The new car brand Byton is consistently designed for the mobility of the future. The Chinese start-up commissioned Dürr to construct a complete paint shop. From October 2019, the new Chinese OEM Future Mobility Corporation (FMC) will produce electric vehicles under the Byton brand at its company site in Nanjing. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/new-byton-paint-shop-space-saving-oven-technology-for-electric-cars-2183657.html
In response to the continuously increasing business volume for surface preparation and finishing machines in America, Walther Trowal is expanding its sales branch in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Recently, Walther Trowal LLC officially opened its "North American Tech & Training Centre". More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/walther-trowal-opened-new-process-development-centre-in-the-usa-2166967.html
Axalta Coating Systems opened its new Color Solutions Center in Frankfurt at the end of February 2018. The centre will serve industrial customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and is designed to allow fast and agile production. It will supply customers with small batches for applications that range from trailers and machinery to doors and window frames. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/axalta-opens-new-centre-for-small-batches-2166951.html
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As the world's first quality association to do so, GSB is now offering a seal that provides clear and reliable information on the quality of coated aluminium. Architects and project planners now have a planning aid that considers all the requirements that are to be met by high-quality coated aluminium. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/project-seal-for-coated-aluminium-2166959.html
A trusted special-design air blast machine from Wheelabrator has been surface finishing printing machine components at Heidelberger Druckmaschinen in Brandenburg, Germany, for over 23 years. Back in 1994, the machine had been designed and tailored for the specific production requirements at this leading printing machine manufacturer. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/special-design-air-blast-machine-heidelberger-druckmaschinen-2183693.html
Eisenmann is expanding its global sales and service network and is establishing a new presence in Japan. The local office in Yokohama will focus on cooperation with Japanese vehicle manufacturers and automotive component suppliers. Japanese OEMs account for approximately 30 percent of the global market for vehicles under six metric tons. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/eisenmann-opens-new-office-in-japan-2166944.html
A new guideline from the german VDMA AK Strahltechnik offers blasting technology laymen the opportunity to identify non-compliant blasting machines. The member companies of the VDMA AK Strahltechnik have compiled examples of non-compliance with the quality requirements. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/guideline-for-the-identification-of-non-compliant-shot-blasting-machines-2183774.html
Dürr is building a paint shop in Mexico for the BMW Group that meets the requirements of connected Industry 4.0 production. The plant with the world's first integrated smart factory concept from Dürr is being built at the San Luis Potosi site. Dürr is supplying the entire paint shop, including pre-treatment and electrocoating, the spray booths with application technology, the ovens, the waste water treatment plant, the installations for the complete water deionisation system, and the paint shop ventilation. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/duerr-builds-smart-paint-shop-in-mexico-2166941.html
With effect from 1 May 2018, Michael Müller has been appointed Managing Director at J. Wagner GmbH and at the same time has taken over the leadership of the Industrial Solutions division within the global Wagner group of companies. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/wagner-has-new-ceo-of-industrial-solutions-2166938.html
With 537 exhibitors from 29 countries PaintExpo presented itself from April 17 to 20, 2018 in Karlsruhe, Germany, big and international like never before. Also with the visitors the organizer announces a record. 11,790 visitors came to the seventh edition of the world's leading trade fair for industrial coating technology, an increase of 12 percent. In total, trade visitors from 88 countries (74 countries in 2016) came to PaintExpo. Our picture gallery shows some impressions of the fair. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/7th-paintexpo-with-records-of-exhibitor-and-visitor-numbers-2160441.html
