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The Perfect Match - Efficient Powder Coating with Robots

Unsurpassed coating quality with the greatest possible flexibility and economy: This is what your customers expect. Nordson's fully automated powder coating systems combine dense-phase technology with intelligent robots specifically developed for coating processes.

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Forty Years of Eisenmann Paint Shops for Plastic Parts

40 years ago, Eisenmann supplied its first paint shop for plastic car bumpers – the beginning of a major success story. To date, Eisenmann has built approximately 350 paint shops, making it the leading provider of end-to-end solutions for coating plastic components for both OEMs and their suppliers.

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Carboline Introduces Carbothane 134 UV Ultra

Carboline announced the release of Carbothane 134 UV Ultra. Carbothane 134 UV Ultra has unsurpassed colour and gloss retention for an acrylic polyurethane.

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BYK-3450 and BYK-3451 Honoured in China with a Top-Class Industry Award

Two new BYK additives, which have been developed primarily for the printing inks and inkjet inks segment, have won a Ringier Technology Innovation Award this May, one of the most prestigious industry awards in China. At the award ceremony in Shanghai, special attention was drawn to their ground-breaking wetting properties and broad compatibility in aqueous systems for the graphics and coating industries.

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Hempel Launches New Coating Solution for Heavy Duty Equipment and Truck OEMs

On May 15, worldwide coatings manufacturer Hempel has launched a new epoxy primer for heavy duty equipment and trucks - Hempaprime Shield 700 HS. This new coating is specifically designed to improve productivity and quality for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) by reducing production times and maximising service life. Following its successful launch in North America, Hempaprime Shield 700 HS is now available in Europe.

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HELIOS With a Generation Change in the Top Management Team

HELIOS, the coatings and system solution provider, announced a generation change in the top management team to drive further business development. David Kubala will continue to act as Chief Executive Officer and will be joined by Dietmar Jost, newly appointed as Chief Officer for Industrial Coatings as of 1 May 2019. After three years in the position, Hubert Culik will step down as the second Chief Executive Officer. The announcement follows the company's commitment to position itself as a full system and solution provider in the field of coatings and chemicals, and to combine strengths from all areas of industrial coatings.

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Dubai's Museum of the Future Selects Sherwin-Williams Fire Protection Technology to Safeguard Iconic Structure

The iconic Museum of the Future in Dubai chose Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings to provide a fire protection coating solution for its breathtaking structure.

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New Seminar Program for The Second Half-Year 2019 Published!

The second half-year program 2019 of "THE CORROSION COLLEGE" by Dörken MKS offers a comprehensive seminar spectrum. Under the motto "Learning with experts" the corrosion experts of Dörken MKS provide their know-how about effective corrosion protection.

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Antimicrobial Paints Have a Blind Spot

Spore-forming bacteria survive on surfaces coated with antimicrobial, latex paints.

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Expansion of CorteCros Facility in Croatia: High-Tech Integrated Solutions for Corrosion Protection!

CorteCros®, part of Cortec® Corporation Europe has expanded its warehouse location in Split, Croatia, with new manufacturing facility and laboratory.

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Researchers Develop a New Class of Ice-Proof Coatings that Shed Ice Effortlessly

The University of Michigan announced the development of a new class of spray-on coatings based on low interfacial toughness that cause ice to easily shed from surfaces of cargo ships, airplanes, power lines, and other large structures.

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DSM to Drive Sustainable Coating Resins Solutions by Eliminating NMP from its Product Portfolio

Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, has today announced that it will phase out 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, commonly known as NMP, from its resins product portfolio. In this way, DSM aims to drive the highest health and safety standards and strengthen its leadership in sustainable and innovative resins.

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Reaching for the Sky

AkzoNobel is part of a consortium aiming to take sustainable innovation in aviation to new heights.

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