Approximatly 300 robots will provide painting and sealing solutions. Image: ABB

Paint solutions for electric vehicle factory in China

ABB signed a formal agreement with SAIC Volkswagen to provide robotics painting solutions for the first New Energy Vehicle (NEV) factory of the Volkswagen Group based on the Modular Electric Driver Kit...

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Mixed market news

This article contains a summary of recent business events, this time featuring Sames Kremlin, VDMA, Rippert, Freudenberg, Kripxe and Autonomic Materials.

Sebastiano Sardo assumed the role of Senior Vice President of Eisenmann’s Conveyor Systems business unit. Image: Eisenmann

New head of conveyor systems business unit

Since March 2019, Sebastiano Sardo assumes the role of Senior Vice President of Eisenmann’s Conveyor Systems business unit.

The neu coating unit will handle primed and undercoated cladding.	Image: Södra

Exterior cladding that simplifies building work

Södra is investing in its second coating facility for exterior cladding at the sawmill in Kisa. The new coating unit will begin operating in the first quarter of 2020.

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PPG creates automotive OEM services organization

PPG announced the creation of an automotive original equipment manufacturer (OEM) services organization.

Am 8. April durchschnitten 13 Vertreter aus Yaskawa-Management und Politik gemeinsam das Eröffnungs-Band. Image: Yaskawa

Yaskawa opens new production site in Slovenia

After a construction period of around two years, the Japanese technology group Yaskawa has now opened its new robot production facility and a new European robotics development center at its site in Kočevje/Slovenia....

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Focus on cathodic dip painting

The flow drill joining concept (FDJ) allows the load adjusted joining of continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastics (FRTP) and metallic sheets without auxiliary joining elements.

The new powder coating is specially designed to protect metal edges. Image: PPG

New powder coatings for edge protection

PPG announced the lauch of "Envirocron Extreme Protection Edge coatings”, which use a patent-pending, advanced technology that delivers exceptional edge corrosion in one coat.

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Research & Development innovation campus

AkzoNobel opened a brand-new lab complex which can test new products in conditions that mimic the world`s extreme environments.

Development in the coatings section: new joint venture

Mixed company news

In this article contains a summary of recent business events, this time featuring GB Neuhaus, M. A. M, Poma Systems and Deanestor.

Deanestor installed a new powder coating facility. Image: Deanestor

Powder coating facility for furniture

As part of the investment of more than a milion Euro and the included expansion program, Deanestor has installed a new dedicated metal powder coating facility for specialist laboratory furniture at the...

New approaches for terahertz measurements of paint thickness are discussed in the new paper. Image: Pexels/Pixabay

Nondestructive layer-thickness evaluation

David S. Citrin from the Georgia Institute of Technology (USA) has recently reported on a new approach for a paint thickness measurement technique.

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Digital aircraft printing

Dutch robot manufacturer XYREC has developed a new robot-based printing technology for aircrafts. In February, the technology was successfully demonstrated in Hamburg by printing a large digital image...

The new tool gives access to the latest editon of safety data sheets. Image: Adapta

New App for safty and protection

The new Adapta App for mobile devices comply with all the requirements set forth in (EC) European regulations 1907/2006.