2019

Find Ease, Restfulness with PPG Brand's 2020 Color of the Year: Chinese Porcelain

Blend of cobalt, moody ink blue offers escapism in today's data-driven society

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DeburringEXPO Distinguished by Quality and Valuable Leads

Deburring and the production of precision surface finishes are very special manufacturing issues, and they're becoming increasingly important for many companies. This became apparent at the third DeburringEXPO from 8 to 10 October 2019: nearly all of the roughly 2100 visitors came to the trade fair with concrete tasks in the form of sample parts or drawings. For the 183 exhibitors, this resulted in first-class leads and on-site discussion of possible solutions with opportunities for valuable projects.

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Sherwin-Williams Flooring Systems Gain Accreditation from Dubai Central Laboratory

High-performance floor coating systems offered by Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings have been approved by the Dubai Central Laboratory accreditation body (DCL).

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Evonik Announces Its New President for Central and South America

Evonik Industries group, one of the world leaders in specialty chemicals based in Germany, announced its new CEO for Central and South America. Elias Nahssen de Lacerda assumed his new position on October 1, 2019.

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Pangborn Opens State-of-the-Art Customer Technology Center

New Center in Fairburn, GA is a collaboration hub where Pangborn experts work closely with customers to bring shot blasting concepts to life.

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Europolveri Reaches also the Shipbuilding World

The Italian Naval Register (RINA) has certified Europolveri's powder coatings with module B and D, in accordance with (MED) 2014/90/EU European Standard for the marine equipment.

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ADNOC, Adani, BASF and Borealis sign Memorandum of Understanding to Further Evaluate Collaboration for a Chemical Production Complex in Mundra, India

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company ("ADNOC"), Adani Group ("Adani"), BASF SE ("BASF") and Borealis AG ("Borealis") have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to engage in a joint feasibility study to further evaluate a collaboration for the establishment of a chemical complex in Mundra, Gujarat, India.

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Gruppo Boero and the Italian Institute of Technology To Develop Eco-Friendly Paints from Food Waste

Gruppo Boero, Italian leader in painting products, and IIT - Italian Institute of Technology, have signed an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement for the development and marketing of eco-friendly paint products that employ bioplastic microparticles deriving from fruit and vegetable waste.

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Dynamic Infrastructure Implements Deep AI Technology to Prevent Bridges and Tunnels from Collapsing

The New York and Tel Aviv based start-up Dynamic Infrastructure is implementing the world's first deep-learning solution which allows bridge and tunnel owners and operators to obtain visual diagnosis of the assets they manage. The system provides live, cloud-based, 3D views of the bridge or tunnel and automatically alerts when changes are detected in maintenance and operation conditions - before the issues evolve into large-scale failures.

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Out Now Issue n. 31 of ipcm Protective Coatings

Special on protective technologies for the energy industry.

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Latest Addition in Fastest Growing European Anticorrosion Packaging Plant

With mission to keep improving its customer satisfaction, EcoCortec®s team is launching new service of foam fabrication. The plant is excited to announce its latest addition that will further widen its assortment of environmentally safe corrosion protection packaging.

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AkzoNobel's New Powder Coatings Range Takes Hassle Out of Steel Corrosion Protection

Complex corrosion challenges just got effortlessly easy to tackle following the launch of a global range of high-performance primers from AkzoNobel's Powder Coatings business. The company's new Interpon Redox range offers customers a one-stop-shop which provides the simplest route to maximum corrosion protection. It covers a full array of substrates, surfaces and environments - from cable cars and chemical plants to window frames and wind turbines.

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Environmentally Friendly Flushing System Reduces VOC Emissions During Color Changes by Up To 60 Percent

Dürr has developed a new, environmentally friendly flushing system for two-component paint application: the EcoBell PurgeBox makes it possible for the first time to collect almost all solvent-based two-component paints and flushing media when changing color.

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ADAPTA has been awarded the 2nd DUO@WORK prize

During the ARCHITECS@WORK PARÍS 2019 trade fair, which took place from Thursday, 26th September to Friday, 27th September 2019, ADAPTA was awarded the 2nd DUO@WORK prize.

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Merck Expands and Modernizes Pigments Production

Merck, a leading science and technology company, is significantly expanding its global production capacities and optimizing its manufacturing processes for effect pigments.

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