IFS Coatings (Gainesville, Texas) has acquired a new 100,000-square-foot production facility in Elkhart, Ind. 

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A new €7.5 million innovation lab has been inaugurated by AkzoNobel (Amsterdam, Netherlands) at its Sassenheim site, strengthening the company’s largest global R&D center.  

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Hoffmann Family of Companies (Naples, Florida) a family‑owned firm, announced the acquisition of Naples Powder Coating, Collier County's largest production powder coating facility.

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Star Step Performance Coatings Group (Hinsdale, Illinois) announced that it completed the acquisition of Royal Powder (Cleveland, Ohio) a manufacturer of high-performance powder coatings serving industrial and OEM applications, on July 31, 2026.

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WolfRayet (Gainesville, Texas) has launched the Radiant Heat Technology (RHT) modular system, a heating solution designed to help manufacturers increase throughput, improve oven utilization and unlock additional production capacity from existing finishing lines.

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Steelhead Technologies (Calumet, Michigan) has acquired Visual Shop and Bluestreak, two longstanding providers of job shop management and QMS software. 

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Ask the Expert, Nov/Dec 2026 By Steve Ladatto Pressure Under the Surface I am a quality assurance technician for a custom castings company. Our par...

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Discover total pretreatment line control here.   The BONDERITE® brand is trusted worldwide for surface treatment excellence -- a reputation...

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Sept/Oct. 2026 Ask the Expert By Steve Ladatto, PCI Technical Director The Test Panel Lied Our company manufactures metal hardware used in va...

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Sept/Oct. 2026 Ask the Expert By Steve Ladatto, PCI Technical Director The Test Panel Lied Our company manufactures metal hardware used in various ...

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