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The Quality Association for Industrial Coating (QIB e.V.) honored outstanding talents in the coating industry with the "Everyone needs powder" award. The award ceremony for graduates of the "Process mechanic for coating technology" apprenticeship took place on November 14 in Wetzlar.

LUM, an expert in materials testing, has launched LUMiSpoc, a high-resolution single particle analysis system. Similar to a flow cytometer, it measures the particle size distribution and particle concentration of nano- and microparticles in suspensions and emulsions.

A weak global economy and structural problems at home are weighing on the mechanical engineering sector's export business. Exports fell by a good 5 percent in the first nine months.

technotrans remained on target in the first nine months of the 2024 financial year despite the weak economic environment. Consolidated revenue reached € 175.5 million (previous year: € 199.3 million).

Lukas-Erzett is a leading manufacturer of grinding, milling and polishing tools. Among other things, the company offers tools for medical technology, such as orthopaedics, orthotics and prosthetics.

IST Metz once again had a full trade fair calendar this year. The spectrum of events attended ranged from Europe to Asia.

The Silberhorn TWS is a compact cleaning unit. It was specially developed for the fully automatic cleaning and drying of tools on machining centers or lathes.

Dürr China opened its doors from November 12 to 15 for Open House 2024, a customer event that was last held seven years ago. More than 700 guests from China, Southeast Asia, South Korea and Japan attended the event.

With the U30T, the Wenglor Sensoric Group is presenting a new ultrasonic sensor that is particularly easy to integrate thanks to its robust design and M30 thread.

Tribicon GmbH invites you to a free webinar: On December 11, 2024, the topic will be sustainability reporting CSRD.

The Lamilux AntiBac product from Lamilux Composites GmbH received the "Best Food Safety Innovation of the Decade" award at the Gulfood Manufacturing 2024 trade fair in Dubai. This award recognizes developments that set the highest standards in safety and efficiency.

The Bodo Möller Chemie Group is in exclusive talks about a potential takeover of Rocktin's distribution business in order to drive its strategic expansion in Asia.

The 12th Industrial Coating Practice Forum in Wetzlar once again offered in-depth specialist knowledge and new impetus for the industry. Despite the challenging times, 235 experts from industry, research and business as well as 35 exhibiting companies came to the town hall in Wetzlar. As usual, the…

Mankiewicz's suggestions for new colors for products or rooms are intended as suggestions and a basis for discussion. In the case of lacquers, the additional design of the surface, such as gloss level and feel, opens up further design options.

The thyristor DC power sources were developed for industries that require reliable, high DC power. They offer stable performance and long-lasting operation.

This year's Dörken Days took place on November 7, 2024. A total of around 200 people accepted the invitation to find out about new developments in the industry.

SurFunction GmbH receives an award in the KfW business competition for its surface modification technology. The so-called ELIPSYS technology makes it possible to create highly functional surfaces based on nature.

Optical lenses and elements made of resins: Panacol develops materials for optics and micro-lithography. The new products can be seen at SPIE Photonics West.

Hendrik Rawe is the new department head at Deutsche Messe AG for Ligna, Interschutz, parts2clean and SurfaceTechnology Germany. He has extensive experience in digitalization.

Excelitas Technologies announces a consolidation plans for its Noblelight activities. The company is investing USD 20 million to improve operational efficiency, for example by merging production facilities.