Surface news

The German Electroplated Plastics Association (FGK) invites you to a free online information event on next-generation genuine metallized plastic components.

Heinz Dürr passed away unexpectedly in Berlin. The Honorary Chairman of the Supervisory Board and anchor shareholder of Dürr AG was 90 years old. He was one of the most prominent business personalities in Germany.

Software developed by Akzo Nobel Powder Coatings and coatingAI uses artificial intelligence to improve the application process and reduce the environmental footprint of coating.

The Otto von Guericke Prize is awarded by the AiF (Research Network for SMEs) to Thomas Hess and Franz Balluff from the Coating Systems and Painting Technology department at the Fraunhofer IPA. The prize has been awarded since 1997 and is endowed with 10,000 euros.

Bodo Möller Chemie has successfully entered the automotive market in the Baltic States. The specialty chemicals expert now also distributes Henkel products from Estonia via a newly founded subsidiary.

Chem-Trend will be exhibiting release agents and SurTec cleaners and passivations at Euroguss 2024. The solutions are sustainable as well as precisely tailored to the mold release agents used in die casting.

Trumpf has signed a cooperation agreement with Aalen University. This involves the co-financing of two endowed professorships in the field of photonics.

With the SO-3, Boge has a new oil-free screw compressor in its portfolio that achieves high delivery rates with low specific power consumption. The control range is wide and the total costs over the entire service life are low.

The annual congress of the Quality Association for Industrial Coating (QIB) was held for the fourth time as part of the Praxisforum in Wetzlar. One of the highlights was the presentation of the "Everyone Needs Powder Award".

The residual stress in surfaces is a decisive factor for the fatigue strength of shot-peened components. A new measuring method and a fast and mobile X-ray diffractometer can significantly reduce the time required to develop and validate shot peening processes.

The requirements for the cleanliness of packaging and thus the protection against recontamination of components through packaging and transportation are increasing. The rapid shift towards e-mobility is having a major impact here.

The specialist for surface chemicals for aluminum alloys is now part of the SurTec Group. Aluservice specializes in the research, development and distribution of chemical specialities for the surface treatment of aluminium, zinc, steel and iron alloys.

Representatives of the European surface association CETS visited the European Chemicals Agency ECHA in Helsinki on November 13, 2023. The reason for this was the mandate recently issued by the EU Commission to ECHA to develop restriction options for chromium trioxide.

In future, the Dürr Group's production sites will use an in-house management system. The Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) developed with the subsidiary iTAC maps production digitally and in real time.

The Dörken Days took place in Essen on November 23. For over ten years, the event has been a meeting point for customers, market partners and experts along the entire value chain.

On November 24, 2023, Coatmaster Europe LLC was established in Gottmadingen. This creates a central European branch.

The new additive provides immediate, weatherproof and durable protection for building facades as soon as the facade paint is applied. TEGO Guard 9000 can be used universally. It is also environmentally friendly.

The Saarbrücken-based company presents a new generation of DLIP technology. This achieves new performance features and fields of application.

The draft of VDI guideline 3457 "Emission reduction: powder coating" will be published in spring 2024. It deals with the reduction of emissions in powder coating through various measures.

The trend towards matt paintwork continues unabated among vehicle manufacturers and owners. Spies Hecker has therefore developed a product system with Permacron matt clearcoat, which is based on technology from Axalta. It helps with the notoriously difficult repair of matt paintwork.