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ACE Coatings: Painted red
Horsch Maschinen GmbH is increasing its production capacity in Brazil with a new 'Jumbo-Coat' paint shop at its Curitiba site. The modular plant from Meeh enables flexible processes for powder and wet...
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Solar absorbing wall technology
After developing a pioneering coating which can help warm up or cool down a building, AkzoNobel has now become exclusive paint supplier to the “Calosol” heat-retaining façade technology it helped...
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CO2-efficent paint shop for Volkswagen Mexico
Dürr has built a paint shop designed to slash CO2 emissions at one of the Volkswagen Group’s biggest manufacturing facilities.
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Optimising paint lines with machine learning
Study provides clear recommendations for action to improve surface quality using machine learing in automated paint shops.
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e. Luterbach strengthens its presence in Germany
Swiss company e. Luterbach AG is establishing a subsidiary in Germany. The company aims to strengthen its activities in one of its most important target markets.
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PPG and ArcelorMittal collaborate for low-carbon auto manufacturing
PPG and ArcelorMittal announced a collaboration combining advanced steelmaking technologies with next-generation electrocoat solutions.
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Future-proof pre-treatment for vertical powder-coating lines
AD Chemicals joined forces with Corialis Group to reduce foodprint of the coating process of aluminum parts in Belgium and Portugal.
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Conveyor provider Vollert insolvent
The German based supplier of conveyor systems and intralogistic Vollert Anlagenbau has filed for insolvency. The company plans to restructure during insolvency.
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QIB Leaflet Duplex-coating now in English
The German based quality community organization QIB just published a English version of its information leaflet for the coating of hot-dip galvanized surfaces.
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Škoda builds new car body paint shop
Škoda Auto plans to significantly invest in its main plant in Mladá Boleslav by laying the foundation stone for an advanced paint shop for up to 1600 car bodies daily.
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BYK-Gardner with new Ultrasound Site in the USA
BYK-Gardner USA has officially relocated its ultrasound operations from Pittsford to a newly renovated facility in the Town of Perinton. The new location offers more space and improved posibilities.
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New cleaning station reduces solvent usage
The Italian company Lesta introduced the “Cleaning Station RS”, a new spray gun cleaning station with solvent recirculation, designed to boost efficiency, sustainability, and cleaning performances. ...
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PPG to invest 380 million US Dollar million for new aerospace coatings manufacturing
PPG announced that it will invest $380 million to build a new aerospace coatings and sealants manufacturing facility in Shelby, N.C.
Cooperation for laser curing for powder coatings
AkzoNobel and IPG Photonics have just partnered up to improve an new curing technology for powder coating via lasers.