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BASF Coatings opens new technical venter in Shanghai
BASF Shanghai Coatings (BSC) announced the opening of its new technical centre building at the BSC Minhang site to better serve its OEM customers in China.
Successfull powder coating of non-metallic workpieces
Contract coater Brandt from Denmark just invested in new powder coating technology and is now able to apply powder coatings to non-metallic and heat sensitive substrates like plastics, wood or MDF.
IntAIRCOAT conference program published
The international conference will again take place in attendance in June 2023 and will bring together top experts from the aviation industry.
Excelitas Technologies Acquires Phoseon Technology
Excelitas Technologies completed the acquisition of Phoseon Technology. Phoseon is an established manufacturer of world-class LED-based industrial curing solutions.
New fire protection coating for the architectural market
PPG launched a new 100% solids epoxy intumescent fire protection Coating from the Steelguard family. The coating is designed to meet the demands of modern architectural steel, including up to three hours...
Comeback of zone ventilation for large paint booths
French plant manufacturer Omia has introduced a new design for large paint booths that is intended to significantly reduce their energy consumption.
Boreto und Asis join forces
Control surface specualist Boreto Industrial Solutions has recently become a sister company of paint plant engineering companie ASIS.
DeFelsko acquires Press-O-Film manufacturer Testex
DeFelsko acquired its former cooperation partner Testex December. Testex is the US based manufacturer of Press-O-Film replication tape.
Kansai Helios acquires railway coatings business from Becker
Global coatings manufacturer Kansai Helios will acquire all of Beckers' railway coating business assets.
Coatings for ice-free aircrafts
A research project completed in April 2022 at the University of Illinois, USA, aimed to develop frost-resistant, antibacterial paint systems.
Teknos Germany plans to relocate production
Teknos Germany has decided to move its Germany prodction from Fulda to Brüggen.
New pump generation with contactless changeover valves
Dürr has developed a new generation of pneumatic vertical piston pumps that increases process reliability while requireing much less maintenance.
Akzo Nobel becomes refinish partner for BYD
Akzo Nobel has become the global refinish partner for electric vehicle manufacturer BYD Auto Sales Company from China.
Simulation models save costs through process control
A recent research project developied a multi-scale model to control and predict the drying behaviour of a coated substrate under IR radiation.