Kansai Helios acquires Wefa
The Kansai Helios Group has taken over the German coatings manufacturer on 1 August 2022.
Optimal painting with intuitive programming
Thanks to the multimodal interaction strategy developed by Fraunhofer IWU, the interaction between humans and paint robots has reached a new level of quality: in future, employees will be able to independently,...
Sol-gel coating for complex geometries
The new Electrogel-project plans to develop ne sol-gel coatings applicable by electrochemical deposition for aluminium and polymer parts with complex geometries.
Coating manufacturers exit Russia
Multiple paint and coatings manufacturers are leaving the Russian market. The Finnish company Teknos just announced that its exit from Russia has been finalised.
Akzo Nobel invests in France
International paint manufacturer Akzo Nobel announced planes to increase and improve production at two of its sites in France. Around 30 new jobs will be created.
Painting car bodies all-electrically
GeicoTaikisha is currently launching the "Sustainable Paintshop" project, which is to be completed by 2030. The goal of realising a paint shop that uses energy without emitting CO2 is a milestone in this...
New work on Plant-based coatings
Bio-polyurethanes can be an environmentally friendly alternative with beneficial properties
Big Data with Terahertz sensors
das-Nano's contactless "Irys" measuring system now offers support for analyses using Big Data technology.
Akzo Nobel showcases functional powder coatings
AkzoNobel has created a new dedicated microsite and resource centre for customers and specifiers of functional powder coatings to guide them through the selection process.
BASF expands Automotive Coatings Application Center in India
BASF has expanded its Automotive Coatings Application Center at the Coatings Technology Center in Mangalore, India. As an integral part of BASF’s existing R&D facilities for automotive coatings solutions,...
New tool can render paints in different environments
Paint manufacturer Beckers launches Beckry Vista, a simulation tool that uses a mix of environmental and product data to create a digital rendering that matches physical reality extremely close.
BMW uses biobased coatings in automotive production
The BMW Group is the first carmaker to place its trust in more sustainable automotive OEM coatings certified according to BASF’s biomass balance approach.
Robots paint art car without overspray
ABB Robotics has collaborated with two internationally renowned artists to create the world's first robot-painted art car. The over-spray-free “PixelPaint” technology perfectly reproduced the artists'...
Laser pre-treatment for corrosion protection
An interdisciplinary team of scientists at Oak Ridge State Laboratory (ORNL) in the USA is working on laser interference patterning (LIS) as a pretreatment method. The aim is to provide effective and durable...