Surface news

Pero AG, which specializes in standardized and custom-fit cleaning technologies using efficient wet processes, will be presenting both solvent cleaning systems and aqueous cleaning systems at this year's Intec at Leipzig.

Danish company Expanite receives its largest capital increase to date. Formed 12 years ago from a research company at the Technical University of Denmark, the company can now expand its activities in the USA and its offering in Europe and Asia.

Sikkens emphasizes sustainability in the development of new products. The result is products with the lowest possible environmental impact and high long-term protection that help save resources.

The best-known competition for joining technology in Germany is starting a new season. The organizer of "Jugend schweißt" is DVS - Deutscher Verband für Schweißen und verwandte Verfahren e. V. (German Welding Society).

HS Schoch presents itself at the Z trade fair in Leipzig (March 7 to 10). The focus of the system supplier is on KTL and powder-coated sheet metal and steel components.

UV specialist IST Metz will be showcasing UV, LED and excimer technology for industrial coatings at the European Coatings Show in Nuremberg in March. The emissions from the excimer lamps are extremely high in energy.

According to the German Steel and Metal Processing Association (WSM), companies in the sector currently need more effective relief. Among other things, the association proposes cutting red tape as a means of combating falling production figures.

Hönle is exhibiting products for UV curing and IR drying at this year's converting technology trade show, ICE Europe. The manufacturer's UV modules achieve a good 50 % higher intensity than comparable curing devices.

At the business press conference of the German Coatings and Printing Inks Industry Association (VdL), the Board of Management reported rising sales and a 4.5 percent drop in sales of paints and coatings. Further declines are expected.

Products with alloy coatings based on the Niphos 964 electrolyte are well protected. The coatings are low in cracks and provide good corrosion protection.

The Training Center for Quality Management (TZQ) in Würzburg will open soon. This will considerably increase the range of courses on quality management, supplemented by practice laboratories for practical instruction.

Miscalculations can cost contracting companies a lot of money. A new software tool structures the calculation process and helps to achieve fast and reproducible price statements.

Zinni 220 is the further development of the predecessor system Zinni 210 from Atotech. The new electrolyte combines the corrosion-protective properties of its predecessor with improved throwing power. Depending on the requirements, Zinni 220 can be realized as a glossy, semi-glossy or matt coating.

Metrohm launches the Eco Coulometer. The robust and easy-to-use stand-alone Karl Fischer titrator is used for the coulometric determination of water content in liquid, viscous and solid samples.

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published the proposal to ban the production, use and placing on the market (including import) of at least 10,000 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The aim of the ban is to drastically reduce the release of PFAS into the environment.

Alexandra Scaglione is responsible for Finance & Controlling and HR in the management of Zeller+Gmelin in Eislingen. She replaces the long-standing Managing Director Walter Jerusalem, who will retire in May 2023.

With Rethink, AkzoNobel wants to support paint stores in terms of sustainability. Now, the industry's first repair calculator that measures CO2 emissions in the coating process has been added.

Dietmar Stork has been appointed Sales Manager of Schlötter Galvanotechnik. His previous function as Area Representative South-West has been taken over by Dennis Arnhold.

Due to the high order backlog, technotrans will expand its production capacity and move into an additional 3,000 m² of production and logistics space in Steinhagen. Thermal management systems will be manufactured there in the future.

Emerson's new proportional valves provide high accuracy flow control in medical devices or hydrogen pumps.