Mercedes Benz aims to make car painting carbon neutral
The Dürr Group and Mercedes-Benz have entered into a strategic partnership to make vehicle painting carbon-free.
New location for ADLER Česko and ADLER Slovensko
After 15 successful years, ADLER Lacke's Czech subsidiary outgrew its previous location. Therefore, a new, modernly equipped base was established on the outskirts of Brno in the Czech Republic.
Intelligent inspection system for valves
For easy leakage detection of valves without interrupting the production process, i.safe Mobile, provider of explosion-proof mobile devices, has developed the mobile inspection system "Valve Sense" together...
Cross-cut testers with automatic reset
The measuring device manufacturer mtv messtechnik has revised the cross-cut testers of the "CC 1000" and "CC 3000" series. Depending on the version, the now hand-held testers cover all common cutting distances....
Compressed air dryer with environmentally friendly refrigerant
Beko Technologies now offers the proven "Drypoint RA" refrigeration dryer in a version that uses the significantly more environmentally and ozone-friendly refrigerant R513A.
Low-temperature cure electrocoats for automotive manufacturers
US coatings manufacturer PPG launches a suite of e-coat products that cure at lower temperatures than currently used technologies. The lower energy use can reduce CO2 emissions at manufacturing facilities....
Recycling of coated plastic components
A German research institute will start the joint company project "Sustainable refinement of plastics" in September 2023. The aim of the project is to reuse coated rejects and returns by means of recycling...
New online energy savings calculator for powder coatings
An openly accessible online energy savings calculator for users of powder coatings has been launched by AkzoNobel.
Innovative battery powered monorail transport system
With the battery-powered electrified monorail system, Pentanova CS GmbH wants plant operators enable to use self-generated energy in their production and logistics facilities.
PPG invests millions in global powder coating production
PPG announced a $44 million investment to upgrade five powder coating manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and Latin America. The projects are part of PPG’s efforts to expand its powder coatings offerings...
New Dürr atomizer generation for the sustainable the paint shop
With the new "EcoBell4" atomizer family, Dürr introduces an innovative application technology that achieves efficiencies of up to 98 % for clear coat.
Tour at IntAIRCOAT extended
The international aircraft coatings conference IntAIRCOAT just announced that the pre-conference tour now offers a visit to the Final Assembly Line of the A400M at Airbus Defence.
PPG introduces new powder primer series for high corrosion protection
PPG today announced the launch of the new “Envirocron Primeron” primer powder portfolio, designed to provide high corrosion resistance for metal substrates.
Measuring all coating layers simultaneously
Thanks to new sensors, Volkswagen obtains more detailed data on paint layer thickness.