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We are delighted to announce the launch of RTE Talks, the new podcast series from RadTech Europe.

With DISPERBYK-2180, BYK has introduced a new wetting and dispersing additive for inorganic pigments and fillers in aqueous systems. The polycarboxylate-ether-based additive is designed for applications requiring a high degree of stability across a wide pH range.

With the spin-off and renaming of BASF Coatings to Surventis, BASF adopts a new corporate structure. The company retains a minority stake of 40 %, ensuring continued influence on value development.

Hoenle announces the market launch of its new bluepoint LED UV spot curing system. The system is available to customers starting today. The new curing system combines high irradiation intensity, flexible process control and a compact, scalable design for demanding industrial curing applications.

Researchers have developed a UV-curable biomimetic coating that mimics the surface of rose petals, combining excellent anti-icing performance with high optical transparency and environmental durability. The system shows strong potential for applications in aircraft windshields, UAV sensor windows and solar panels.

The transition towards UV LED curing in flexo printing remains a strong and continuing trend, with ink developers responding accordingly.

UV Days 2027: IST METZ celebrates 50 years of innovation and invites you to an international industry get-together in Nürtingen.

Practical, sustainable, economical, safety, enabling – all different lenses through which implementation of EB and UV can provide solutions to the coil coating industry. Technology with a myriad of solutions? What’s the catch?