The winners of the special edition of the 2022 Worldskills competition set new standards in expertise and sustainability in the car painting category. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/worldskills-winners-set-new-standards-in-car-painting-3317660.html
Adapta has completed the installation of a new 38.7 kWp photovoltaic plant for self-consumption, which will help to reduce the organization's carbon footprint. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/adapta-aims-carbon-neutrality-target-by-2050-3314459.html
Electron beam technology can be used to reliably treat and functionalize surfaces. Now, the Fraunhofer Institute FEP has succeeded in creating non-stick coatings on plastic films by applying low-energy accelerated electrons without using additional chemical crosslinkers. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/low-energy-accelerated-electrons-produce-antifouling-coatings-3291891.html
The IST International Surface Technology Newsletter informs you regularly about current news, reports and interviews in the field of surface technology.
On October 14, 2022, a Boeing 777-300ER of Swiss International Air Lines took off on a passenger flight for the first time with the AeroShark surface technology jointly developed by Lufthansa Technik and BASF. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/first-boeing-777-with-shark-skin-starts-passenger-flights-3291890.html
The paint and coatings manufacturer Mipa will take over the business operations of Warnecke & Böhm GmbH on January 1, 2023, and will continue the WB Coatings brand. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/mipa-group-takes-over-wb-coatings-3291879.html
Micro Care LLC has appointed Michael Damiana as director of global supply chain. Damiana has more than 20 years of experience in sales and supply chain management. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/micro-care-appoints-director-of-global-supply-chain-3291892.html
BASF has opened its first regional Innovation and Technology Center for applied surface technology in Shanghai, China. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/basf-opens-technology-center-in-china-3291894.html
Boreto Industrial Solutions is now a sister company of the system provider for automated systems in surface technology ASIS. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/boreto-and-asis-grow-together-3291877.html
The ATZ/MTZ Group from Springer and Arthur D. Little will be presenting the Sustainability Award for the automotive and mobility industry for the second time in 2023. It honors companies that make an outstanding contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/sustainability-award-for-the-automotive-and-mobility-industry-3291885.html
Across the EU, more than 300 billion packages are not recycled each year because they consist of a mix of different materials. In one research project, four Fraunhofer institutes are working together on new packaging concepts. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/nanolayers-for-recyclable-food-packaging-3291873.html
