The Solar Energy Research Institute in Singapore (SERIS) is upgrading its machinery to the SALD process, making perovskite solar cells ready for industrial production. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/solar-research-institute-uses-sald-technology-for-perovskite-solar-cells-3201414.html
The realignment of entire industrial sectors and topics presents companies with changing challenges in industrial parts cleaning as well. This year's Parts2clean will show how these could be mastered. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/parts2clean-component-cleaning-geared-to-the-future-3198731.html
After the cancellation in 2020 due to the pandemic, Surface Technology Germany experienced a successful restart with around 3000 visitors from Germany and neighboring EU countries. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/successful-re-start-for-surface-technology-3198730.html
The IST International Surface Technology Newsletter informs you regularly about current news, reports and interviews in the field of surface technology.
The Supervisory Board of Ewald Dörken AG is focusing on continuity: The Board has prematurely extended the contract with Management Board member Thorsten Koch, which expires at the end of 2023. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/doerken-extends-contract-of-thorsten-koch-ahead-of-schedule-3198736.html
In the new paint shop for General Motors in Changwon, Korea, Dürr's 13,000th robot (type EcoRP E043i) will paint the interior of passenger cars. The robot equipment is part of the largest order Dürr has ever received in Korea. At GM, Dürr's new, third generation of robots will be used for the first time. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/duerr-builds-new-paint-shop-for-gm-in-korea-2448234.html
Milliken & Company (Milliken), a global material science expert, has made a significant investment in its coating additives laboratory it acquired in 2020 as part of its purchase of Borchers Americas, Inc., in Westlake, Ohio. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/milliken-investment-advances-its-coating-additives-lab-3193675.html
Perstorp Group, a sustainability-driven global specialty chemicals company, said that it is to be acquired by Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG). More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/perstorp-group-to-be-acquired-by-pcg-3193673.html
With the newly opened Center for Networked Surface and Paint Technology, Fraunhofer IFAM is researching the digital future of surface treatment through machine learning. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/fully-automated-new-centre-for-digitally-networked-surfaces-and-paint-technology-3191037.html
BASF has calculated the individual carbon footprints for a large proportion of its chemical intermediates and is significantly below the global average. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/basf-offers-intermediates-with-low-carbon-footprint-3191032.html
Researchers have produced a coating that can be written on with UV light and whose writing erases when exposed to atmospheric oxygen. In many cases, this could avoid paper waste. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/writing-with-light-on-titanium-dioxide-3191030.html
