Up to now, contrast coatings have been elaborately realised by masking, sanding and a second coating pass. Audi AG is the first car manufacturer to bring overspray-free painting into series production and can apply two different colours in the same paint pass. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/audi-brings-overspray-free-painting-into-series-production-2673357.html
With its IIoT software applications, the Dürr Group is one of the pioneering partners of the new Industrial Cloud from Volkswagen and Amazon Web Services (AWS) and will initially provide two smart applications of its DXQ software family in the car manufacturer's open industrial platform. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/duerr-is-a-pioneering-partner-for-the-industrial-cloud-of-aws-2673345.html
Powder coatings are exposed to many ageing factors in the open air. A matt fine-structure powder coating developed on the basis of FEVE resins is characterised by very high weather resistance in outdoor use. The coatings can withstand 3000 hours of QUV-B exposure. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/highly-weather-resistant-powder-coatings-in-fine-structure-2671446.html
The IST International Surface Technology Newsletter informs you regularly about current news, reports and interviews in the field of surface technology.
A recent analysis by the market research company Chem Research of the growth of the global market for paints and coatings in the first half of 2020 shows a global market contraction of about -9% in Euro value. The top 11 global coatings and paints companies posted a 10% year-on-year decline in sales in the first six months of 2020. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/global-coatings-and-paints-market-significant-concentration-in-first-half-of-2020-2666678.html
In addition to hot-dip galvanizing and grating production, Helling & Neuhaus, a company of the Seppeler Group, has been offering expanded expertise in powder coating since the beginning of 2020. By the construction of a hall extension on a surface of approximately 3200 square meters sufficiently place for the new powder plant was created. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/new-powder-coating-at-helling-und-neuhaus-2664248.html
By using RFID technology, goods and containers become traceable. This makes it easier to pass on information in response to customer inquiries and saves employees the time needed to search for the goods. The location history for individual orders is stored in the system and can be accessed at any time. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/how-digital-goods-tracking-optimizes-internal-processes-2660589.html
The automotive and vehicle industry has to deal with vehicle disinfection. The customer demand for protection against viruses, bacteria and fungi is enormous and will not change in the long term. Also painting equipment manufacturer Sehon offers with its Biocleen division a holistic concept for professional vehicle disinfection. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/smart-disinfection-of-vehicle-interiors-2660568.html
At the Association for the Surface Finishing of Aluminium e.V. (VOA), a member of the European Association for Surface Treatment on Aluminium (ESTAL), VOA members work in special project groups on current, future-oriented topics in order to provide the industry with practical solutions and research results. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/further-voa-project-groups-take-up-the-work-2660560.html
The European paint and coating production recovery recorded in May held on in June. In Germany, the index rose to 84 points and again improved only slightly. This represents an increase of +2.8 % over the previous month and a decrease of -10 % over the previous year. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/european-paint-and-coating-production-in-june-2020-2660078.html
Special weathering temperatures with Fresnel concentrator mirrors accelerate outdoor weathering testing. Controlled air cooling and a variable combination of traditional mirrors with "cool mirrors" now allows the range of application to be extended and the test duration to be halved. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/faster-to-realistic-results-in-weather-aging-2653695.html
