Coating for RV Industry Comes at an Advantageous Time
The market for RVs is on the rise and these coatings can help improve output.
#economics #automotive
UK Auto’s 2020 Top Paint Color Is Grey
Head of the top automotive industry association calls 2020 a “pretty dark year.” Paint choices substantiate that.
#automotive
Coatings Drive Electric Vehicles Further
Electric vehicle batteries depend on coatings to maintain optimal temperatures, reduce the risk of fire damage and electrical interference, and more.
#automotive
Axalta Announces Auto Color of 2021
Axalta names the yellow-green ElectroLight its 2021 Global Automotive Color of the Year, while its research shows white continues to be a global favorite.
#automotive
Speedy Growth in EV Batteries Spurs Cleaning Technology
Hubbard-Hall teams up with lithium-ion battery makers to provide cleaning chemistry for electric vehicle batteries.
#automotive
Evolving Automation in Automotive
A look at the latest liquid coating technologies for the automotive sector from leading robotics and surface finishing technology providers
#Industry 4.0 #automotive
The Changing Landscape of Automotive
Products Finishing editor-in-chief Scott Francis considers the future of automotive beyond the pandemic and in the advent of electric vehicles.
#automotive #editorial
A Focus on Heavy Castings
Winona Powder Coating invests in heavy-duty line and electrocoating to serve agricultural, industrial markets.
#construction #automotive
Dürr Partnership Expands Market Access for EV Batteries
The Dürr Group and Osaka-based firm Techno Smart have partnered to increase EV battery production efficiency. The Dürr Group is also expanding its small-factor battery production tech business and contributing to EV production across multiple departments.
#automotive
A Conversation With Will Wallace of SAT Plating
SAT Plating general manager Will Wallace talks to Products Finishing about his company’s surface activation technology, plating on composites, and what the changing manufacturing landscape might mean for platers.
#masking #aerospace #medical
BASF Releases Tenth Annual Automotive Color Trends Report
BASF’s Coatings division has launched its 2020-2021 Color Trends Report for the automobile sector, delivering a variety of colors to fit aesthetic preferences across the globe.
#automotive
ABB PixelPaint Optimizes Automotive Painting Efficiency
ABB Robotics’ PixelPaint cuts custom automotive painting job times in half and eliminates overspray.
#automotive
The EV and the Curing Oven
How will the advent of electric vehicles change paint curing processes and oven requirements?
#curing #automotive
FANUC Receives GM Supplier of the Year Award for 2019
It is the 16th time—and the 15th consecutive year—FANUC has received General Motors’ supplier award.
#automotive
Pneu-Mech Systems Hires Business Development Manager
Rick Aquino’s experience has involved work with large multinational companies including automotive OEMs.
#management #automotive
Hard Chrome Enterprises Inc. Acquired
The plating company has served the aerospace, automotive, medical and consumer sectors since 1969.
#medical #aerospace #automotive
GM Gives BASF 2019 Supplier of the Year, Overdrive Awards
It is the 15th Supplier of the Year Award General Motors has given to BASF.
#automotive
Columbia Chemical Granted General Motors Decorative Plating Color Style Approvals
Columbia Chemical has received color approvals from General Motors for its TriCOL Trivalent Chromium Plating Process.
#automotive
Sports Car Manufacturer Embraces Automation with Dürr
Lotus is using technology from Dürr, including painting robots, updated painting supply systems and a new drying rack, to modernize its paint shop.
#Industry 4.0 #automotive
Orion Engineered Carbons Expands Germany-based Operations
Orion Engineered Carbons, a worldwide supplier of specialty and high-performance carbon black, a reinforcing filler and color pigment for industrial and automotive coatings, is building a new logistics center at its largest manufacturing plant in Cologne, Germany.
#automotive