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FROSIO Certification Course

Paint-Inspector.Com is organizing a two-week FROSIO certification course. Created according to the FROSIO curriculum defined by the FROSIO Council. This is the first course of its kind to be located in the heart of Europe – Czech Republic. The course content and exam will be delivered in English language.

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Axalta Opens World's Largest Research & Development Center Dedicated to Coatings and Color at the Navy Yard in Philadelphia

Axalta (NYSE: AXTA), a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, celebrated the official opening of its Global Innovation Center, the largest coatings research and development (R&D) center in the world, with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The 175,000-foot Global Innovation Center offers unparalleled specialty labs, as well as office space. Its location in Philadelphia's historic Navy Yard enables collaboration among Axalta employees, business partners, and customers throughout the Philadelphia area and beyond.

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Cortec Designs Low Conductivity / Low Sodium Corrosion Inhibitor for Generator Stator Cooling Systems and Nuclear Applications

Corrosion in generator stator cooling systems is a serious problem because it can obstruct the flow of cooling water and reduce the efficiency of the cooling system, leading to operational problems as time goes on. Because of low conductivity requirements, corrosion inhibitors must meet special parameters for use in generator stators.

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Tikkurila Introduces New Fontefloor PU Cem Coating System for Superior Protection of Concrete Industrial Flooring

Fontefloor PU Cem is a heavy-duty coating system with outstanding resistance to chemicals and abrasion. It is specifically designed for use in the food industry, especially in locations where the floors are being exposed to chemicals, or organic and inorganic acids. It also protects the floors against salt, alkalis, fats, oil, and water.

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BASF stellt mit AUROOM eine Plattform zur digitalen Visualisierung von Automobilfarben vor

Mit AUROOM hat der Unternehmensbereich Coatings der BASF eine digitale Plattform geschaffen, die den OEM-Designern eine Datenbank mit fotorealistischen, virtuellen Automobilfarbtönen zur Verfügung stellt.

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Sigma Coatings Launches Sigma Fresh Air: The Innovative Technology That Purifies Indoor Air

Sigma Coatings, a brand of PPG Univer Spa which represents one of the most advanced Italian companies in the field of paint products for building construction with a distinctive specialization in the world of colour, presents the innovative new Sigma Fresh Air formula with Indoor Air Technology(tm).

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Hempel Joins World Sailing as Official Coatings Partner and Becomes Title Partner of World Cup Series

World Sailing, the world governing body of the sport, is pleased to announce that Hempel, the world-leading supplier of trusted coating solutions, is to become the Official Coatings Partner of World Sailing.

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The Editorial Office will be Closed on November 1 & 2, 2018

Normal business activities will resume on Monday, November 5

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Final Report: Aluminium Continues to Head for Growth - Visitors from 123 Nations Came to Düsseldorf

"Despite" was a phrase that came up in nearly all conversations at this year's ALUMINIUM. Despite current trade disputes, such as punitive US tariffs, sanctions against Russia and various bottlenecks in the supply of raw materials, global production and demand are still continuing to grow throughout the world. This was clearly emphasised by ALUMINIUM 2018, which was bigger and more international than ever before.

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Out Now Issue n. 27 of ipcm Protective Coatings

Nothing is eternal. Genoa and Italy's pain is still palpable: on 14 August, a 200-metre stretch of the Morandi Bridge, a viaduct of the A10 motorway, collapsed causing the death of 43 people, the evacuation of 258 families that lived in the 11 buildings under the ruins, and the interruption of a fundamental junction for the viability of the Italian North-West.

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DeburringEXPO 2019 – rege Nachfrage nach Standfläche

Rund ein Jahr bevor die DeburringEXPO zum dritten Mal ihre Pforten öffnet, haben bereits über 70 Unternehmen ihre Standfläche fest gebucht. Dies lässt auf ein Wachstum der Fachmesse für Entgrattechnologien und Präzisionsoberflächen vom 8. bis 10. Oktober 2019 in Karlsruhe schließen.

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Erster biobasierter Lackhärter für lichtechte Polyurethanlacke

Covestro erhält MATERIALICA Design + Technology Award 2018

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Developers of Vantablack Created the Darkest Room Ever to Play Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

In a world first, the creators of Vantablack, the super-black coating that holds the world record as the darkest substance made by man, have created the world's darkest room ever to play Call of Duty®: Black Ops 4.

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World's First Electroluminescent Paint to Light up Skies on Airbus Jets

Darkside Scientific, creators of LumiLor Light Emitting Coating, is working with European aircraft manufacturer Airbus to create electroluminescent exterior markings for aircraft.

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Illinois Engineers Protect Artifacts by Graphene Gilding

Gilding is the process of coating intricate artifacts with precious metals. Ancient Egyptians and Chinese coated their sculptures with thin metal films using gilding—and these golden sculptures have resisted corrosion, wear, and environmental degradation for thousands of years. The middle and outer coffins of Tutankhamun, for instance, are gold leaf gilded, as are many other ancient treasures.

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