Surface news

As an alternative to the paint atomizers normally used, the company now offers a high-performance atomizer with internal charging and an integrated paint tank.

From May 6 to 9, QA experts will meet at the 37th Control in Stuttgart. One highlight of the trade fair is the new "Control Quality Talk" - an exchange between experts on the topic of artificial intelligence.

Visometry is presenting Twyn 2.4 for augmented reality quality inspection at Control. The tool can compare real objects with the corresponding CAD model.

In November, the Austrian Research Institute for Chemistry and Technology (OFI) invites coaters as well as quality and production managers to a one-day event near Vienna. The focus will be on energy costs.

Record number of registrations: LIGNA 2025 (May 26 to 30 in Hanover) will once again be the international hotspot for the wood and furniture industry and clearly shows that surface technology is undergoing a profound transformation. Developments are focusing intensively on sustainability,…

Electroplating specialist C. Jentner appoints Tobias Kleiber as second Managing Director alongside Chris Jentner. Kleiber will concentrate on technical areas of responsibility.

Automation specialist Asis is expanding its measurement technology portfolio. It is presenting the robot-guided FPX - Fingerprint Expert measuring system for the automated inspection of painted bodies

Applications have begun for the FiT2clean Award, which comes with prize money of 10,000. The award recognizes innovations and further developments in component cleaning.

Denios, an expert in the storage of hazardous substances and occupational safety, presents Power Store, a solution for companies that want to store renewable energy safely and efficiently.

In Poland, the company Dopak Sp. z o.o. is now the official sales partner of the SKZ Plastics Center. Dopak is established on the Polish market in the areas of plastics processing machines and injection molding.

Polytec is represented at the Control and Sensor+Test trade fairs with a range of new optical measurement technology products and applications. In addition to a fast device for vibration analysis, Polytec will be exhibiting a terahertz real-time thickness measurement system for automated quality…

In April, Oltrogge GmbH & Co. KG launched a replacement campaign for obsolete refrigeration dryers. In doing so, the compressed air specialist is helping its customers to exploit potential savings and safeguard production processes in the long term.

At the Battery Show Europe 2025, Plasmatreat will be demonstrating how open-air plasma technology can be used to produce high-performance, long-lasting batteries.

Fudike, an iron foundry in Ibarra, northern Spain, has increased the performance of its overhead shot blast machine by upgrading to Wheelabrator blast wheels.

On May 1, 2025, Vapic, a specialist in industrial cleaning technologies, will take over the Bous brand of the insolvent Bous Renzmann Cleantech GmbH.

To mark the 100th anniversary, RAL Farben cooperated with the Dutch design agency Raw Color. The result was an anniversary design for the color fans of the first RAL color palette.

The board of the trade association was newly elected. A central task for the coming years will be the fight against the flood of bureaucracy.

Following the flood disaster last summer, Richard Geiss GmbH, based in Offingen (Bavaria), has now invested heavily in flood protection.

Bodo Möller Chemie is now distributing Henkel Sonderhoff's Formed-In-Place Foam Gaskets (FIPFG) technology in 28 European countries.

The software module makes the temperature and humidity control of supply air systems more flexible and faster. This makes air conditioning, one of the biggest energy consumers in paint shops, much more resource-efficient.