In the aerospace industry, manufacturers and suppliers are urgently looking for a replacement for the hard chrome plating of components. According to Oerlikon Balzers, alternative processes such as PVD coating can make it possible to implement new solution strategies and also offer added value compared to hard chrome. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/aerospace-industry-pvd-as-a-substitute-for-hard-chrome-2414134.html
Researchers at the Fraunhofer IWS have developed a new production process to be able to manufacture batteries more cost-effectively and environmentally friendly in the future. They coat the electrodes of the energy storage cells with a dry film instead of liquid chemicals. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/cost-effective-energy-storage-for-the-electric-car-of-tomorrow-2414121.html
SurTec, a global supplier of specialty chemicals for surface technology, opened a new production site in Vietnam on May 24, 2019. The site in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, which has been part of the SurTec Group since 2009, now has a highly modern production facility in the south of the metropolis. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/surtec-opens-new-production-site-in-vietnam-2376709.html
The IST International Surface Technology Newsletter informs you regularly about current news, reports and interviews in the field of surface technology.
Michael Cash, Senior Vice President and President of Axalta's Industrial Coatings division, will leave the company at his own request effective May 31, 2019 to take on new responsibilities outside the coatings industry. His successors are Rajeev Rao and David Heflin. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/guide-change-for-axalta-2293027.html
The trend towards individualisation is also on the rise in car colour. Small car buyers in particular are increasingly ordering decorative and contrasting colours, for example for the roof, to stand out from the crowd. For the automotive industry, two-tone painting means considerable additional work. Dürr now offers a solution: The EcoPaintJet system enables precise, selective paint application. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/for-the-first-time-fully-automatic-car-painting-with-two-colours-2291780.html
Gas-catalytic heating panels release medium to long-wave infrared radiation in a catalytic reaction. This can be used for heating processes such as paint drying. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/further-development-of-gas-catalytic-infrared-technology-2289377.html
Powder coating of complex parts in small and medium batch sizes requires efficient and flexible solutions. The depth-controlled, individual positioning developed by Gema using laser technology has proven to be an economical alternative to the time-consuming positioning of axes or manual programming of part shapes. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/powder-coating-with-dynamic-contour-recognition-2290508.html
Powder feeding, control and electrostatics in one device: A new powder management centre from Gema Switzland requires little space and is designed to simplify operation, control and cleaning. The injector is located directly on the control unit, eliminating the need for pneumatic lines between the injector and the control unit. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/new-technology-combines-powder-feed-and-control-2289371.html
The Volvo Car Group is renewing the paint shop at its main Swedish plant in Torslanda. The production plant in western Gothenburg will be equipped with a new plant that will consume at least one third less energy and emit at least one third less emissions. Construction of the paint shop is scheduled to start in 2020. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/new-energy-efficient-paint-shop-for-volvo-headquarters-2287112.html
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
