Start-up on a mission to a circular economy in packaging

IonKraft secures € 3.5 M equity funding

19-Nov-2024 - Aachen-based startup IonKraft GmbH, a spin-off of RWTH Aachen University, has successfully closed a first equity financing round of € 3.5 million. The round was co-led by M Ventures (the strategic investment fund of Merck) and TechVision Fund and joined by High-Tech-Gründerfonds. IonKraft ...

Stahl completes acquisition of WEILBURGER Graphics

02-Oct-2024 - Stahl has completed the acquisition of WEILBURGER Graphics GmbH. The transaction significantly strengthens Stahl’s new packaging coatings division and supports its strategy to broaden its franchise for coatings for flexible materials. The acquisition of WEILBURGER Graphics, a division of Grebe ...

The ideal 3D printing setting for innovative gloves

A robust yet flexible glove coating

10-Sep-2024 - Protective gloves, such as those used for work, sport or household gardening, retrieve their protective function from a special coating. This coating provides abrasion resistance, makes the material waterproof and resistant to chemicals or oil, and even protects against cuts and punctures. Until ...

Maxterial Raises nearly $8 Million in Series A Funding

Disruptive Force in Material Science Innovation

25-Jun-2024 - Maxterial, a technology company dedicated to pioneering advancements in material science including the commercialization of advanced coatings, has announced the successful closure of its Series A funding round, raising nearly $8 million. This milestone underscores Maxterial's rising influence in ...

Plants instead of petroleum – making new bio-based material solutions tangible on a pilot scale

From laboratory to pilot scale - a rocky road

21-May-2024 - The INN PRESSME joint project, funded by the European Union with around 14 million euros, was launched three years ago. The aim of the 27 project partners from nine European countries is to establish a Europe-wide ecosystem for the development and production of plant-based, recyclable, and/or ...

Eco-friendly textiles without PFAS

"The technology is environmentally friendly and also has interesting economic potential"

17-Apr-2024 - Rain jackets, swimming trunks or upholstery fabrics: Textiles with water-repellent properties require chemical impregnation. Although fluorine-containing PFAS chemicals are effective, they are also harmful to human health and accumulate in the environment. Empa researchers are now developing a ...

Innovative coating against ice

Development leap achieved through the use of initiated chemical vapour deposition

29-Feb-2024 - The material delays the formation of ice crystals and reduces the adhesion of ice layers. Thanks to an innovative production method, the coating is very robust and adheres to numerous surfaces. Ice-repellent coatings have been around for some time, but until now they have been very sensitive and ...

Polymer-Based Tunable Optical Components

Interdisciplinary Research Team Develops Meta-Surface that Can Be Switched with Light

27-Feb-2024 - A material coating, whose light refraction properties can be precisely switched between different states, has been developed by an interdisciplinary research team from the Chemistry and Physics departments at the University of Jena. The team, led by Felix Schacher, Sarah Walden, Purushottam ...

Environmentally friendly alternative to PFAS-based coatings

21-Feb-2024 - The Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP) in Greifswald, Germany has developed a new method for the production of ultra-hydrophobic organosilicon polymer coatings. These coatings are an alternative to per- and polyfluorinated compounds (PFAS), which are still used in many ...

AkzoNobel Powder Coatings partners with Swiss start-up coatingAI to explore new frontiers in sustainability

07-Dec-2023 - Revolutionary software co-developed by AkzoNobel’s Powder Coatings business and coatingAI is using artificial intelligence to help customers improve the application process and reduce their carbon footprint.The industry-first technology, called Flightpath, optimizes equipment settings to reduce ...