Digitalization
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Toyo Ink expands inkjet ink capacity in France
Toyo Ink Europe Specialty Chemicals, a member of the Japan-based specialty chemicals multinational Toyo Ink Group, has started operations of an all-new EUR 13 million production facility for inkjet inks...
News Markets & Companies
Akzo Nobel and Microsoft focus on digital research
Akzo Nobel and Microsoft have teamed up to explore how quantum computing could help fast track the development of high-performance and more sustainable paints and coatings.
News People & Careers
X-Rite announces Chris Brooks as President
X-Rite Incorporated and Pantone have announced the appointment of Chris Brooks to the role of president, X-Rite.
News Production & Lab
New podcast episode: Automation in the coatings industry
Automation and digitisation are becoming more and more important. However, while a lot of data is collected, it is not always processed properly. Often, even the exchange of data within organizations is...
News Production & Lab
Artificial intelligence for digital printing with maximum gamut volume
In a new study, artificial intelligence approaches are applied to predict the performance of a paper to achieve the maximum colour gamut.
News Production & Lab
Computer aided design for organic paint and coating formulations
Researchers have developed a methodology for product design of organic coatings to help a formulator screen, modify, or design a paint formulation according to the desired functionality.
News Markets & Companies
A clear view of purchasing
Cost advantages versus ecological footprint? This is not a contradiction - if purchasing knows how to play its key role. Business Intelligence (BI) helps with optimisation, also because more than half...
News Production & Lab
Interview: “Removing the tedious process of testing out assumptions”
Digital tools offer more and more ways to improve the development of coatings. One way utilises digital prototypes to help reduce the number of redundant trial-and-error lab tests. Jurjen van Rees, Commercial...
News Coatings Technologies
Registration for the ECS Conference still open
For the first time, the ECS Conference is being held in a digital format, with international coatings experts brought together on a virtual platform. The conference will take place on September 13 and...
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Chemspec Europe postponed to 2022
Mack-Brooks Exhibitions announced the postponement of Chemspec Europe 2021, which was scheduled to take place Sept. 29-30, 2021, at the Frankfurt Exhibition Center.
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Datacolor and Archroma enter into new partnership
Archroma has announced that the soon-to-be 5,760 colour references of its "Color Atlas" library are made available within its "Datacolor Tools" platform, an easy-to-use colour quality control application...
News Legislation
Security problems on ECHA website
The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) just informed its users about a security breach on its homepage.
News Coatings Technologies
Cosi 2021 goes digital
Traditionally, the Coatings Science International Conference meets annually in Nordwijk, Netherland. This year the conference will gather virtually from 29 June to 1st July due to the corona pandemic....
News Production & Lab
New podcast: Fully automated production of bio-based coatings
In our latest podcast episode we speak about the EU-funded Life Biopaint project where a fully automated and waste-free production of bio-based coatings was established. Project manager Marcello Vitale...