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for that event, with up-to-date information on dates, location, focus, and website. From here, it is also possible to get directions to the event location directly on Google Maps and add the trade fair to favourites, in order to receive alerts in case of new updates. There is also a list of related trade fairs by sector.
Schedule section
The Schedule section allows filtering the trade fairs by month and year. This is an easy way to organise one’s schedule on a monthly basis and check which exhibitions are going to be held in a particular month with a few touches. Here, too, it is possible to apply additional country and product category filters.
Suppliers sections
The Suppliers section presents a list of suppliers of various services that revolve around the world of trade fairs: from catering to stand construction, from translations to hostess and steward services, from communication to digital printing, from gadget creation to logistics. Companies can be filtered according to the services offered and a simple tap takes the user to a detailed tab with the main contact information. Advertising opportunities on myFAIR
myFAIR it is not only a useful tool for organising ones’ own trade fair calendar. It also offers an interesting opportunity for companies to promote themselves to a highly specialised target group, under the aegis of the prestigious ipcm® brand. The providers of services for exhibitors have a dedicated section where they can upload their company profile and contact information. Exhibitors, visitors, and trade fair organisations can rely on three display advertising options to promote their business.
For further information: sales@ipcm.it
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The Suppliers section is dedicated to all companies that offer services revolving around the world of trade fairs, such as stand construction or gadget creation.
Dürr announced the launch of DXQplant.analytics, a new software for improved quality management and greater overall equipment effectiveness.
Dürr has launched the latest software tool from the DXQanalyze product family: DXQplant.analytics, which helps paint shop operators to improve production quality and effectiveness by detecting – through AI algorithms and data-driven machine learning – systematic fault patterns and their causes early.
How DXQplant.analytics works
The basis of DXQplant.analytics is quality information recorded digitally for each workpiece during the surface inspection. In addition, process parameters, alarms, and anomalies from the individual processing steps supplement the workpiece-related data records. This creates a digital file for each body that models the entire production and life cycle, including any faults found. Machine learning can help identify patterns and correlations in data records. If there are frequent contaminants in the paint, the software will detect this and immediately assign information about the underlying cause to the fault pattern.
Advantages of DXQplant.analytics
With the Advanced Analytics module, the first market-ready AI application for paint shops, DXQplant.analytics has access to a wealth of data for fault analysis. The software can then detect whether the fault is a one-time or systematic issue, making it possible to analyze systematic production quality deficiencies and quickly identify and fix their causes. Simplified detection and cause analysis make it possible to avoid the fault in the future.
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DXQplant.analytics also provides graphics and automatically generated reports to share with colleagues, workers, and management. Integrated documentation functions allow the DXQplant.analytics user to save and manage defined optimization measures and track their impact on quality. Therefore, DXQplant. analytics helps the paint shop operator increase the first-run rate in a targeted way, thus boosting overall equipment effectiveness.
DXQsupport
To use and maintain these digital solutions, Dürr also offers DXQsupport, a comprehensive service package to provide support for the entire software life cycle, thus increasing availability, performance and quality. In addition to regular updates, Dürr offers a team of experts who constantly monitor live production activity to react quickly in the event of failures or irregularities. These services are complemented by a comprehensive modular training catalog, allowing operators to leverage the full potential of their digital portfolio.
For further information: www.durr.com
Evonik Launched the COATINO® Defect Detection Digital Analysis Tool
The new tool for the digital analysis of coated test samples developed by Evonik delivers quantifiable results within few seconds.
The Coating Additives business line of Evonik has launched COATINO® Defect Detection (CDD), a new tool for the digital analysis of coated test samples that precisely and objectively detects and evaluates coating defects, delivering quantifiable results within few seconds. Usually, when developing a new formulation, laboratory personnel used to rely on samples which had to be carefully compared and evaluated visually. This routine work was then very time-consuming, especially for larger test series. The COATINO Defect Detection allows laboratory experts to save a lot of time by using a camera connected to the computer to photograph the coated samples. Within seconds the tool assesses them, using innovative image recognition methods. “COATINO Defect Detection simplifies our customers’ daily laboratory routine and frees them up for other important tasks. In addition, our digital solution delivers objectively reproducible results. This means that the evaluation of test samples no longer depends on the subjective assessment of laboratory personnel,” has stated Oliver Kröhl, the head of Strategic Business Development at Evonik Coating Additives. The new tool developed by Evonik, which is part of the COATINO formulation network, evaluates coating defects to an accuracy of a tenth of a percent. The application is browserbased, so there is no need to install the software on the lab computers. The test series are documented in the system and can be retrieved at any time. In addition, an integrated help centre provides detailed answers to all questions regarding the required hardware or individual application steps. “For example, you can immediately see what percentage of the surface is affected by foam. Reference formulations or blank samples can also be added to more clearly highlight the performance of the tested formulations. Based on the data, you can select the best formulation for the specific application,” clarifies Philipp Isken, head of COATINO Product Development. The digital analysis tool was initially developed for pigmented systems in the architectural sector. The Coating Additives business line of Evonik plans to add more industries and defect types to it and, in the next stage of development, the CDD will also independently suggest new formulations.
For further information: www.coatino.com
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In an Era of Sustainability, Malvern Panalytical Dives Ever Deeper into Solutions for Pigments and Formulation
Malvern Panalytical provides a wide portfolio of precision measuring instruments to give customers choice in how to satisfy their analytical needs at each stage of their paints and coatings development.
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Since the merger of Malvern and Panalytical in 2017, the analytical instruments company that prides itself on a customer centric approach, has been consolidating its solutions portfolio to deepen ties to the paints and coatings industry. “Every customer has a slightly different requirement” say Robert van der Meer, director of physical and thermal products. “That is why our analytical systems are provided in deep technical consultation with customers and that’s why we have the greatest range in sample handling options. Our customers might want to measure particle size in a slurry or a dispersion, a spray, or a powder. In addition to the market leading Mastersizer 3000 for particle sizing using laser diffraction, we have a wide range of systems for measuring micro and nano-particle sizes and shapes. A wide portfolio gives the customer choice in how to satisfy their analytical needs at each stage of their product development and manufacture”. The merger has brought multiple analytical technologies under one roof and, nearly every Malvern Panalytical system has a role to play in the analytical value chain for paints and coatings. X-ray diffraction (XRD) solutions enable a deeper understanding of pigment mineral phases, amorphous to crystalline ratio and the ratios of polymorphs (e.g., rutile to anatase in TiO2). X-ray fluorescence (XRF) is used for elemental analysis which can also screen for mineral composition and the presence of ppm quantities of toxins such as lead. Both X-ray technologies offer numerous measurements for thin films and coatings. Says segment marketing manager Patricia Kidd: “We are all now aligning our personal and corporate aims to be more sustainable in the way we operate. End customer choice and our sustainability aims drive innovation, and our customers are busy implementing sustainability into their products. Changing any components in a complex formulation is a risk, and requires rigorous pre-test and analysis. If you think you need help with something, talk to us!”.
For further information: www.malvernpanalytical.com
Venjakob. Your Finishing Line. Our Process Experience.
INNOVATIVE FINISHING TECHNOLOGY FOR PLATES AND SHAPES
Flocculated paint accumulating during the paint overspray treatment process.
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KleerAid® EZ Treat 2.0 − Atotech’s Highly Sustainable, Efficient, and Cost-effective Answer to Paint-overspray Treatment
Sylvain Masson
MKS Atotech – Berlin (Germany) sylvain.masson@atotech.com
Paint wastes are often ‘sticky’ or ‘tacky’ and are very difficult to remove or separate from water streams that are often used to catch the over-spray. Atotech presents its KleerAid® EZ Treat 2.0 technology which improves the handling of existing over-spray and the detackification process.
Paint overspray treatment is frequently a challenge for wet paint applicators. The procedure typically involves excessive cleaning due to incomplete detackification of solvent-based paints. When water-based paints are mixed into the same system it often results in unpleasant odour, excessive foam generation, and sludge with high water content. These burdens impact cleaning and maintenance operations and can be a source of increased paint defect rates when water circulation systems are no longer able to carry out their dust control function. The easiest way to high-performance paint overspray treatment
KleerAid® EZ Treat 2.0 is a sustainable, efficient, and cost-effective paint-overspray treatment process that addresses common challenges associated with paint detackification: it reduces the stickiness of paint sludge, generates a lower quantity of waste, improves the overall system cleanliness, and reduces foam generation. The robust KleerAid® EZ Treat 2.0 solution is highly versatile and suitable for the most demanding configurations and is therefore the
ideal solution for automotive OEM and Tier 1 paint applicators. The process, designed to efficiently treat waterborne, solvent-borne, and mixed paint systems, contains only two products, a coagulant and a detackifier. KleerAid® EZ Treat 2.0 ensures easy water parameter control and consistent paint sludge quality.
Cost-effective and environmentally sound paint overspray treatment
Compared to conventional products, KleerAid® EZ Treat 2.0 provides improved water properties and sludge quality by eliminating paint stickiness even for high solid paints. It substantially reduces the chemical oxygen demand (COD) and stabilizes parameters such as total suspended solids, sludge water content, and dissolved oxygen. The collected paint sludge’s low water content reduces waste disposal costs and decreases environmental impact. KleerAid® EZ Treat 2.0 technology also addresses odour issues and eliminates the need for biocides and other toxic and hazardous products. Superior detackification provided by the process prevents sludge accumulation in the paint booths and sluiceways, which reduces the service and maintenance requirement for equipment cleaning and improves water clarity. The process streamlines the dosing procedure and reduces chemical consumption by up to 60%. It allows for greater treatment flexibility and
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Sludge composition with low moisture content.
reduces the need for extra additives. Thus, KleerAid® EZ Treat 2.0 simplifies the treatment significantly, leading to significant savings in the paint-overspray process. In addition, KleerAid® EZ Treat 2.0 is an easy and effective way to save on labour and maintenance while improving sustainability and reducing costs by minimizing water consumption and waste generation resulting in a reduced environmental footprint.
Features and benefits:
• Easy to use two component solution • Suitable for waterborne, solvent-borne, and mixed paint systems • Sustainable process decreasing waste disposal • Eliminates use of biocides and other toxic products • Improves sludge quality, resulting in reduced sludge quantity and associated disposal costs • Eliminates associated unpleasant odours • Reduces chemistry consumption by up to 60% • Cost-effective, efficient, low service requirements, low maintenance.
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