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Lifting The Lid

AkzoNobel accelerates digitalisation during COVID-19

6 May 2020 Satzuma-Creative 1

“We understand that it’s an uncertain and very much unprecedented time for our customers, and over the course of the last few weeks we’ve been supporting them by delivering relevant training that helps them to […]

Architectural Coatings

AkzoNobel and BYK-Gardner digitise surface texture for powder coatings

20 April 2020 Satzuma-Creative Comments Off

Customers have been benefiting from AkzoNobel’s expert digitisation of colour for decades. Now the company is entering new territory with the help of pioneering technology developed by BYK-Gardner, which can digitally measure and control the […]

Industrial Coatings

Drone painters take flight

17 March 2020 Satzuma-Creative Comments Off

Florida-based Apellix and AkzoNobel are collaborating on a computer-controlled spray painting drone. Apellix’s custom-built drone is tethered to the ground for its power and coating supply, but has the freedom to fly autonomously depending on […]

Making buildings more sustainable

5 December 2019 Satzuma-Creative Comments Off

Green building is a bit of a trendy topic these days, explains Rinske van Heiningen, AkzoNobel’s Director of Sustainability. Almost everyone in the industry is looking for solutions to make buildings more sustainable. This is […]

Bluebird flies again

3 August 2018 Satzuma-Creative Comments Off

The restoration of British speedboat racer Donald Campbell’s Bluebird, a record-breaking hydroplane, has been ongoing since the wreckage of the vessel was recovered in 2001 – however it was only when the iconic blue paint […]

Feature: Cavernous spaces in ship holds

6 July 2018 Satzuma-Creative Comments Off

The cavernous spaces inside ship cargo holds swallow materials wet and dry, packed and loose, corrosive and inert. Many would take several 4-bedroom houses without a murmur. Bulk cargo transport of materials such as grain, […]

Feature: Winds of change

20 December 2016 Satzuma-Creative Comments Off

The exponential growth of wind power shows little sign of slowing down. Oil price fluctuations and shale gas have dented growth in the US, but subsidies continue to support new installations. Europe, China, India and […]