Digitalization
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AI transforming resin development in coatings
AI is driving measurable efficiencies in the coatings industry, yet adoption remains exploratory, says Ioanna Tzortzi, associate specialist at Perstorp. In this interview, she shares insights into how...
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Digitalisation: from strategy to standard practice
How coatings and raw material manufacturers are embedding digital technologies into their operations – and what comes next. By Kirsten Wrede.
News Coatings Technologies
Robotic painting: mimicking human applicators
Robotically assisted painting is widely used for spray and dip applications. However, use of robots for coating substrates using a roller applicator has not been systematically investigated.
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Interview: “Biggest challenge is accuracy of data”
Partha Majumdar, Senior Research Scientist at Dow Coating Materials, explains how the availability of data can help formulators. Interview by Bettina Hoffmann
News Markets & Companies
Interview: “We see a need to catch up“
Merck has commissioned a fully automated system for digital colour measurement of pigment products. Dr. Eva Kriegbaum, Head of Surface Solutions Gernsheim, on the degree of automation in the industry and...
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Bodo Möller Chemie appoints Global Vice President for Digitalisation
With a newly created position, the Bodo Möller Chemie Group implements an extensive digitalisation strategy: Frank Fuhr has taken over the function of Global Vice President for Digitalisation in the Bodo...
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Protecting international data exchange
Whenever software sends personal data to countries outside the EU, the threat of data protection violations is never far away.
News Production & Lab
Digitisation: “An openness for failures on the way to perfection
“What we are missing most in our industry when it comes to the digital transformation is something that we actually know best: experimentation”, says Alexander Madl of Transform Chemistry Innovation....
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Emery Oleochemicals launches new website
Specialty chemicals manufacturer Emery Oleochemicals has announced the updated new website for its eco-friendly polyols product portfolio.
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Fraunhofer IFAM researches digital surface and coating technology
With the newly opened !Center for Networked Surface and Coating Technology", Fraunhofer IFAM combines its expertise in the fields of cleaning, pre-treatment, coating and quality assurance for the automated...
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Automated characterisation of crosscut tests for coatings
Scientists have presented a deep learning-based automated characterisation of crosscut tests for coatings via image segmentation.
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Interview: “Higher speed in research and development”
“Digitalization, in combination with machine learning, enables accelerated and broader screening capability with ultimate precision leading to higher speed in research and development and securing intellectual...
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Chemistry computer science and product development will be increasingly interwoven
“Their use is widespread, but optimisation and mastery of using AI and ML tools is far from being the norm,” says Erik Sapper, assistant professor at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis...