New paint shop for Lotus
Lotus has recently reached another milestone in its Lotus’ Vision80 journey as Emira pre-production gets underway. With the investment in UK facilities, now amounting to more than 110 Million Euro, new...
New Managing Director in the VDMA Air Handling Technology Association
Robert Hild will take over as Managing Director of the VDMA's Air Handling Technology Association on 1 June. He succeeds Dr. Thomas Schräder. Hild had already been deputy managing director of the association...
PPG acquires automotive coatings manufacturer
PPG recently announced its acquisition of Cetelon Lackfabrik GmbH, a manufacturer of coatings for automotive and light truck wheel applications. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed....
Paint thickness determination
Research of the University of West Bohemia recently focused on a fast contactless measurement of paint thickness non-uniformity using flash pulse thermography.
New BMW battery production
The BMW Group has recently launched series production of battery modules at its plants in Leipzig and Regensburg thereby expanding its e-drive production network. The new production facility includes a...
Ecolromat 2021: Digital meeting place for rail vehicle coaters
On 17 June 2021, experts in industrial coating technology will present innovations in rail vehicle coating. The presentations will be done in German or English and subtitled vice versa. The topics covered...
Special technology for Factory Zero
The production site in Detroit-Hamtramck - named Factory Zero - is the company`s first assembly plant dedicated completely to electric vehicles. Gallagher-Kaiser supplies a new turn-key paint shop including...
Automotive paint markets
A recently published report summarizes information on automotive paint markets. The report answers questions like: What is the market size and forecast of the Global Automotive Paints Market? Which are...
Innovative adhesive technology
An innovation has recently been adopted in the paint shop of Porsche in Zuffenhausen that relieves considerable strain on Porsche employees while also increasing quality and productivity. The new system...
Sharkskin technology
Recently Lufthansa Technik and BASF have succeeded in making a breakthrough in reducing aerodynamic drag on aircrafts as part of a joint project. “AeroSHARK”, a surface film that mimics the fine structure...
AkzoNobel invests in coatings application technology
Pioneering technology from Qlayers, which is opening up new possibilities in the application of industrial coatings, has recently prompted AkzoNobel to acquire a stake in this innovative startup. The...
New mega paint shop
Dürr recently handed over one of the biggest paint shops in China to SAIC Volkswagen. The new plant in Anting is a factory of superlatives. The production capacity is twice that of a standard paint shop...
New GM Paint Shop
GM Korea Company recently held a ceremony to celebrate the completion of the new paint shop at its Changwon plant. It will support the production of next-generation global products. The new paint shop...
New antimicrobial coating
Microban International and Everbrite have joined forces to develop “CrobialCoat”, an innovative coating that combines Microban antimicrobial technology and Everbrite “ProtectaClear” to provide...