After a construction period of around two years, the Japanese technology group Yaskawa opened its new robot production facility and a new European robotics development center at its site in Kočevje/Slovenia: Since the end of 2018, Motoman robots have been manufactured there by Yaskawa from purely European sources. The investment volume is around 25 million euros. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/yaskawa-opens-new-production-facility-in-slovenia-2285382.html
The conveyor technology manufacturer Caldan Conveyor A/S has expanded its production site at its main plant in Denmark to over 7000 square meters. At the beginning of March, more than 2700 square meters of production halls were put into operation on a site adjacent to the existing plant. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/caldan-expands-production-in-denmark-2283570.html
Surface service provider Oerlikon Balzers recently inaugurated a new coating center in Dongguan, China. In Dongguan, a significantly larger production area was needed to cope with the rapidly increasing order volume of recent years. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/oerlikon-balzers-with-new-customer-center-in-china-2282756.html
The IST International Surface Technology Newsletter informs you regularly about current news, reports and interviews in the field of surface technology.
From 5 to 8 March 2019, Gema Switzerland GmbH invited distributors from over 50 countries to the Gema Symposium 2019 in Switzerland. In the mountains of Pontresina in Graubünden, the participants enjoyed a lot of fresh snow and a good atmosphere. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/gema-symposium-2019-2277838.html
Together with the automotive industry, researchers at the Fraunhofer IWS, Dresden (Germany), have developed processes for friction-reducing surfaces of engine components in recent years. Now, carbon dioxide emissions are to be reduced even further by further developments in surface technology. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/friction-reducing-surfaces-to-make-engines-more-economical-2277829.html
Superficial micro-scratches in the car body or on other high-gloss surfaces are harmless, but annoying. A new paint by researchers from Saarbrücken, Germany, is now to remedy the situation: Made of maize starch, the paint is able to repair small scratches by itself due to the special arrangement of its molecules. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/self-healing-corn-starch-paint-2277826.html
On March 12, 2019, BASF officially inaugurated its new facilities at the Shanghai Innovation Campus. 35 million was invested in the construction of the new 5,000 square meter buildings. This includes the Automotive Application Center Asia-Pacific, which is equipped with a modern spray booth for electrostatic applications, a testing laboratory for physical tests and a 3D robot. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/basf-inaugurates-new-automotive-application-center-in-shanghai-2271923.html
Nanogate SE, a leading global specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and components, has received a new major order for its US site. It has a total volume of around EUR 50 million and a term of around six years. As part of the project, the Group manufactures and refines plastic components in high optical quality at its US site. These are design elements for automotive interiors. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/major-order-for-nanogate-2264495.html
The software platform Adamos for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is used by more and more machine builders. Most recently, five more companies joined the Adamos network. These include the machine builders Oerlikon Textile, Weber Maschinenbau, Illig Maschinenbau and Mahr. Adamos is a manufacturer-neutral IIoT platform specially designed for machine builders and their customers. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/iiot-platform-five-more-machine-builders-join-the-group-2264068.html
Since January 2019, the AHC Group and the Impreglon Group have been operating as a business unit of the parent company Aalberts Industries N.V. under the company name Aalberts surface treatment. The range of services remains unchanged. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/ahc-and-impreglon-become-aalberts-surface-treatment-2260921.html
