Surface news

Covestro offers a new aliphatic polyester carbonate-polyether polyurethane (PU) dispersion for textile coatings. Around 34 percent of the carbon it contains is of plant origin.

Pfeiffer Vacuum and the Ludwig Schunk Foundation are long-standing sponsors of young scientists. This year, physicist Dr. Roy received the X-ray prize for a particle accelerator on a microchip.

FiT offers employee training in theory and practice with a basic seminar on component cleaning. Interested parties can learn how cleaning processes are be skillfully designed and optimized.

The optoNCDT ILD1910-500 and ILD1910-750 laser sensors are suitable for measuring ranges up to 750 mm. Their precision does not diminish even at great distances.

The Trendbox 2025+ material collection from RAL receives the German Design Award 2024 Gold in the category "Excellent Product Design". The careful selection of colors and variety of materials convinced the jury.

In sports development, more and more unusual designs and new products are being created, whose flawless processing and functionality have high priority. Ruderer Klebetechnik GmbH has tailored its high-performance adhesives to these requirements.

25 years with the company - Denios once again honors long-standing employees. André Zwiener and Olaf Struckmann began their careers at the Bad Oeynhausen-based company Denios in 1998.

During the Peters Coating Innovation Forum (PCIF), Peters presented the new MYC50 coating machine in the showroom. The production machine is supplied by Peters partner Axxon Mycronic in the form of a permanent loan.

The #AzubiChallenge23 was organized by the German Surface Technology Association (ZVO). The financial prize goes to the producers of the most creative Instagram reels on the subject of training in electroplating and surface technology.

Master's students Mahyar Emami and Andreas Winter will receive a ZVO scholarship for the winter semester 2023/24 to study electrochemistry and electroplating at TU Ilmenau.

Every year, Deutsche Messe honors an expert from the STEM field. She should have made a mark in technology through her commitment, her ideas or her work.

DECHEMA Gesellschaft für Chemische Technik und Biotechnologie e.V. has appointed Prof. Dr. Rainer Diercks and Prof. Dr. Ferdi Schüth as honorary members.

Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE: AXTA), becomes the exclusive supplier for ColorSystem, the BMW Group's own paint brand. The agreement covers the BMW Group's network of 730 dealerships and collision repair partners.

Denios SE is delighted with its success in terms of sustainability - the company has once again been awarded the EcoVadis silver seal.

Freudenberg Chemical Specialities GmbH (FCS) combines the competencies of its subsidiaries in the field of bonded coatings under the leadership of SurTec. Klüber Lubrication, OKS and omniTECHNIK Mikroverkapselungs are units of this division.

Over 130 copper enthusiasts attended the Copper Association's materials conference to find out about innovations in the development and processing of copper materials. Prizes were also awarded for successful contributions to the accompanying poster exhibition.

Panacol will be presenting new optical resins and adhesives for imprint and optical bonding applications at SPIE Photonics West. These new adhesives can be used for light carpet modules in the automotive industry.

The new MDS 3500 series with Piezo Xtreme 2 technology by Vermes Microdispensing is suitable for high-performance applications. The long service life offers application stability to manufacturers.

From April 17 to 19, 2024, laser manufacturers and users will meet for the 14th time in Aachen at the AKL - International Laser Technology Congress. 82 speakers will provide information on trends in laser technology in production.

Interested parties can now register to contribute to the program as a speaker at the 12th Deburring Technologies and Precision Surfaces Conference from 13 to 14 June 2024 in Nürtingen.