New Technology

“Why should I change my cleaner to a liquid? There are more chemicals in a solid version.”

Hendor has entered into a partnership with OTMK-Group in Turkey to optimize the supply of high-quality chemical pumps and filters for the country’s surface finishing industry.

Ohio-based Greenkote is entering into a joint venture with Belgian coating company Duroc N.V. to make its coating capabilities available to the European Union and surrounding regions.

Hubbard-Hall acquired the assets of BioConversion Technology (BCT), a supplier of biologics and related chemistries for wastewater treatment.

The substitution of decorative hexavalent chromium plating systems with trivalent chromium-based equivalents will become a reality in Europe and many other global regions over the next few years.

Italy-based Tecnofirma says it has expanded into the U.S. market with the opening of Tecnofirma America Inc., a new branch based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

As Titan Abrasive Systems approaches its 70th birthday on August 1, President Brandon Acker has adopted an unofficial tagline that informs people of what the company does while also calling for a celebration of Titan’s seven decades in business: 

The mining industry has long been an important sector of the global economy, providing the raw materials necessary for various products, from electronics to infrastructure.

Castolin Eutectic has launched XupersoniClad, a new thermal spraying service that leverages supersonic spraying technology.

The challenge: a paint and coatings plant that produces both cationic pastes with pigments and cationic binders without pigments for truck shipment to automotive OEMs was experiencing difficulties when transferring the compounds from mobile tanks to trucks.

Total Finishing Solutions has added a new partnership with Tsunami Compressed Air Solutions, a manufacturer of superior air treatment products.

With the increasing regulatory pressure on PFAS which might impact the future use of fluorinated solvents in industrial parts cleaning, many companies are racing to find direct drop-in replacements.

PPG announced the launch of PPG Enviro-Prime Epic 200R coatings, a suite of electrocoating (e-coat) products that cure at lower temperatures than competing technologies.

PPG says it will deliver paint and clear film solutions for automotive and industrial customers through PPG Advanced Surface Technologies, a new joint venture formed with Entrotech, a provider of technology-driven film solutions.

Hendor expands its sustainable product line with a new range of magnetic drive pumps.

Chemcoaters, a provider of corrosion-inhibiting metal coatings for several industries, has successfully developed and launched a thin-film coating for cold-rolled and hot-rolled pickled and oiled steel.