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BelAZ commissions new line to paint parts
The Belarusian automobile engineering company BelAZ commissioned a new line for pretreating and painting parts and components of mining vehicles with the carrying capacity of 90-450 tonnes in Zhodino,...
Toyota develops efficient paint atomizer
The Toyota Motor Corporation has now developed a new paint sprayer: The so-called "Airless Paint Atomizer" uses static electricity instead of air and thus achieves a coating efficiency of over 95%.
Walkthrough an automated powder coating line
Recently an automated powder coating line was installed in Greenwood, South Carolina (USA) for Monti Incorporated. The almost 2000 m2 coating system was created in a team effort by GAT Finishing Systems,...
Optimum blasting of heavily stressed components
Krausz Industries in Tel Aviv, Israel is a manufacturer and marketer of products and services for the transport, distribution and measurement of water. The company recently installed a new blasting system....
Compact painting robot for industry
During the development of new special paints, WB Coatings reached its limits when it came to the usual manual application. That’s when the global paint and coating manufacturer came up with what seemed...
Škoda Transportation invests in coating plant
For the planned expansion of a production plant, a ground-breaking ceremony was held in February in Ostroava. It will include a new paint shop, a modern machining center and new production lines.
Innovative infrared-technology
Austrian System7 metal technology has recently started coating with a beta coating plant including innovative infrared technology.
PPG to acquire Alpha Coating Technologies
Early in February PPG announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Alpha Coating Technologies, LLC ("Alpha”).
New powder coating controller
With a reimagined, intuitive user interface, "Encore Engage” is Nordson's newest powder coating controller.
SDF updates paint department
As SDF informed lately, the company has launched a project to update its tractor production plant in Ranipet, India.
Fluorescence based corrosion detecting epoxy coating
Corrosion at metal-coating interface remains unseen and undetected which may result into catastrophic failure of the structure.
CCAI establishes education foundation
The Chemical Coaters Association International (CCAI) has announced the formation of the CCAI Finishing Education Foundation (CCAIFEF), a non-profit charitable organization established to support education...
Expanding in Dresden
Eastman Chemical Company announced a capacity expansion at its Dresden, Germany, manufacturing facility to support a new coating and laminating line.
Innovative excimer plant
In order to provide an optimum support for the excimer technology, paint manufacturer Adler has upgraded its application technology with a high-performance excimer system.