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BYK held an inauguration ceremony in mid-July for its new laboratory facilities at the South China New Material Industrial Park in Guangzhou, China.

The next-generation Ci3000 Weather-Ometer^® from Atlas is a compact, rotating-rack, water-cooled xenon-arc instrument for accelerated weathering and lightfastness testing.

The acquisition strengthens BYK’s measurement and testing instrument business, adding patented technology for radar measurement of painted automotive components.

The ViscoQC rotational viscometer offers convenient operations and reliable and traceable results, helping to eliminate measurement errors.

Global consulting firm The ChemQuest Group Inc. recently announced it is marking its 50^th anniversary this year. 

ASTM International will hold an organizational meeting on March 4–5, 2026, to explore the potential establishment of a new ASTM Technical Committee on Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing Systems.

The meeting offers a 1.5-day short course, poster session, exhibition, student award symposium, and concurrent technical sessions.

The comparative weathering study launched in 1983 is studying 13 commercially available sealants that were applied as sealant joints between glass and painted aluminium test panels. 

Experts from Intertronics and Dyne Testing, an Intertronics brand, discuss the importance of measuring surface energy. 

Equipped with advanced atmospheric plasma systems and a full range of equipment, Plasmatreat’s team is ready to deliver precise, tailored solutions for projects.