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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.

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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.

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Liquid Coating

Evolving Automation in Automotive

A look at the latest liquid coating technologies for the automotive sector from leading robotics and surface finishing technology providers

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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. 

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Powder Coating

A Focus on Heavy Castings

Winona Powder Coating invests in heavy-duty line and electrocoating to serve agricultural, industrial markets.

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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.

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medical

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.

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automotive

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.

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Liquid Coating

ABB PixelPaint Optimizes Automotive Painting Efficiency

ABB Robotics’ PixelPaint cuts custom automotive painting job times in half and eliminates overspray.

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automotive

The EV and the Curing Oven

How will the advent of electric vehicles change paint curing processes and oven requirements?

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