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
Fresher, easier to use, more diverse and better structured: this is how the new PhoenixTM website looks. With the redesign, the company not only wants to make it clearer and more user-friendly, but above all to focus on its products. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/phoenixtm-with-new-website-2653689.html
The IST International Surface Technology Newsletter informs you regularly about current news, reports and interviews in the field of surface technology.
By using special programming software, Visomax Coating was able to significantly simplify robot programming and develop a new robot application for force-controlled surface processing. Defects on components can now be polished out efficiently and automatically. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/glossy-surfaces-thanks-to-intuitive-robot-programming-2651719.html
Sensitive components from the photovoltaic and semiconductor industries, as well as optical lenses and prisms, place the highest demands on parts cleaning: Tiny contaminations must be removed stably without impairing the surface. Weber Ultrasonic has developed an intelligent ultrasonic system for this purpose. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/gentle-ultrasound-for-sensitive-substrates-2647483.html
Biocidal products protect, among other things, paints and varnishes in containers from microbial damage during storage. Due to potential health risks, they are currently under strong pressure from bans and regulatory restrictions. The Fraunhofer IPA has now carried out promising preliminary tests to make emulsion paints thermally stable. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/architectural-paints-thermal-preservation-instead-of-biocide-application-2647471.html
In times of digitisation, automatic process control is becoming increasingly important. It guarantees constant quality and increases process reliability in pretreatment. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/efficient-control-and-supervision-of-complex-pretreatment-processes-2643268.html
Due to the still fragile corona situation, stricter hygiene and distance regulations for trade fairs in Baden-Württemberg and continuing restrictions on international travel, PaintExpo 2020 is now being cancelled after all. The next world's leading trade fair for industrial painting technology will take place in 2022 as scheduled. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/next-paintexpo-not-until-2022-2641142.html
Production in the paint and varnish industry suffered a severe slump in April. According to the market research and consulting institute Chem Research, the decline in the EU27 region was much more pronounced with a minus of 28.5 % than in Germany with a minus of 18 %. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/significant-decline-in-paint-and-coatings-production-in-europe-in-april-2020-2638994.html
After intensive discussions and considerations, the decision was made: The SurfaceTechnology Germany and parts2clean trade fairs planned for October at the Stuttgart location cannot take place this year. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/surfacetechnology-germany-and-parts2clean-for-2020-cancelled-2639491.html
