At the Annual General Meeting on 17 May 2019, the shareholders of the former Winterthur Instruments AG, CH-Winterthur, approved the proposal of the Board of Directors to rename the company Coatmaster AG. The new company name reflects the brand strategy of the company to market its products under the name Coatmaster. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/winterthur-instruments-now-called-coatmaster-2433245.html
After the European coil coating market had not grown for about ten years, the situation has improved again for about three years. Last year, the production of prepainted steel increased by 3.2% and that of prepainted aluminium by 1.8%. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/european-coil-coating-market-on-the-rise-again-2433243.html
Europe's largest blasting plant is to be built in Rottenacker on the Danube. The company Zell from Ehingen-Volkersheim has planned a production and dispatch hall of about 3000 square meters, which will be equipped with 56 newly developed and self-built cell blasting plants. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/zell-plans-largest-blasting-plant-in-europe-2423244.html
The IST International Surface Technology Newsletter informs you regularly about current news, reports and interviews in the field of surface technology.
Nanogate SE, one of the world's leading technology companies for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces, is expanding its market position in the target market of household appliances. The cumulative order volume is over EUR 10 million. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/nanogate-strengthens-position-in-target-market-for-household-appliances-2423239.html
Greasy fingerprints on shiny stainless steel surfaces not only look unattractive, they also attack the surface. In the future, a new nano-lacquer will prevent fingerprints from being left behind when touching stainless steel fronts. This is made possible by special nanoparticles that are added to the paint. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/anti-fingerprint-surfaces-no-grease-marks-thanks-to-nanopaints-2423232.html
Dürr presented new solutions for efficient and intelligent production at the 11th Open House from May 13 to 17. The focus was on digital technologies for networked manufacturing processes. Around 1000 visitors came to Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany, from all over the world, most of them from the automotive industry. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/duerr-open-house-digital-solutions-for-intelligent-production-2416310.html
At the UV Days, which took place from 13 to 16 May in Nürtingen, Germany, organiser IST Metz welcomed over 1300 guests and 55 exhibitors from a total of 46 countries. The exhibition was accompanied by 30 lectures, 16 live print demonstrations on the in-house sheetfed offset press and 8 live demonstrations on the narrow web press. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/ist-metz-uv-days-2019-with-over-1300-participants-2416304.html
In the aerospace industry, manufacturers and suppliers are urgently looking for a replacement for the hard chrome plating of components. According to Oerlikon Balzers, alternative processes such as PVD coating can make it possible to implement new solution strategies and also offer added value compared to hard chrome. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/aerospace-industry-pvd-as-a-substitute-for-hard-chrome-2414134.html
Researchers at the Fraunhofer IWS have developed a new production process to be able to manufacture batteries more cost-effectively and environmentally friendly in the future. They coat the electrodes of the energy storage cells with a dry film instead of liquid chemicals. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/cost-effective-energy-storage-for-the-electric-car-of-tomorrow-2414121.html
SurTec, a global supplier of specialty chemicals for surface technology, opened a new production site in Vietnam on May 24, 2019. The site in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, which has been part of the SurTec Group since 2009, now has a highly modern production facility in the south of the metropolis. More
https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/surtec-opens-new-production-site-in-vietnam-2376709.html
