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Taking the time to implement effective safety measures in paint and coatings production is not just a legal duty. It’s also an ethical imperative that shows workers you care about their welfare. Not to mention that fewer accidents tend to maximize productivity and efficiency. Read about what safety measures are important areas to focus on.

Homes in the town of Mustafabad are benefiting from the cooling power of paint after AkzoNobel teamed up with the Akhuwat Foundation to carry out the company’s “Let’s Colour” project.

Dürr has developed a connection between the control unit and applicator for the industrial painting industry that enables customers to quickly and easily assemble a high-quality solution comprising a controller, dosing technology, and applicator.

The report from ResearchAndMarkets.com projects significant growth through 2028 due to growing demand for controlled drug delivery, which is boosting expansion. 

Tech Etch has designed and developed a robotic spray-coating process used to apply conductive carbon and graphite coatings to battery current collectors, fuel cells, thin-metal cathode grids used in implantable pacemaker batteries, and other energy storage devices that require low-resistance coatings.

There are many commercial applications where both floors and walls must be sealed and protected from moisture. Many of those are in restaurants and food processing plants where walls are scrubbed down every day. The right coating can ensure these spaces last longer. 

Nanotechnology is an emerging field that is enabling breakthroughs of new and effective tools in the coatings industry. The trends and developments mentioned in this article are a few hot bets expected to impact the coatings industry in the coming years.

X-Rite Incorporated and Pantone LLC, global leaders in color science and technology, announced that the official spectral color value for this year's Color of the Year is available in a cloud-based digital color standard ecosystem. As a result, consumer product companies can easily incorporate the color into their digital workflows to accelerate the design to manufacturing process.

As large businesses continue to assess their environmental impact and become more transparent about their long-term goals for greener daily operations, eco-conscious technology is making its way to the forefront of the manufacturing industry.

As one of the world’s biggest polluters, the textiles industry needs an urgent sustainability transformation. To make circularity a reality, the coated textiles value chain needs to work together on end-to-end solutions – from more sustainable raw materials to textile recycling technologies.