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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...
New aircraft paint shop
MAAS Aviation, has recently opened a new purpose-built paint shop at Kaunas Airport.
Innovative antiviral coating
A research team from Northumbria University in Newcastle/UK is currently developing a new type of multifunctional antiviral coating which could form part of the country’s biodefence.
Tests on the testbench
Surface Technology`s partner BESSER LACKIEREN has recently internationalized its successful Youtube-Channel “Prüfungen auf dem Prüfstand”. By adjusting the subtitle settings in the videos to English,...
Improving quality control
The metrology company EINES is currently installing twelve "Surface Paint Scanner Esφi" in German plants of Volkswagen, Ford and Mercedes-Benz. The new system allows to scan on a moving line for the first...
Future starts with a paint shop
Lucid recently allowed to take a peek into their new paint shop at Lucid AMP-1 in Casa Grande, Arizona USA. As the company states, it has big plans for the future of the innovative paint shop, designed...
New centre for test vehicles and prototypes
Škoda Auto’s Technical Development department recently opened a centre for the production of test vehicles and prototypes at its Mladá Boleslav site including a new paint shop. The carmaker uses state-of-the-art...
New R&D lab for low cure powder coatings
Akzo Nobel`s new R&D facility – which features an application lab, process lab, and analytical and testing lab - is dedicated to delivering low cure powder coatings for use on heat-sensitive substrates...
Precise mixing system
The new “EcoDose 3K” from Dürr boasts a long service life and ease of maintenance according to the manufacturer. The new mixing system is used wherever three components of a fluid need to be merged...
Sustainable future for coatings after biomass breakthrough
A world of possibilities for paints and coatings has been unlocked by research being conducted by AkzoNobel, in collaboration with the Dutch Advanced Research Center Chemical Building Blocks Consortium...
Automotive Paint Shop 4.0
Polish researchers from the Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Automatic Control have recently published a paper focused on the research and development of a new paint shop concept for the...
Painting technology at a new level
In 2020, Superior Industries Production Germany GmbH received approval to upgrade its painting facility for the organic coating of wheels.
New extreme corrosion polyester powder topcoat
PPG recently announced the introduction of "PPG Envirocron THE Max” extreme corrosion polyester powder topcoat. Featuring high transfer efficiency in a single coat, the innovative solution protects large...
Adhesion improvement on the surface of galvanized steel
In order to solve the problem of poor adhesion of organic coatings on the surface of hot-dip galvanizing, Chinese researchers recently conducted a series of experiments to select the suitable pre-treatment...