Live demos at EUROFINISH 2011

Examples of surface treatment applications are innumerous. Most of the time, however, such treatments will be applied merely for protection (corrosion resistance) and/or embellishment of surfaces but lately we are witnessing an increasing demand for additional functionality beyond that.

This is why the VOM intends to also use the EUROFINISH platform for drawing attention to the versatility of surface treatment - ubiquitous in tools and appliances we use on a daily basis - and on new and innovative surface treatment technologies that will become important for the future. To do so a roadmap - The "D-Trail" - will be outlined that takes the visitor throughout the exhibition hall to different stands where forward looking examples of surface treatment with be demonstrated, either live or with tangible products.

In addition to demonstrating advanced technologies the D-Trail will also draw the attention to mundane applications on tools and equipment used by most of us in todays' life, yet without giving account for the importance of the surface treatment. Examples of these are coatings on bicycles, lighting poles, plastics, etc.

 Live:

  • UV Led technology for coating various substrates (Chemstream, stand 8505/26)
  • Inspection and monitoring instruments for the coating industry (Elcometer, stand 8505/4)
  • Gauging of coating thickness on automobile door (Elscolab, stand 8727)
  • Bicycle frames in three stages of the coating process (Estee (Granville), demo-zone 8227)
  • Live demo with mobile metallizing system (Euromat, next to stand 8837)
  • High throughput applications related to formulation and development of coatings (Flamac, stand 8505/10)
  • Victor, the 444 Volvo of the 1950's tells its own story on corrosion (Metalogic, demo-zone 8227)
  • Tabletop P-laser installation (Mitraco, stand 8505/25)
  • Various applications of DLC coatings and hard carbon (Oerlikon, stand 8429)
  • Grafitti removal on substrates previously treated with anti-graffiti coating (Oxyplast, stand 8612)
  • Drag finishing applications and examples (before / after) (Rösler, stand 8321)
  • Examples of mechanical treatment on medical implantates (Rösler, demo-zone 8227)
  • Easy-to-clean coatings and wear-resistant sensor coatings for temperature measurement (Sirris, stand 8505/11)
  • Display of innovative coatings (Sirris, demo-zone 8227)
  • Thin layer deposition by means of magnetron sputtering (UGent, demo-zone 8227)
  • 3-D printing and digital coating, samples of sensorized textiles and super hydrophobic surface treatment of textiles (Unitex, demo-zone 8227)