VinFast, a subsidiary of VinGroup and the first volume manufacturer in the Vietnam automobile market, is currently building a Smart Factory in which 250,000 vehicles per year are to roll off the assembly line in the first phase - initially with conventional drives, later also with electric drives. The paint shop at the Haiphong plant is currently being installed by Dürr. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/vinfast-highly-automated-paint-shop-with-integrated-iiot-solutions-2221426.html
The Wieland Group is expanding its product portfolio to include thin-film coating technology. With an investment of EUR 6 million, the world's leading supplier of semi-finished copper products plans to significantly expand its activities in thin-film technology over the next two years. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/wieland-invests-in-thin-film-technology-2217890.html
With its new plant at the company location in Chongqing, Sokon is aggressively driving forward the development of electric mobility. The production technology itself is also trend-setting. For the first time, a third-generation Dürr painting robot is being used in a Chinese automobile factory. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/seven-axis-robots-paint-electric-vehicles-2217832.html
The IST International Surface Technology Newsletter informs you regularly about current news, reports and interviews in the field of surface technology.
BASF Coatings has opened a new laboratory for automotive series coatings in Münster, Germany. The modular laboratory concept "Lean Lab" is intended to ensure optimized, digitized and transparent processes throughout Europe as well as efficient use of resources in the laboratory area. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/basf-coatings-modular-laboratory-for-automotive-series-coatings-opened-2213658.html
A new type of zinc flake coating with embedded micro- and nanoparticles is currently being investigated by the German University Südwestfalen Iserlohn together with Chemische Fabrik Wocklum, Hillebrand Chemicals and DOK Chemie. The project partners expect an improvement of the layer properties and a better environmental compatibility. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/research-project-zinc-flake-coating-with-micro-and-nanoparticles-2204794.html
The industrial research institute Innovent, Jena, German, has developed a nanometer thin coating that creates a hydrophilic, long-term resistant surface regardless of the type of plastic material used. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/regeneratable-long-term-activation-on-transparent-plastics-2202220.html
Effective September 4, 2018, the Supervisory Board of Axalta Coating Systems has appointed Terrence Hahn as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He succeeds Charlie Shaver, who has been Axalta's Chairman and CEO since 2013. In addition, Terrence Hahn becomes a member of the Supervisory Board, expanding it from eight to nine members. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/new-ceo-at-axalta-2196984.html
The global Surface Treatment business unit of BASF's Coatings division, which trades under the Chemetall brand, is investing in the construction of a modern surface technology site in the Dushan Port economic development zone of Pinghu, Zhejiang Province, China. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/new-location-for-chemetall-in-china-2196531.html
Two colours, one pass: Audi is expanding its range of painting processes to include overspray-free painting (Ofla). This technology makes it possible to paint certain surfaces of a body in a different colour – in one and the same painting process. The innovative process is currently being tested in a pilot plant in Ingolstadt with car roofs in black contrast. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/audi-tests-overspray-free-painting-2194974.html
Earlier this year Barry Snyder, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Axalta, gave a presentation at the Autonomous Car Detroit Conference to more than 300 professionals in the field of autonomous driving, demonstrating the importance of paintwork as a key component of autonomous vehicles. For example, the reflectivity and the required permeability are the core elements that have to be resolved. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/coatings-for-autonomous-driving-2194967.html
