Notícias

Hempel Awarded with Vestas' Sustainability Award 2020

Hempel has received from Vestas the Sustainability Award 2020 for supporting them on their journey to become CO\2\ neutral by 2030.

New Website for Industrial and Protective Coatings Launched by CIN

Performance Coatings, the new digital platform with a completely renewed graphic interface, unifies the offer of the two Business Units of the Portuguese paint manufacturer CIN.

UNPRECEDENTED VIRTUAL FORUM: from 16 to 20 November 2020

An Innovative Cooling White Paint Could Reduce the Need for Air Conditioning Inside Buildings

Engineers from Purdue University created a white paint that can keep surfaces up to 18 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than their surroundings, without consuming energy.

Cortec Launches Silica-Free Version of MCI-309 to Protect Hard-to-reach Metal Surfaces from Corrosion

Cortec Corporation has launched a new version without silica of its MCI-309 migrating corrosion inhibitor for protection of metals within an enclosed space, such as PT tendons.

AFFIX Labs Launches Cleaning and Sanitising Solution Clean N Coat

Chemical tech start-up AFFIX Labs has launched its latest surface cleaning product, Clean N Coat, a nearly invisible, ultra-thin, anti-microbial coating that actively protects surfaces for up to 7 days. In tests, the coating lasted for over 300 touches.

October in review

"He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how." - Friedrich Nietzsche

Fraunhofer IFAM Develops Implant Coating that Protects Patients from Future Infections

A team of researchers has developed a hybrid implant coating made from antibacterial silver and an antibiotic, which offers to the patients protection from future infections.

Scientists Develop Antimicrobial and Anti-Reflective Coating by Studying Insects' Eyes

Scientists from Russia and Switzerland have developed a biodegradable nanocoating with antimicrobial and anti-reflective properties by studying the nanostructures covering the corneas of the eyes of small fruit flies.

CIN Launches New Coating for Concrete Floors and Surfaces C-FLOOR PU280 WB

Portuguese coating manufacturer CIN, announced the launch of C-FLOOR PU280 WB, a new coating to cover large concrete surfaces such as warehouses, car parks and pedestrian traffic areas.

BYK-Gardner Digitizes Surface Texture Evaluation

The new spectro2profiler represents a major step forward for the industry because currently, the only way to check the quality of structured surface is a visual inspection. The new tool measures colour, gloss and analyses the 3D topography of the surface texture.

WAGNER Launches WAGNER Service App

WAGNER Group announced the launch of WAGNER Service App, developed to provide on demand fast and reliable support to its customers.

32.BI-MU Closes With a Positive Balance Despite the Ongoing Health Emergency

The 32^nd^ edition of BI-MU, the biennial dedicated to the sector of machine tools, robot, automation and additive manufacturing, ended on October 17 with good results, showing the world the strength of Italy and the willingness to react.

Reinhardt Developed The Multivariable Coating System

Reinhardt has developed a multivariable coating system to improve the material flow with intelligence part guidance.

Stardust Powder Coatings Develops First Antiviral Powder Coating Against Human Coronavirus

Stardust Powder Coatings, a manufacturer of powder coatings based in L'Aquila (Italy), has tested for the first time and with positive results an antiviral coating that can inhibit the human Coronavirus NL63.