Surface news

Sales of the supplier of professional cleaning equipment rose by more than five percent. European business in particular performed well. The outlook for the full year 2022 remains unchanged.

AkzoNobel is taking the road to social media. Following the launch of the Paint Defect Identifier App, further digitalization steps are now being taken for the Vehicle Refinishes DACH division.

Information on current trends and individual solutions in surface metrology will be provided to participants of the TopMap Day on October 26, 2022 in Waldbronn. The organizer is Polytec, manufacturer of optical metrology solutions.

The special publication of the German Coatings and Printing Inks Industry Association (VdL) "Color in the Green Deal" deals with the transformation of the chemical industry that is to be expected as a result of the EU Commission's Green Deal.

With WeAssist, Werma delivers a cross-industry plug & play solution for the comprehensive and permanent monitoring of all production and logistics processes. It is cloud-based, easy to install, quickly retrofittable and widely scalable.

More than 2,300 visitors and 140 exhibitors attended the leading trade show for industrial parts cleaning from October 11 to 13 in Stuttgart. Compared to the first alignment after the Corona pandemic, the event was able to increase in terms of visitors and exhibitors in a difficult economic…

Ceracoat acts as a reflective coating in the industrial furnace, where it provides a 25 percent time saving as well as gas and CO2 reductions. It increases heat reflection, which has a positive effect on the heating times of steel blocks.

Electronica, the world's leading electronics trade fair and conference, will be held at the Munich exhibition center from November 15 to 18, 2022. The focus topic is the role of the electronics industry as a driver of society's future.

Side entrance doors also need protection and beauty, according to paint manufacturer Adler. Adler therefore offers Aquawood Protor surface protection for side entrance doors against weather and environmental influences.

New management at Hermes Schleifmittel: Kaspar Haller succeeds Jan Cord Becker as managing partner and takes over management of the company.

The price advantage of around 70 percent makes Ruthuna from Umicore an attractive alternative to palladium. Ruthuna is an electrolyte based on the precious metal ruthenium.

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies was recognized for the development of a pressure equalization valve by the jury of the Automotive News PACE Awards 2022 during a gala. The valve for lithium-ion batteries increases the safety of electric vehicles.

joke Technology presents a workstation for the post-processing of larger 3D printed products at Formnext. It offers protection against dust and powder residues.

At Aluminium 2022, Henkel Adhesive Technologies showed surface treatment solutions that require fewer process steps, save costs in the long term and thus reduce the CO2 footprint as well as water and energy consumption.

Ruderer demonstrates how touchscreens also hold up framelessly with a series of reactive adhesives. They have good adhesion values and guarantee high strength.

The Wuppermann Group celebrates its 150th anniversary. It all began on June 30, 1872 with a single puddling furnace including a lapping forge in Düsseldorf.

Evonik's Coating Additives Business Line is expanding the production capacity of its precipitated ACEMATT matting agents at its production facility in Taiwan. The additional capacity is expected to be available in the second half of 2023.

At Aluminium in Düsseldorf, the Verband für die Oberflächenveredelung von Aluminium e. V. (VOA) (Association for the Surface Treatment of Aluminum) provided information on specialist topics and the current state of the industry, and focused on the diverse range of services offered by the surface…

With the VACTEST vacuum gauges, Busch offers a comprehensive portfolio of active vacuum gauges and controllers. This means that the right measurement technology can be matched to every process.

Oltrogge has taken over the compressed air technology division of Flaco Geräte GmbH from Gütersloh. This enables the company to further expand its position as a strategic partner of Atlas Copco in East Westphalia.