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Henkel Pretreatment Process Recognized for Sustainability

Henkel’s Pallumina, a next generation metal pretreatment process for automotive production, has been recognized with an Altair Enlighten Award for its sustainability contributions.

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automotive

New Robot for Painting Applications Launched

Yaskawa Motoman MPX1400 engineered for things from painting appliances to automotive instrument panels

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Liquid Coating

Painting the Final Lamborghini Aventadors

The colors of the final edition of the super sports car.

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Liquid Coating

An Interview with Brett Smith, CAR

Brett Smith, director, technology, Center for Automotive Research, discusses his work in the propulsion side of the automotive industry and his thoughts about the future of electric vehicles. 

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automotive

Auto Buyers and Color Choices

Axalta 2021 Automotive Color Preferences Study shows Americans tend to buy solid, often black, cars.

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automotive

Dürr Deploys Digitized Paint Shop for SAIC Volkswagen

Despite COVID restrictions, Dürr has delivered one of the largest, highly digitized paint shops in China to SAIC Volkswagen on schedule.

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automotive

FrogTape Introduces High-Performance Masking Tapes

FrogTape’s new line includes three high-performance products for marine, industrial, transportation and automotive coating applications. 

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Liquid Coating

Inside Stellantis Advance Color and Materials

La Shirl Turner, head of the Stellantis North America Advance Color and Materials Department, talks about how she got there and what they do in one of the auto industry’s most imaginative creator of colors.

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automotive

PPG's Automobile Digital Styling Program Tests Light, Colors

PPG’s new digital styling program for automobiles simulates PPG colors and effects on three-dimensional models of interior and exterior automobile surfaces.

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automotive

Finishing Index Ends Year Lower As New Orders Contract

GBI: Finishing reports a slight overall contraction in the finishing industry for December 2020 – largely due to a drop in new orders in the automotive and aerospace markets.

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