Awards
Rail vehicle coatings – your opinion is needed
Ecolromat 2022 will soon open its doors in Berlin and international experts will meet to discuss innovations in rail vehicle coating. A current survey will help to learn more about the sector.
Turnkey-coating systems in focus
At PaintExpo, ASIS GmbH will be showing the complete range of its broad portfolio in surface technology. The focus of the presentation is on the topic of turnkey systems from a single source.
Startups and AkzoNobel plan collaboration
AkzoNobel recently announced that three startups signed their letters of intent to further collaborate with the paint and coatings manufacturer on sustainable business opportunities less than 24 hours...
PPG Opens powder coatings centre in Italy
PPG opened a new powder coating research and development centre in Milan, Italy. The facility’s expanded capabilities, which include a customer application centre, will enhance and accelerate powder...
Teknos participates in project to develop bio-based coatings
Coating manufacturer Teknos is participating in a project to develop bio-based binders and coatings as sustainable alternatives for fossil-based materials. The SUSBINCO project has been formed by a consortium...
Superior protection of the leading edge of rotor blades
Finnish paint manufacturer Teknos will be presenting sustainable coating solutions with concrete advantages in terms of appearance, functionality and economy at the leading PaintExpo trade fair in April....
Adler Lacke awarded for innovative sanding robot
Austrian coatings manufacturer Adler-Werk Lackfabrik has been awarded the Tyrolean Innovation Prize for the development of the sensitive sanding robot "Abramotion".
Elcometer Features New Abrasive Blast Machines
Elcometer will be showing their new range of entry-level abrasive blast equipment at PaintExpo in April. These Contractor Portable Abrasive Blast Machines are cost effective, easy to use and engineered...
Surface finishing and heat treatment now eligible for EU aid
The EU Commission has included industry 25.61 "Surface finishing and heat treatment" in the Annex to the new EU State Aid Guidelines. This means that companies from these economic sectors are now eligible...
Flexible combination of UV coating and vacuum technology
Italian based company Cefla just launched its new Smartvacuum system, an alternative to roller, spray and curtain coating for flat panels with round edges.
Ecoclean introduces compact plug and play cleaning system
The new generation of the "EcoCcompact" cleaning system ensures that cleaning unit costs remain low while maintaining high cleanliness specifications.
New material pressure regulators
Krautzberger has presented a new product series of "XLINE" material pressure regulators that offer a multiple advantages like a compacts construction.
The whitest coating worldwide
Researchers at Purdue University in Indiana/USA have now developed what they claim is the whitest coating with which they want to make a contribution to lowering temperatures and energy consumption.
First application for graphene enhanced anti-corrosive coating
England’s Environment Agency (EA) has successfully completed its first application of a new new graphene enhanced Genable CX-based anti-corrosion primer for harsh environments by AGM.