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Sata kicks off the 2022 show year at PaintExpo 2022, with a range of wet painting solutions in the bag - from spray guns to respiratory protection systems.

Busch gives its Innovation Award to Norwegian company Quantafuel ASA. Using Dolphin liquid ring vacuum pumps, Quantafuel has a technology that helps solve the global waste problem.

Polytec, expert for broadband radiation sources, presents the new CIXL system for surface disinfection in industrial processes. This works with xenon light sources.

Austria's leading coatings manufacturer Adler kicked off the new sales season with its annual sales information meeting. More than 150 sales representatives, key account managers and technicians followed the digitally held VIT.

Thanks to Expanite hardening technology, the world's first solid titanium fountain pen has an unscratchable surface. Aerospace engineer Zsolt Pataki designed the fountain pen.

The 19th Schleiftagung at the end of January dealt with the transformations driven by electrification, resource scarcity and climate change. About 100 participants attended the 16 lectures.

Flux-Geräte is launching a modular progressive cavity pump for a wider range of applications. It can be quickly converted from low-viscosity to high-viscosity media.

According to the new EU state aid guidelines WZ 25.61, the surface finishing industry is classified as eligible for state aid for the first time. The ZVO has been lobbying the EU for this since the fall of 2020.

The compact green dot and line laser modules can be integrated into confined installation spaces thanks to their space-saving housing. They ensure accurate positioning even over longer distances.

The Steel and Metal Processing Trade Association (WSM) is also calling for licensing procedures to be speeded up. Gas and electricity prices are to be freed from state burdens.

Process development on 2,000 square meters: A large competence center not only creates a wide range of opportunities for coating and process development, but also for future technologies such as overspray-free coating or curing with electron or microwave radiation.

Two billion euros in additional costs could be incurred by steel and metal processing suppliers - as a result of the European CO2 limit compensation mechanism proposed by the EU Commission. This is the alarming result of a study by the Institute of the German Economy (IW) in Cologne on the effects…

The Construction Division of Husqvarna Group, a leading supplier of equipment and diamond tools to the construction and stone industries, announced last week that it has agreed to acquire Heger.

Last year, Kemper generated sales close to the best mark of 2019. After the second best year in the company's history, the company is optimistic about the future - also due to new product developments.

A guide recently published as part of the "Mittelstand 4.0" project offers future users a practical, transparent insight into successful human-robot integration.

Companies and institutions wishing to share their expertise at this year's SurfaceTechnology have until March 7 to submit a presentation topic. All presentations will be broadcast live for the first time during the event on the SurfaceTechnology Germany website.

Ruderer supplies adhesive solutions specially adapted to difficult bonding processes in the plastics industry. The adhesives in the Technicoll product range cover numerous industries.

The Blue Angel for underwater coatings and other biocide-free anti-fouling systems can now be applied for. It is intended to promote effective and at the same time more environmentally compatible alternatives to biocidal antifouling products.

Metrohm Process Analytics introduces new low-cost inline pH sensors. The effective and robust sensors are suitable for accurate -measurements in various processes of numerous industries.

In 2021, Grundfos set a new sales record with net sales of 3.8 billion euros. The return on sales for the full year was 11.1%, corresponding to earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of €428 million.