New Technology

Quaker Houghton has earned recognition as a Partner-level supplier for 2026 in the John Deere Achieving Excellence Program.

Cambium announced the launch of ApexShield 3000, a high-temperature phthalonitrile coating engineered for metallic and composite substrates operating in extreme thermal environments.

Yuken Group products will now be available through Columbia Chemical for customers throughout the United States.

Titan Abrasive Systems, a manufacturer of quality surface preparation, surface finishing, and abrasive blasting equipment, says Spudnik Equipment Company has purchased and installed its first Titan blast room to support stainless steel finishing for its harvesting equipment.

With the EcoRP4, Dürr is introducing a new generation of robots for painting car bodies.

ABB Robotics launched its first fully automated sanding and polishing cell, the OmniVance Collaborative Surface Finishing Cell, empowering a new wave of manufacturers to automate key surface finishing tasks, such as sanding and polishing.

Best Technology presents its BestSolv Surface Finishing Chemicals, a category of process chemistries used after cleaning to help metal parts meet final performance requirements.

Paul N. Gardner Company, distributors, producers, and designers of quality physical and inspection instruments for the paint, coatings, and related industries, introduces the new Headlamp Magnifier Pro, featuring a detachable LED light and 4 detachable optical glass magnification lenses.

The hard chrome industry was built on skills and techniques developed over generations, dating back to the mid-1920s.

Researchers at Fraunhofer IWS have developed a new laser-based technology called Laser Direct Plating that produces metallic layers faster, more energy-efficiently, and at lower cost than established processes.

Wagner announced the next generation of its Sprint powder coating product line – the Sprint 2 Expert manual system.

Elsyca, a global pioneer in computer-aided engineering (CAE) simulation for electrochemical processes and surface finishing, has acquired Hivelix, a specialist in advanced surface treatment simulation with strong expertise in multiphysics modeling and AI-assisted process optimization. 

plating electronic, a specialist in DC and pulse power solutions for industrial electrochemical processes, has completed its generational transition in 2026.

Laser Photonics Corporation in Orlando, Florida, which makes laser systems for industrial and defense applications, announced it has secured a new order from a leading process controls manufacturer for its CleanTech laser cleaning system.

Umicore MDS, the exclusive European distributor for plating specialist Uyemura, has successfully installed the advanced Thru-Cup EVF-YF9 copper process for plating blind vias (blind holes) at the high-tech PCB manufacturer Hi-Tech Corporation in North Macedonia.

YK-Gardner USA introduces color2go, a portable spectrophotometer that combines precise color and 60° gloss measurement with digital standards.