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Dedicated Powder Coating Innovation Centre Opens

Baker Perkins' new Extrusion Innovation Centre is now open, offering full powder coating production facilities, alongside research and development services for a whole range of Industrial Extrusion applications.

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Out Now Issue n. 08 of ipcm_Ibérica and Issue n. 20 of ipcm_LatinoAmérica

The focus of this issue is on the pre-treatment process and its importance to obtain high-quality products: if the preparation of the surface is not adequate, the film will tend to peel off, pulverise and lose gloss and colour, while corrosion will start.

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The SFCHINA Closed Its 2017 Edition with Encouraging Results!

SFCHINA2017, the 30th China International Exhibition for Surface Finishing & Coating Products, closed its gate successfully on Nov 17 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), P. R. China.

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Dürr becomes core supplier of Groupe PSA

The international Groupe PSA has chosen the Dürr Group to become one of their major suppliers in their global network. The core supplier status was announced during a management meeting between the two companies at Dürr's headquarters in Bietigheim-Bissingen.

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Pioneering ultrasonic solutions for component cleaning

With the fourth generation of the intelligent ultrasonic generator SonoPower 3S, Weber Ultrasonics sets standards for performance and flexibility in ultrasonic cleaning.

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Sherwin-Williams Now a Major Player in Europe

In June 2017, Sherwin-Williams officially acquired Valspar and consequently the Inver Group that had been part of the American company since 2013. This amalgamation of 2 great companies has created the largest Coatings company in the world with approximately 14 billion euros annual sales.

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DSM invests €15 million to expand capacity at Coating Resins plant in Meppen (Germany)

Royal DSM, a global science company active in health, nutrition and materials, announced it has invested €15 million for the expansion of its Coating Resins plant in Meppen, Germany.

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NTU and JTC develop new coating that keeps its cool when the heat is on

A few extra coats of 'paint' could be all that the steel in a building needs to prevent itself from buckling and failing in a fire.

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Pero AG: Presentation of New Tunnel Plant

For the first time Pero AG showed at the parts2clean 2017 trade fair the new plant Pero T50 for parts cleaning using a tunnel process.

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Bonus pubblicità, in attesa del decreto attuativo, le prime analisi

Apertura ai giornali online e agli enti non commerciali. Mentre la Camera dei deputati è in procinto di convertire in legge il decreto fiscale collegato alla manovra 2017 (DL 148/2017) con le modifiche apportate al Senato che hanno introdotto le testate online, a pieno titolo, fra i mezzi autorizzati a ricevere pubblicità e gli enti non commerciali tra i fruitori del credito d'imposta, l'attenzione degli operatori commerciali e degli editori si sposta sul decreto attuativo che dovrà essere emanato dalla Presidenza del Consiglio.

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AkzoNobel opens advanced Application Training Centre in Dubai to strengthen customer service and promote innovation

AkzoNobel has opened its first regional Application Training Center in Dubai, which will help to further strengthen customer service standards and promote localized innovation of paint products.

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Intelligent coatings: Evonik draws a cloak of invisibility over ships

- New coating to make ships invisible to microorganisms - Evonik Competence Center investigating the biofouling problem - Biofouling on ship hulls increases costs and CO2 emissions worldwide

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Monitor Coatings wins funding to develop functional gradient design coatings

Researchers set to conduct studies to develop low cost customisable coatings that can coat 3D geometries whilst protecting against aggressive high temperature environments.

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AkzoNobel's Collection Futura reveals new powder coating trends and colours

Architects, designers and developers have an exciting new source of inspiration to draw from following the launch of Collection Futura 2018-2021 by AkzoNobel's Interpon powder coatings brand.

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Chemetall to Introduce New Phosphorus-free Gardobond X 4548 Advanced Pretreatment at FABTECH 2017

The surface treatment global business unit of BASF's Coatings division operating under the Chemetall brand will exhibit at FABTECH 2017 on November 6-9, at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. Stop by BOOTH-A6467 to see what's new in surface treatment, fabrication and finishing technologies.

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