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Highly automated paint shop
In October, Dürr announced the construction of a new highly automated paint shop in Vietnam for VinFast, a start-up of the VinGroup. The VinFast brand is the group’s first foray into the mobility market,...
Infrared preheat and curing systems
David Weisman, L.L.C. recently introduced its latest Horizontal Conveyorized Infrared Preheat and Curing Systems designed for customers to preheat or cure liquid and powder coatings on a wide range of...
Global launch of coatings portfolio
Axalta recently announced the worldwide launch of its new protective coatings brand, Corroless. The Corroless portfolio consists of Axalta's most durable products, engineered to provide exceptional, long-term...
Self-healing material incorporates carbon from the air
A material designed by MIT chemical engineers can react with carbon dioxide from the air, to grow, strengthen, and even repair itself. The polymer, which might someday be used as construction or repair...
Farmtech opens new paint shop
The paint shop was built in less than nine months in accordance with the latest guidelines and was finished in the middle of October. The total value of the more than 2,000 square metre investment is around...
Stahl opens first Center of Excellence for Powder Coatings in Barcelona
Stahl opened its first Center of Excellence for Powder Coatings in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain. With this new Center of Excellence, Stahl strengthens its position regarding environmentally...
Nordson introduces Spray Gun LED Kit
For manual spray guns Nordson has invented "nLighten” a fast, convenient and safety-approved accessory that instantly adds the power of an LED light to the capabilities of the "Encore” manual range....
New painting plant for farm machinery
The new SDF assembly line and painting plant were completed early 2018 as part of a project to renovate the tractor assembly lines and create further production lines. The total investment amounts to 22...
Efficient chassis coating
The Krone Group recently put a new coating facility for chassis in operation. The company invested 40 million Euro in the surface treatment center. The coating facility was installed on an area of 16.500 square...
Dipped
The standard series DIN 55655 - Electro-dipping paints was introduced only recently, the history of the dip painting is already long. It began as early as 1963 at Ford in the United States, where the first...