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If you’re in cold weather conditions and a client project just can’t wait, hope isn’t lost. Cold weather painting is possible with proper planning, spot-on preparation, and the right coatings. Read about some things to consider when painting in cold weather.

The surface finishing industry is no stranger to change. Many companies are looking to reduce costs and improve efficiency throughout 2024, while also placing a heavy focus on technology enhancements and sustainable practices.

The surface finishing industry is no stranger to change. From ever-changing market conditions to regulatory restrictions, innovations, and supply chain disruptions, our industry has learned to adapt, evolve, and grow. This article takes a look at three trends set to drive lasting and impactful change in the surface finishing industry over the next 12 months.

The coatings formulation process looks a lot like it did 30 years ago, with spreadsheets, notebooks, and time-consuming rounds of hands-on testing. By combining powerful data and decades of knowledge, digital coatings formulation platforms help to enhance the formulation process, streamline testing, improve the customer experience, and more, revolutionizing the industry.

The new line of coatings is designed to protect ship and vessel hulls in the harshest underwater marine environments, and is specially formulated for effective fouling prevention. 

The deployment sets a new industry standard, highlighting the speed and efficiency of one company's manufacturing job shop software, backed by a team of skilled engineers, cutting-edge technology, and the latest low-code functionality for customization.

In vehicle painting, pre-treatment is still one of the process steps that takes up the most space in a plant. One company offers a new modular pre-treatment system that is revolutionizing systems for small and medium capacities with a scalable, space-saving, and sustainable solution.

Building information modeling (BIM) is revolutionizing the way professionals in many aspects of the building industry do their jobs, including those involved in industrial coating. Learn more about BIM software, its benefits, and how it is transforming the coating process.

In the transition from internal combustion engine to battery-powered electric vehicles, many components needed for automotive assembly have changed. Embracing the exceptional qualities of zinc-nickel finishes takes on even greater significance as we serve the transformation underway in the requirements of automotive fasteners within the realm of BEVs. 

High-end EV manufacturer SERES equipped a new paint shop with sustainable production processes. Dürr was commissioned to install the plant and exhaust air purification technology, as well as the software.