News
White goods become colourful
BSH Electrodomésticos España recently replaced a 30 year old powder coating plant. The dense phase technology has resulted in an increase in quality while at the same time increasing flexibility and...
For environmental protection
The Institute of Building Technology (ITB = Instytut Techniki Budowlanej) - a research company under the supervision of the Polish Ministry of Investments and Development - has issued Aluprof, a manufacturers...
Adhesion and anticorrosive properties of DTM
To reduce the steel structure corrosion protection costs, great efforts are currently made to develop new technologies that would reduce working time and extend service life of corrosion protection systems....
Environmentally-friendly topcoat for aircraft
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s Center for Corrosion Science and Engineering developed a safe and user-friendly topcoat that was recently applied onto the exterior of Navy and Marine Corps aircraft....
In-line pretreatment control
"It's really amazing what you can see with the new system," says Andreas Maslowski of Henkel. "I personally tested it in four coating plants and it has worked everywhere and added value."
UV-LED based curing of lacquers on furniture parts
SC Freda, Lithuania's oldest furniture manufacturer, has started operating its new high-speed painting line for finished furniture parts.
Sustainable powder coatings
AkzoNobel has recently expanded its "Interpon Low-E Coarse Texture" product line. The portfolio now includes a range with a smooth finish - "Interpon 610 Low-E".
Evaluation of wood surface coating performance
In the study "Evaluation of Wood surface coating Performance" the performances of water based, solvent based and powder coatings are compared on a medium density fiberboard.
Coatings for heavy duty and marine
Coating manufacturer Hempel recently launched a new antifouling coating for marine applications as well as a new epoxy primer for heavy duty equipment and trucks.
New SDF production lines in turkey
Early May the new SDF production lines of SFF were officially inaugurated in Bandirma, Turkey. The facility was renovated and upgraded with an investment of 10 Mio. Euro over a period of 18 months.
International Standardization
At the end of May, the international meeting of experts on paint standardization took place in Shanghai. 110 experts from various countries, including Germany, Japan, China and USA, discussed innovations...
Feasibility of a powder coating process
Paint manufacturing industries in common are facing yield loss and poor quality of the products.
New paint facility for Kenworth Truck
Kenworth Truck Company held a groundbreaking ceremony today to officially announce the start of construction on a state-of-the-art 125 million Euro, 11,000 m2 paint facility addition to its Class 8 truck...
Pretreatment with automated blasting technology
Currently, the Dutch coating company Thielco Steel Solution Group has invested in four new blasting systems for small parts. These prepare bulk material for Geomet zinc flake coating possible with organic...