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
The IST International Surface Technology Newsletter informs you regularly about current news, reports and interviews in the field of surface technology.
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
Applying a customer-specific finish to a car is normally a difficult and expensive undertaking in high-volume automotive painting lines, but Lamborghini's new paint shop will soon make this possible without problems. The new facility now being built at Lamborghini's headquarters in Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy, will create a Smart Paint Shop for the Urus, the company's new SUV, fully in line with the Industry 4.0 vision. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/lamborghini-custom-finishing-of-cars-at-the-push-of-a-button-2159917.html
Rump Strahlanlagen has chosen a professional with extensive experience in the field of shotblasting machinery as sales representative in Spain and Portugal, Alexis Vázquez. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/new-expansions-of-rump-strahlanlagen-2183783.html
Hemmelrath Lackfabrik GmbH is investing tens of millions in the expansion of its subsidiaries in the USA and China. The aim is to be able to manufacture the entire range of the company's own products in the most important automotive regions. Until now, the paint manufacturer has exclusively produced waterborne primers in the USA and China. It now plans to also manufacture clearcoats, basecoats and primerless systems. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/hemmelrath-is-expanding-its-production-in-the-usa-and-china-2157803.html
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, Germany, and Tampere University of Technology, Finland, have found a new way of applying a structured coating that repels liquids. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/using-flame-spray-to-make-surfaces-liquid-repellent-2151732.html
