On November, 2018, Virumaa Technopark in Narva, Estonia, held opening ceremony of the Primatek Coatings plant that will be producing powdered paints. Primatek Coatings is the first powdered paint manufacturing facility in the Baltic States. The products of the company will be sold to consumers in Scandinavia, the Baltic States and Northern Europe. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/first-powdered-paint-manufacturing-facility-in-the-baltic-states-2243137.html
The Orontec GmbH & Co. KG, Dortmund (Germany), provider of system solutions for laboratory and process optimization, is expanding its presence on the American market by founding Orontec Inc. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/orontec-expands-market-presence-in-usa-2243799.html
Virtual Reality (VR) is not science fiction, but can generate concrete benefits for the painting process. A professionally trained painter can virtually paint a part and thus create a painting program. At a Scandinavian manufacturer of tractor chassis, the programming times for a painting program could be reduced from 40 to 14 hours compared to offline programming. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/robot-programming-with-virtual-reality-2242002.html
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As general contractor, Eisenmann takes over the capacity expansion of the paint shop of one of the world's largest truck manufacturers at its location in the east of the USA. The major contract includes the construction of a new pre-treatment plant including buildings and the expansion of the existing paint shop. The conversion is scheduled for completion in summer 2020. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/major-order-for-eisenmann-2242574.html
The FAW-VW joint venture renews a paint shop in China. The plant manufacturer Dürr is responsible for the conversion. The rotating upsetting process with electric drive (RoDip E) will be used for the first time in China from commissioning in September 2019. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/premiere-in-china-rotary-upsetting-process-with-electric-drive-2242555.html
The term Additive Manufacturing (AM) stands for a series of different technologies of additive manufacturing in which an object is built up layer by layer using a 3D model. Researchers from the Belgian NPO Sirris and the German Fraunhofer Institute IAP have joined forces in a joint project to research technical coatings in additive manufacturing. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/additive-manufacturing-coating-before-polishing-2241973.html
BASF and the research and development center of the Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd. (GAC R&D Center) on November 17, 2018, presented three jointly developed electric concept vehicles with a trend-setting design that are tailored to the different needs of Chinese motorists. Car paints from BASF underscore the individual style of the concept vehicles. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/concept-vehicles-for-the-mobility-of-the-future-2237488.html
Smart, flexible and skidless: Built and pre-assembled for a new Mercedes-Benz paint shop in Kecskemét, Hungary, Eisenmann presented the latest plant technology in action in Holzgerlingen, Germany, at the beginning of November 2018. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/eisenmann-presents-integrated-overall-concept-for-automotive-painting-2236635.html
Axalta celebrated the official opening of its Global Innovation Center, the world's largest research and development center for coatings, on November 7. The 16,000 m2 Global Innovation Center offers modern specialist laboratories and offices. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/axalta-opens-philadelphia-coatings-research-and-development-center-2235622.html
Audi is using a new process to create partially matt surfaces on painted areas. This allows lettering, logos or photos to be displayed pixel-precisely and abrasion-resistant. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/audi-creates-matt-images-on-painted-surfaces-2232901.html
