Awards
Innovative adhesive technology
An innovation has recently been adopted in the paint shop of Porsche in Zuffenhausen that relieves considerable strain on Porsche employees while also increasing quality and productivity. The new system...
Sharkskin technology
Recently Lufthansa Technik and BASF have succeeded in making a breakthrough in reducing aerodynamic drag on aircrafts as part of a joint project. “AeroSHARK”, a surface film that mimics the fine structure...
AkzoNobel invests in coatings application technology
Pioneering technology from Qlayers, which is opening up new possibilities in the application of industrial coatings, has recently prompted AkzoNobel to acquire a stake in this innovative startup. The...
New mega paint shop
Dürr recently handed over one of the biggest paint shops in China to SAIC Volkswagen. The new plant in Anting is a factory of superlatives. The production capacity is twice that of a standard paint shop...
New GM Paint Shop
GM Korea Company recently held a ceremony to celebrate the completion of the new paint shop at its Changwon plant. It will support the production of next-generation global products. The new paint shop...
New antimicrobial coating
Microban International and Everbrite have joined forces to develop “CrobialCoat”, an innovative coating that combines Microban antimicrobial technology and Everbrite “ProtectaClear” to provide...
Marktgeschehen Unternehmensmeldungen
Unternehmensberater sucht Investor für Saarcolor
Die Mentor AG, Beratungs- und Prüfungsgesellschaft mit Hauptsitz in Trier, sucht einen Investor für die SaarColor-LackTec GmbH (Saarcolor). Der Lohnbeschichter könnte größere Marktbegleiter ohne eigenen...
New aircraft paint shop
MAAS Aviation, has recently opened a new purpose-built paint shop at Kaunas Airport.
Acquisition
Akzo Nobel has completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Industrias Titan S.A.U. (Titan Paints), strengthening its paints business and footprint in Spain to become one of the market references...
Innovative antiviral coating
A research team from Northumbria University in Newcastle/UK is currently developing a new type of multifunctional antiviral coating which could form part of the country’s biodefence.
Tests on the testbench
Surface Technology`s partner BESSER LACKIEREN has recently internationalized its successful Youtube-Channel “Prüfungen auf dem Prüfstand”. By adjusting the subtitle settings in the videos to English,...
Improving quality control
The metrology company EINES is currently installing twelve "Surface Paint Scanner Esφi" in German plants of Volkswagen, Ford and Mercedes-Benz. The new system allows to scan on a moving line for the first...
Future starts with a paint shop
Lucid recently allowed to take a peek into their new paint shop at Lucid AMP-1 in Casa Grande, Arizona USA. As the company states, it has big plans for the future of the innovative paint shop, designed...
New centre for test vehicles and prototypes
Škoda Auto’s Technical Development department recently opened a centre for the production of test vehicles and prototypes at its Mladá Boleslav site including a new paint shop. The carmaker uses state-of-the-art...