automotive
Grieve 500°F Truck Oven Used to Cure Coatings on Hanging Parts
Grieve’s No. 899 is a 500°F (260°C) truck oven currently used for curing coatings on parts hanging from rods.
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Electronics Company Gets Boost from Bel Air Finishing
A team from TE Connectivity visited the mass finishing solution provider’s Process Technology Center to get help in developing a very specific surface finish for a new automotive connector.
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Paul N. Gardner Auto Film Applicator Performs Coating Drawdowns in Varying Speeds
The Byko-drive XL automatic film applicator from Paul N. Gardner is designed to perform drawdowns of coatings and inks in programmable speeds ranging from 5 to 500 mm/sec.
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PPG Forms Mobility Team to Develop Coatings for Self-Driving Cars
PPG unveiled its work with self-driving and electric vehicles in January during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
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BASF Sponsors Automobile Design Competition
Introduced in 2012, Detroit’s Middlecott Sketchbattle Experiment is considered the “Fight Club of Design,” an underground, automotive industry event developed to identify emerging talent in car design.
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Automotive Coatings Manufacturers Helping Autonomous Cars ‘See’
Paint makers are coming up with ways in which autonomous vehicles could use their coatings to detect where they are on the road.
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Doerken USA Creates Director of Business Affairs Position
Dennis Mulalic will be responsible for business development growth in non-automotive industries and strategic marketing planning for the company.
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Assured Testing Moves to New Facility
Assured Testing Services recently moved into a new, 26,000-ft.2 purpose-built facility, where it can perform virtually all automotive cyclic corrosion tests specified for ecoat applications.
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Michigan NASF Holding Detroit Auto Show Preview
Tickets include a lunch with a featured speaker and access to the NAIAS Industry Preview Week show at Cobo Hall.
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Dürr Named Core Supplier of Groupe PSA
With its multiple automotive brands — Peugeot, Citroën, DS Automobiles, Opel in Germany and Vauxhall in Great Britain — Groupe PSA has been a major customer of Durr’s for more than 20 years.
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