Treating surfaces sets with over 20,000 companies one of the most important sub-sectors of the metalworking industry and is used, for example, by painting on a variety of products. With a share of 28 percent in energy consumption and 14 percent to the cost of material consumption of the entire sector “Manufacture of fabricated metal products,” this industry is very resource intensive. [Study 2013, VDI ZRE]

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Videos focusing on resource efficiency in surface treatment:

Lightweight construction surface technology

Keen on less paint

Less coating, better die-cutting