Surface news

A partially bio-based polyurethane dispersion complements the equipment used by the Sonnenwagen team at RWTH Aachen University.

The 45th workshop of the user group atmospheric pressure plasma (Anwenderkreises Atmosphärendruckplasma, ak-adp) will take place in November. The topic is adhesion optimization.

The pump specialist Speck uses abas ERP. The flexible and customizable software grows parallel to the requirements and contributes to a reduction in delivery times.

Diehl Metal Applications will showcase its versatile portfolio of surface finishing processes at the ZVO Surface Days. Among them are patented special processes for creating durable surfaces of stamped grids.

The boom in timber construction brings with it new challenges - for fire protection, for example. For this, Adler has developed a versatile fire protection coating.

Professional component cleaning is indispensable for achieving product quality and cost reduction. The Fachverband industrielle Teilereinigung e. V. (FiT) offers knowledge, innovations and support at parts2clean.

GBneuhaus puts a new pilot plant into operation. It can be used to pre-treat, activate, crosslink or vaporize surfaces in a cleanroom.

Thomas Kaeser turned 70 on August 14. Born the third of seven children, he learned early on to negotiate and find solutions among his siblings.

Zentralverband Oberflächentechnik e.V. (ZVO) welcomes the amendments made by the European Parliament (EP) to the European Commission's (COM) proposal to revise the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED).

In furniture manufacturing, panels are color-stained and then coated with UV varnish. Infrared emitters allow water-based color stains to dry faster and thus accelerate the coating process.

Marco Baumann looks back on a turbulent start as production manager. He had been working in design at H2O since 2014 and moved into the managerial position on July 1, 2022.

The IIW General Assembly confirmed the election of its new president on July 16. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Böllinghaus took over the office from his predecessor, the Swiss Dr.-Ing. Sorin Keller, on July 24, 2023.

Boge and Inmatec are going common ways. With the acquisition, the compressed air specialist continues its growth course and further expands its product portfolio.

Since 1993, the family-run company has been producing cleaning systems and been using them in various industrial sectors. With the recently expanded range, the manufacturer additionally offers solutions for paint stripping.

Theory and practice for the design and optimization of cleaning processes: The Industrial Parts Cleaning Association (FiT) offers a basic seminar on "Quality Assurance in Component Cleaning" for employee qualification.

With the commissioning of a cathodic dip coating and powder coating line, the agricultural machinery manufacturer successfully completes the second construction phase of its new St. Georgen plant.

The industry event Hot-Dip Galvanizing 2023 took place in Berlin in May. The result: Hot-dip galvanizing is becoming a more sustainable corrosion protection through decarbonization.

A major fire at a Denkendorf galvanizing plant caused several million euros in damage from yesterday to today. The fire was brought under control by firefighters around midnight and completely extinguished this morning.

To improve process monitoring, the Institute of Manufacturing Technology and Machine Tools (IFW) in a cooperative project develops a method of integrating strain sensors into high-performance grinding wheels.

The industry has new specialists at the ready: 19 graduates of the Technical College for Electroplating in Schwäbisch Gmünd received their diplomas as state-certified technicians (m/f/d) - specializing in electroplating - on July 14, 2023.