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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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
Quality control inline
The "CWS 640" from QISAB allows to measure surface quality parameters inline - directly in the process.
Manufacturing and coating of coils
Oasis Coils & Coatings LLC (OCC) inaugurated its new facility expansion in Al Quoz, Dubai, on September 5th, 2019.
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.
Antimicrobial additives for powder coated surfaces
Researchers recently investigated the effect and durability of silver containing antimicrobial coatings.
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...
Mann+Hummel acquires Hardy Filtration
Mann+Hummel finalized the acquisition of Hardy Filtration, a Canada-based air filtration company.
Sustainable primer qualified
A chromate-free exterior primer developed by AkzoNobel’s Aerospace Coatings business has been newly qualified by aircraft manufacturer Boeing.
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.