Quality control inline
The "CWS 640" from QISAB allows to measure surface quality parameters inline - directly in the process.
Manufacturing and coating of coils
Oasis Coils & Coatings LLC (OCC) inaugurated its new facility expansion in Al Quoz, Dubai, on September 5th, 2019.
Trio for digital color matching
Customers who rely on super-accurate and effortless color matching and retrieval can now take advantage of three new digital tools for the industrial sector introduced by AkzoNobel.
Antimicrobial additives for powder coated surfaces
Researchers recently investigated the effect and durability of silver containing antimicrobial coatings.
More than surface
Wolfgang Schaefer from Freie Anwendungstechnik (FAS) has many years of experience in surface coating in the automotive industry. He sees three core topics that will become increasingly important in the...
Mann+Hummel acquires Hardy Filtration
Mann+Hummel finalized the acquisition of Hardy Filtration, a Canada-based air filtration company.
Sustainable primer qualified
A chromate-free exterior primer developed by AkzoNobel’s Aerospace Coatings business has been newly qualified by aircraft manufacturer Boeing.
ABB names Björn Rosengren as CEO
The Board of ABB has appointed Björn Rosengren as Chief Executive Officer. He will join ABB on February 1, 2020 and succeed CEO, Peter Voser, in this role on March 1, 2020.
Development of a chrome-free pretreatment
Researchers are currently developing a chrome-free pretreatment based on a chrome-free primer technology.
Ecolromat – Impulse
In 2019, decision-makers in rail vehicle coating meet in Berlin at Ecolromat Impulse. The conference is scheduled for the May 7th 2019. It covers international workshops on relevant, up-to-date train coating...
Chromate-free exterior for aircrafts
Newly qualified by Airbus and now included in the aircraft manufacturer’s specifications, "Aerodur HS 2121” is part of AkzoNobel’s latest generation decorative and selectively strippable system for...
Corrosion protection of epoxy films on magnesium alloy
Experts from the Taribiat University in Iran have investigated the effect of cerium oxide (Ceria) nanoparticles existing in the external porous structure of microarc oxidation (MAO) coating on the protective...
U.S. Steel Košice places order to Tenova
The Slovakian company U.S. Steel Košice – one of the largest integrated steel producers in Central Europe – placed an order for the supply of an Annealing and Coating LIne (ACL) for dynamo steel strips...
White goods become colourful
BSH Electrodomésticos España recently replaced a 30 year old powder coating plant. The dense phase technology has resulted in an increase in quality while at the same time increasing flexibility and...