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The new coating line allows an improved quality. Photo: European Springs & Pressings

New powder coating line doubles production

European Springs & Pressings, located in the UK and one of the largest suspension spring manufacturers in Europe, recently invested in a large-scale powder coating line.

The soft spray pattern of Encore HD powder guns provides complete coverage of corners and recesses. Photo: Nordson

Conversion from wet paint to powder coating

Link 51, a British supplier of storage, pallet racking and shelving solutions, has recently switched from wet paint to powder coating.

Robots apply the coating in an electrostatic high-speed rotation process. Photo: VWN

High-tech painting plant for commercial vehicles

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWN) has put one of the Volkswagen Group's most modern topcoat plants into operation at its Hanover site.

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Recycled paint

AkzoNobel has become the first major manufacturer to launch recycled paint thanks to a partnership in the UK with resource management experts Veolia.

New virtual reality tool

VRSim, Inc., announce "SimSpray 3.0”, the next generation of their renowned virtual reality paint training tool.

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Environmentally friendly flushing system

Dürr has developed a new, environmentally friendly flushing system for two-component paint application: the "EcoBell PurgeBox" makes it possible for the first time to collect almost all solvent-based...

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Quality control inline

The "CWS 640" from QISAB allows to measure surface quality parameters inline  - directly in the process.

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Manufacturing and coating of coils

Oasis Coils & Coatings LLC (OCC) inaugurated its new facility expansion in Al Quoz, Dubai, on September 5th, 2019.

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Trio for digital color matching

Customers who rely on super-accurate and effortless color matching and retrieval can now take advantage of three new digital tools for the industrial sector introduced by AkzoNobel.

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Antimicrobial additives for powder coated surfaces

Researchers recently investigated the effect and durability of silver containing antimicrobial coatings.

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More than surface

Wolfgang Schaefer from Freie Anwendungstechnik (FAS) has many years of experience in surface coating in the automotive industry. He sees three core topics that will become increasingly important in the...

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Mann+Hummel acquires Hardy Filtration

Mann+Hummel finalized the acquisition of Hardy Filtration, a Canada-based air filtration company.

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Sustainable primer qualified

A chromate-free exterior primer developed by AkzoNobel’s Aerospace Coatings business has been newly qualified by aircraft manufacturer Boeing.

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ABB names Björn Rosengren as CEO

The Board of ABB has appointed Björn Rosengren as Chief Executive Officer. He will join ABB on February 1, 2020 and succeed CEO, Peter Voser, in this role on March 1, 2020.