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Denios uses polyethylene (PE) for the production of containers because it is light, robust and impact-resistant. Especially for hazardous materials storage, it offers high resistance to acids and alkalis.
The Automotive News PACE Award 2022 went to Dürr. The award goes to EcoPaintJet Pro - a robot-assisted painting system. Complex body surfaces can be painted without overspray. Individual design elements can be applied without masking.
The FiT2clean Award will be presented for the first time at this year's parts2clean. In the meantime, the finalists have been determined. It's going to be exciting at the premiere of the award ceremony.
The new drum-type shot blast machine from Agtos can be used to economically blast sheet metal parts of various sizes. The machine can be seen at this year's EUROBLECH.
Fanuc's German subsidiary hosted the grand opening of the new Paint Lab painting test facility. Around 250 guests watched live demonstrations on site. These included solutions that Fanuc is implementing together with partners on the topic of "Paint and Dispensing".
The one-coat primer provides first-class intercoat adhesion on numerous metallic substrates. Stability during topcoat application is high, especially in combination with Axalta topcoat.
The guiding theme of Hannover Messe 2023 is "Industrial Transformation - Making the Difference". The exhibiting companies will show solutions that help to noticeably reduce CO2 emissions.
Umicore's Arguna 629 silver electrolyte deposits lustrous, bright white coatings. It is suitable for technical as well as decorative applications.
The industry meets again
The most important industry event for industrial parts and surface cleaning will soon open its doors again. From October 11 to 13 in Stuttgart, around 150 exhibitors will be showing solutions, trends and know-how for remaining competitive in the face of current and future challenges.
The 49th edition of the AvD Oldtimer Grand Prix from August 12-14, 2022, attracted more than 30,000 spectators. Together with the Ferrari Club Deutschland, AkzoNobel welcomed enthusiasts of historic racing cars in its own lounge.
The signs are good that after a forced break of two years, the event can finally be celebrated: The 10th Praxisforum Industriebeschichtung will take place in Wetzlar on November 17/18, 2022. The 2-day series of lectures will again deal with current topics in the coating industry.
Textile constructions have been part of modern architecture for many years. However, they must be protected against environmental influences. Rowa Lack offers a broad portfolio of coating systems for this purpose
ABB has opened a global innovation and education campus at B&R in Austria. In the future, solutions for machine and factory automation and artificial intelligence applications will be created here.
Dr. Carsten Linnemann, member of the German Bundestag of the CDU parliamentary group and deputy federal chairman of the CDU, visited on Friday, September 16, 2022, Thöne Metallwaren GmbH & Co. KG in Salzkotten, which belongs to the Seppeler Group.
Eloxal-Seminar by VOA
The Verband für die Oberflächenveredelung von Aluminium e. V. (VOA) will be devoting its well-established digital anodizing seminar from November 22 to 24, 2022, to all the process steps involved in anodizing. For the first time, the VOA will also be covering the topic of external pre-anodizing in…
The HS-Schoch Group is a system supplier and competence partner for KTL and powder-coated sheet metal and steel components. Starting with the design, sheet metal processing and surface coating up to the ready-to-ship system component.
Surfunction, system provider for contactless surface functionalization, constitutes an advisory board in the course of professionalization. The focus of the advisory board is on the strategic development of the company.
Every year, designers from BASF's Coatings division create a new color collection to inspire automotive designers worldwide. The collection for 2022-2023 is called New Array and contains shades with a strong focus on sustainability and functionality.
For durable and sustainable roof drainage, there is now GreenCoat RWS from SSAB. The steel has a bio-based coating with Swedish vegetable oil.
Plant closure of BIA Forst
The automotive supplier BIA is giving up its Forst site. This was announced by managing partner Jörg Püttbach to the 150 employees at a staff meeting. The reason for this was high losses.