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Artificial bird droppings

Ford vehicles have currently developed artificial bird droppings in order to optimally adjust paints to the challenges of this pollution.

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Beetle-inspired paint

According to a paper recently published in Royal Society of Chemistry journal RSC Advances, a team led by Youfa Zhang of Southeast University, China, discovered they could create a simple paint that mimics...

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Advanced automation

Canadian robot software provider RoboDK has teamed up with automation specialists RobCo S.W.A.T. from Bulgaria to provide the world’s leading automotive experts with Industry 4.0 solutions.

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New fire-retardant paint system

Tikkurila's new fire-retardant paint system improves the safety of industrially painted wood buildings as the facades can be topcoated not only once but twice and they still have the best possible reaction...

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Dip painting plant for steel parts

Plant manufacturer Rippert has installed a state-of-the-art dip painting plant at Stelweld Sp. Z o.o. (PL) for welded assemblies, pipe structures and crane parts, which ensures that the workpieces are...

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A new way to paint 3D-printed objects

Rutgers engineers have created a highly effective way to paint complex 3D-printed objects, such as lightweight frames for aircraft and biomedical stents, that could save manufacturers time and money and...

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Surface texture for powder coatings digitized

Recently Akzo Nobel has entered new territory with the help of pioneering technology developed by BYK-Gardner.

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High-quality and high efficiency top coat line

Lotus is automating its body painting facility at its British headquarters in Hethel. The sports car manufacturer contracted Dürr to install an automated paint shop boasting a number of extremely efficient...

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New aircraft painting facility

As investlithuania.com reports, Maas Aviation is currently setting up an aircraft painting facility at Kaunas Airport

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Strategic purchase of Eisenmann intec

Sames Kremlin has recently completed the purchase of Eisenmann Intec GmbH. The business unit now operates under the name iNTEC Sames-Kremlin GmbH, strengthening the company's offering in the application...

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New robotics partner in Romania

The Robotics Division of Yaskawa Europe GmbH expands its business in Eastern Europe and signs a contract with Normandia. The company is a specialist for industrial automation as well as for installation...

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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,...

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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%.

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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,...