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BYK Gardner Seminar: The Perfect Triple
How to ensure that colour always matches visual perception using objective measuring instruments? In a recent one-day in-person seminar, BYK Gardner gave industry professionals the opportunity to go over the fundamentals of colour theory together with the latest innovations. On Thursday, 14 July at the Hotel Parma&Congressi, Pasquale Roberti, Sales Manager Italy at BYK Gardner Service Point Italy, discussed the following topics in front of an audience of around fifty people from various industrial sectors, from automotive and motor vehicles to raw materials and paints: • Visual assessment of colour - Influence of lighting quality • Colour uniformity - Colour and gloss fundamentals • Colour stability - Lightfastness prediction • Special - Reliable BLACK measurements • More specifically, Roberti presented the BYK Gardner instruments that form the “perfect triangle” for effective colour measurement.
byko-spectra Pro – Seeing the world the right way
This is the benchmark tool for visual colour assessment. Its innovative combination of LED and halogen lighting guarantees a quality level never seen before with the CIE A class, making it possible to see the world in the right light.
New color2view - The revolution in colour measurement continues
By combining several measurement methods, color2view acts as an objective eye that assesses our visual impressions as a whole. Its revolutionary technical performance ensures seamless global colour management throughout an entire supply chain. For the first time, digital standards can be exchanged between benchtop and portable instruments, without any extra profiling.
spectro2guide – Touch the colour
The ideal counterpart to color2view when a portable spectrophotometer is needed. It offers the same innovative measurement methods for checking colour, gloss, and fluorescence characteristics and thus predict colour stability. It combines top performance with simple, user-friendly operation.
Seminar agenda
• Colorimetry basics: illuminants, observers, colorimetric scales, measurement geometry • Visual assessment of solid colours: the byko-spectra light booth family • Systems of colour equations for realistic tolerances: CIELab and weighted colour systems • Introducing spectro2guide and color2view • Fluorescence: what is fluorescence and how its decay affects colour stability • Predicting fluorescence decay with s2g and c2v: • New fluorescence indices • Practical demonstration with smart-chart software • Jetness: how to measure the deepest blacks • Introducing spectro2guide Pro.
For further information: www.www.byk-instruments.com
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SIFER 2023 – Coming Back at Full Speed
The 13th International Exhibition of Railway Technology will take place from 28 – 30 March 2023 at Lille Grand Palais in France.
SIFER is a unique international railway meeting point in France. For over 20 years the event has been reuniting all the stakeholders of the industry: rail operators, infrastructure authorities, vehicle builders, suppliers, rail transport policy makers and planners. After two challenging years affected by the pandemic, the organisers at Mack-Brooks Exhibitions are happy to continue supporting the rail sector by holding the next edition of SIFER. The event aims at reinforcing the commitment to meet stakeholders’ expectations in terms of networking, business opportunities and keeping up to date with market trends.
New at SIFER 2023 – The Innovation Hub
In line with the recovery plan set up by the government, aiming at renewing and modernising the rail network, SIFER 2023 is looking at the future with the creation of an Innovation Hub at the heart of the show. This space will be dedicated to start-ups with highly innovative and creative solutions to tomorrow’s challenges. SIFER has always proved to be at the forefront of the sector tendencies and innovations. The organisers have continuously amplified the importance given to rail infrastructure, reflecting the trends of the market. Exhibitors and partners renewing their trust
Numerous exhibitors have renewed their attendance at this next edition, proving the influence of SIFER in the railway market. 85 companies are already on the participants’ list to showcase their solutions next March, of which several of the big names of the industry, such as ABB France, ROV Development, Rail Europe Solutions, Sirail, Direct SAS or ACC M. 15% of registered exhibitors are new participants that will show their products for the first time at the event. All official partners of the show will also be present, including the following: Hauts-de-France region, Unife, the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) and Railcoop. Throughout the 3 days of the show, visitors will be able to enjoy: • A comprehensive programme of activities aimed at fostering networking, knowledge exchange and keeping up to date with the latest innovations • Conferences addressing the key topics and future trends of the industry such as sustainability and digitalisation • An on-track display: sections of track laid in the exhibition hall to showcase rail mounted vehicles and track-related equipment, allowing visitors to experience all rail products in real life.
For further information: www.sifer-expo.com
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Steels in Cars and Trucks 2022: Shaping the future together
SCT Conference 2022 took place from June 19 to 23, 2022 in Milan.
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© TEMA AG One of the two goals behind SCT “Bringing the automotive, supplier and steel industries together” reinforces what the modern steel industry is all about: partnerships across value chains being made up of industry, research and development professionals. The second motto of SCT 2022 was “Future trends in steel development, processing technologies and applications”. This ability to steadily innovate one of mankind’s earliest and most inventive materials for industrial use is reflected in the increasing amount of steel being consumed throughout the world. Steel delivers ample solutions for solving such future global challenges such as electro mobility and is a forerunner in the preservation of material resources due to its excellent recycling capabilities. SCT 2022 welcomed over 400 participants, more than half will come from all over the world. This congress has always welcomed a balanced mix of representatives from steel producers and the automotive / supplier industry. It is exactly this mix that fosters networking opportunities between steel producers, automobile manufacturers and automotive suppliers. Jérôme Favero, ArcelorMittal’s head of automotive steel solutions, kicked off the Opening Session with his keynote presentation: “Reinventing steel in a world of disruption”, followed by Michele Tedesco & Fabrizio Frascà, both Stellantis, with a presentation themed: “Steel in automotive present and future” as well as Dr.-Ing. Stefanie Brockmann, executive member of the managing board, Steel Institute VDEh, with a lecture on the “CO2 mitigation in steel production and by steel application”. The SCT 2022 platinum sponsor, ArcelorMittal, hosted an exclusive gala dinner on Tuesday, June 21 in the patio of the Chiostri di Sant’Eustorgio. The following sponsors supported SCT 2022: ArcelorMittal, Saarstahl, DOCOL/SSAB, Georgsmarienhütte GmbH, Outokumpu, voestalpine Stahl GmbH. Numerous other companies were also present as exhibitors.
For further information: www.sct-2022.com
Registration is Open for FABTECH 2022 in Atlanta
FABTECH will take place at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia (United States) from November 8-10.
FABTECH returns to the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, from November 8-10 with a onestop-shop where you can meet suppliers, see the latest technologies, learn how to increase profits, and discover tools to improve productivity while networking with industry peers. The FABTECH 2022 exhibition floor will showcase the newest innovations the finishing industry has to offer, from liquid and powder coatings to pretreatment technologies, auxiliary equipment and more. “CCAI is hosting its 13th FINISHING Pavilion at FABTECH in November,” states Anne Goyer, CCAI Executive Director. “The growth of the pavilion and conference program for those interested in finishing allows attendees to see the latest in industrial finishing technology alongside valuable educational sessions. FABTECH is the place where industrial finishers gather every fall.” FABTECH’s educational programming offers the perfect opportunity to learn more about the technologies you see on the show floor. The FINISHING Conference program features 19 sessions, comprised of nearly 40 presentations, offering a wide range of technical education–from basic to advanced–on topics for everyone involved in finishing technologies. CCAI has created a program that encompasses a variety of segments, including pretreatment, masking and racking, powder and liquid coating, troubleshooting, curing and ovens, and measurement and testing equipment to name a few. Within the 90-minute sessions, attendees will learn about advancements and new technologies that touch many aspects of the finishing industry.
The Chemical Coaters Association International (CCAI) is a technical and professional organization that provides information and training on surface coating technologies. CCAI works to raise the standards of finishing operations through educational meetings and seminars, training manuals, educational videos, and outreach programs with schools, colleges and universities.
For further information: www.fabtechexpo.com
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ALUMINIUM 2022: a Vision on the Future
ALUMINIUM will take place in Düsseldorf (Germany) on September 27-29.
ALUMINIUM 2022 will start in Düsseldorf on September 27. And after its cancellation in 2020, it will finally be the long-awaited international meeting place for the aluminium industry and its application industries. The central players of the industry will be there as well as the most exciting start-ups and newcomers. The trade fair will also score points with new special shows, cooperation with the most relevant associations and industry partners, with numerous hybrid elements - and with three days full of content. It’s been a dry spell - but it’s coming to an end. When the world’s leading trade fair ALUMINIUM opens its doors in Düsseldorf in September, much more awaits the industry than the largest and long established information platform: visitors and exhibitors will have the opportunity, missed for far too long, to finally meet each other again, to deepen personal contact, to make new contacts - to “feel” the others again. “Right now, it is important that we bring the aluminium industry together again on a large platform so that they can meet and exchange ideas,” says a delighted Malte Seifert, the ALUMINIUM project manager. “In addition, we can address many important issues and create visibility for the industry with policymakers so that appropriate solutions can also be found for the challenges of tomorrow.” The highly welcome return to normality, then - combined with the obligation to also prove the claimed relevance. And trade fair organizer RX will deliver. ALUMINIUM 2022 will represent the entire aluminium industry in six exhibition halls. The big, well-known players will participate as exhibitors, as will the numerous SMEs and start-ups that make an invaluable contribution to the diversity and innovativeness of the industry. In this sense, the trade fair, which is already almost fully booked, will therefore be a genuine, comprehensive showcase of services. The relevance of ALUMINIUM is also reflected in the partnerships that organizer RX has been able to establish. The most important associations, research institutes and analysts are on board, and they will contribute to providing answers to the most pressing questions affecting the aluminium industry. And they will thus help to fulfill one of the essential requirements of the fair: to make ALUMINIUM a place for dialogue, information and discussion. When can a trade fair call itself the “world’s leading trade fair”? What makes it the most important meeting place for an industry? If it’s a matter of the pure exhibition space that represents a world market within the framework of a trade fair, ALUMINIUM (September 27-29, 2022) more than lives up to the term, because as in previous years, it represents the global aluminium market within six exhibition halls at the Düsseldorf Exhibition Center. And another criterion will also be met: the most important players in the industry will be there to guarantee professional exchanges of the highest relevance. Among others, Norsk Hydro, HAI Hammerer, AMAG, ALVANCE, Rio Tinto, Alcoa, Trimet or Assan Alüminyum have already confirmed their participation. In addition to many other wellknown industry giants, numerous SMEs and start-ups will also ensure enormous diversity.
For further information: www.aluminium-exhibition.com
