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06MAG

It's the Surface That Counts!

Optimized PVD grades from ROMIRA provide a premium alternative to electroplating.

03MAG

PPG Completes Acquisition of Automotive Coatings Manufacturer Hemmelrath

PPG announced that it has completed its acquisition of automotive coatings manufacturer Hemmelrath. Financial terms were not disclosed.

02MAG

Cortec EcoLine 4320/4330 Stand Ready to Answer EPA Methylene Chloride Ban

Several months before the EPA announced its final rule banning methylene chloride from consumer paint stripper sales because of acute fatalities, Cortec^® addressed the problem with the release of EcoLine^® 4320 and 4330.

01MAG

Economically Shot Blasting of Castings

The surface treatment of castings has a decisive influence on the quality of the final products. At the fair GIFA which takes place in Düsseldorf from 25th - 29th June 2019 AGTOS will present a steel mill tumble belt shot blast machine in hall 16, booth A39. This type of machine is used for removal of sand and finishing the surfaces of casted mass products.

30APR

Jotun Launches Revolutionary Products Allowing Natural and Engineered Wood to Be Powder Coated

Jotun, leading supplier of paints and coatings, has launched revolutionary products: Ultra One, Ultra Lite and Primax Excel, that allow engineered wood to be protectively coated in powder – and for the first time, these products can be applied to natural wood too.

30APR

Powder Coating in Smart Factories – Challenges Demand Smart Solutions

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.

29APR

Introducing the New Gardner-scrub Abrasion Tester

Compliant with ASTM, DIN and ISO Methods with appropriate accessories

26APR

Shown for the First Time At GIFA: Compact Continuous Feed Shot Blast Machine for Small, Delicate Castings

At the GIFA 2019 exhibition Walther Trowal introduces the compact troughed belt continuous shot blast system THM 300/1 to the public. This machine was especially developed for processing high volumes of small, delicate work pieces.

25APR

Efficient Solutions for Long-Standing and New Requirements for Component Surface Finishing

Whether traditional or new manufacturing processes are involved, none of the available technologies make it possible to produce component surface finishes in the required quality. Process steps such as deburring, rounding and cleaning, as well as targeted functional or decorative surface finishing, are thus indispensable.

24APR

Out Now Issue n. 29 of ipcm Protective Coatings

This first issue of the year brings our readers a completely renewed magazine: from now on, ipcm Protective Coatings will be published only in English, featuring a new appealing graphics and even more varied content, with a brand-new section dedicated to coating inspection.

24APR

PaintExpo 2020 – Trends and Impetus for Coating Technology

PaintExpo will once again transform the Karlsruhe Exhibition Centre into an international marketplace for innovations, applications, future technologies and trends covering all aspects of industrial coating technologies from the 21st through the 24th of April, 2020.

23APR

Breakthrough Fire Protection Coating Accelerates Project Completion with Highest Levels of Durability

Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings has developed its new FIRETEX^® FX6002 intumescent passive fire protection (PFP) coating to provide developers and fabricators across Europe unprecedented speed of curing and dry handling times with the highest levels of protection in the event of a fire.

22APR

Cabycal Supplies Formas Descanso with a Powder Coating Line

The Murcian company, specialised in rest systems, acquires Cabycal a new automatic painting line for its factory in Yecla.

19APR

'Thru-process' Temperature Profiling in Industrial Ovens

Accurate oven temperature profiles are essential to guarantee high-quality coated products and their reproducible production.

18APR

Convegno Infracorr 2019: la gestione della corrosione di ponti e infrastrutture

Infracorr 2019 si terrà il 28 maggio e unirà una sessione congressuale a una sessione espositiva, di consulenza mirata e di networking. Lo scopo è quello di presentare le migliori tecnologie di prevenzione e protezione dalla corrosione di ponti e infrastrutture nonché le buone pratiche di progettazione, ispezione e manutenzione delle stesse.