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Optimum blasting of heavily stressed components
Krausz Industries in Tel Aviv, Israel is a manufacturer and marketer of products and services for the transport, distribution and measurement of water. The company recently installed a new blasting system....
Compact painting robot for industry
During the development of new special paints, WB Coatings reached its limits when it came to the usual manual application. That’s when the global paint and coating manufacturer came up with what seemed...
Škoda Transportation invests in coating plant
For the planned expansion of a production plant, a ground-breaking ceremony was held in February in Ostroava. It will include a new paint shop, a modern machining center and new production lines.
Innovative infrared-technology
Austrian System7 metal technology has recently started coating with a beta coating plant including innovative infrared technology.
PPG to acquire Alpha Coating Technologies
Early in February PPG announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Alpha Coating Technologies, LLC ("Alpha”).
New powder coating controller
With a reimagined, intuitive user interface, "Encore Engage” is Nordson's newest powder coating controller.
SDF updates paint department
As SDF informed lately, the company has launched a project to update its tractor production plant in Ranipet, India.
Fluorescence based corrosion detecting epoxy coating
Corrosion at metal-coating interface remains unseen and undetected which may result into catastrophic failure of the structure.
CCAI establishes education foundation
The Chemical Coaters Association International (CCAI) has announced the formation of the CCAI Finishing Education Foundation (CCAIFEF), a non-profit charitable organization established to support education...
Expanding in Dresden
Eastman Chemical Company announced a capacity expansion at its Dresden, Germany, manufacturing facility to support a new coating and laminating line.
Innovative excimer plant
In order to provide an optimum support for the excimer technology, paint manufacturer Adler has upgraded its application technology with a high-performance excimer system.
Marine surface solution
Flinders University researchers are currently developing new state-of-the-art coatings to prevent the growth of bio-contaminants.
Furniture for future
mauser einrichtungssysteme is investing 8 million euros in a modern, 3,000 m2 thin-film powder coating plant which completely renounces the use of solvents.
Mangrove inspired anti-corrosion coatings
Researchers from the university of Hong Kong invented and tested a new mangrove inspired coating.