisory Board of Ewald Dörken AG is focusing on continuity: The Board has extended the contract with Management Board member Thorsten Koch, which expires at the end of 2023, ahead of schedule until May 31, 2028.

Das Fraunhofer IFAM hat auf 750 Quadratmetern ein Zentrum für Oberflächen- und Lackiertechnik mit modernster Ausrüstung eröffnet, um dort die digitale Zukunft der Oberflächentechnik und das maschinelle Lernen zu erforschen. Zu den Zielen gehört die Entwicklung vollständig automatisierter…

At the anniversary celebration of the Association for the Surface Treatment of Aluminum (VOA), the industry showed itself to be surface-loving, attractive and self-confident. And rightly so, because it is surface finishing which gives aluminum its decorative and functional properties.

Oltrogge installed a system for electrostatic painting at Awila Anlagenbau. This ensures a uniform coating thickness on all components, saves material and reduces costs.

With compact dimensions and robust transport functions, the compact Dusty Evo extraction unit protects welders in any location. Thanks to two high-performance turbines, the extraction performance is high.

The Pro-beam Group, expert in electron beam technology, and the Chinese manufacturer of electron beam systems Guilin Shida Technology have concluded a joint venture agreement. The newly founded THD-pb Power-Beam is to serve the Chinese market in an even more targeted manner.

Weiss Technik has revised its ClimeEvent series climate test chambers. A larger and retractable control panel, rail systems and LEDs make work easier.

Steel processor Wuppermann has received the Best Managed Companies Award 2022. Its strategy of long-term and consistent value creation was rewarded.

Tramaco is adding a primer to its range that has excellent adhesion-promoting properties. It now makes it easier to produce drinking bottles and films from recycled PET.

Successful diploma project: Students of HTL Fulpmes have developed an automatic cleaning system for the measuring head of the liquid measuring instrument in the laboratory of the Schwaz paint factory.

The new 3M Xtract eccentric sanding solutions enable up to 99 percent of the sanding dust produced to be extracted during sanding. They are complemented by random orbital sanders, backing pads, mobile extraction and other accessories.

Peters supplies Elpeguard protective coatings to Sisprod, a Portuguese company that supplies electronic components for the automotive industry.

For a wide variety of plastics, but also for other industrial applications, highly developed adhesives are needed to bond materials in a stable manner over the long term. Ruderer Klebtechnik supplies solutions for almost all areas of application.

The award ceremony of the 29th TOP 100 innovation competition took place on June 24 as part of the German SME Summit. Among the award winners is the cleaning specialist LPW.

Kager has expanded its range of measuring equipment to include measuring strips for the visualization of heat and warmth values above 25°C. They are suitable for use in high temperature applications.

Turning the tide with aLITE technology from Adphos: The dryer systems require no gas and less energy and therefore produce no CO2 emissions.

Member of the Bundestag Dirk Wiese visited the Seppeler hot dip galvanizing plant in Lennestadt and discussed the current energy and climate policy as well as the sanctions against Russia together with Kai Seppeler, Chairman of the Seppeler Supervisory Board.

On June 21, the time had come again: At the SurfaceTechnology Germany trade forum, three companies were awarded the Stuttgart Surface Technology Prize Die Oberfläche.