News from the IFO

Come and visit us at the Himolla joint stand at Innotrans 2018, the international trade fair for transport technology, innovative components, vehicles and systems.

18–21 September in Berlin, Hall 8.1, Stand 205

For more information, visit www.innotrans.de

Publicly appointed and sworn experts are highly sought-after specialists whose expertise is in demand – by private individuals, businesses and the courts. In Germany, there are around 9,000 experts who have been publicly appointed and sworn in by the Chamber of Industry and Commerce. One such expert is Marc Holz, Managing Director of the IFO Institute for Surface Technology, who has been working as an expert since 2002 and, since 2015, as a publicly appointed and sworn expert in "corrosion and surface protection through coatings, particularly for metals, fibre-reinforced composites and plastics". "No distance too far, no height too high," is how Marc Holz describes his scope of work, for example in the field of façade technology. There is hardly a high-rise façade in Frankfurt that he has not accessed.

Find out more about the work of publicly appointed experts in the article "Public appointment of experts" in the magazine of the East Württemberg Chamber of Industry and Commerce

QUBUS and IFO can look back on a successful few days at the Surface Technology trade fair. Numerous visitors from Germany and abroad visited our stand to find out about the wide range of possibilities offered by our unique network of surface technology services. Do you still have any questions? We’d be happy to help. Please do get in touch.

An outdoor weathering test can look this idyllic: on an IFO test rig (see left of the picture) on the island of Sylt, the corrosion resistance of various samples is tested in a stunning setting. Long-term weathering exposure subjects workpieces to complex weather conditions that closely resemble real-world conditions, thereby providing realistic results regarding corrosion protection and enabling the most accurate possible assessments of service life and quality.

Initiated by the GSB, the international quality association for surface finishing in architecture and industry, the IFO supported the relay team at the Metromarathon in Düsseldorf. Andreas Nowak, IFO inspector, and IFO Managing Director Marc Holz took part on 29 April 2018 alongside the team from the GSB and the GDA (General Association of the Aluminium Industry). The 42 km course was completed in light rain.

With a newly designed joint stand, QUBUS and IFO showcased the wide range of services and solutions that their combined network offers to customers in the industrial coating sector at PaintExpo, the world’s leading trade fair, from 17 to 20 April. There were plenty of opportunities for insightful and very pleasant discussions with trade visitors from both Germany and abroad. As well as numerous technical queries directed at our experts, there was particular interest in information regarding the IFO quality label and the IFO seminars on the DIN Certco Coating Inspector qualification, as well as other training courses offered by the IFO Academy. Many thanks for visiting our stand and for the fruitful discussions.

Come and visit us at the QUBUS/IFO joint stand at PaintExpo, the world’s leading trade fair for industrial coating technology.

17–20 April 2018 in Karlsruhe. Hall 1, Stand 1527.

For more information, see: www.paintexpo.de

Click on the PaintExpo banner on the right to get your free electronic guest pass voucher.

A lack of specialist knowledge often leads to problems with the corrosion protection of components, resulting in costly complaints. A one-day training course is designed to deepen participants’ knowledge of surface finishing and help prevent future difficulties.

TARGET AUDIENCE
Design engineers, project engineers, QA/QM officers, production managers

SPEAKERS FROM THE FIELD
Matthias Bader, Managing Director at Bader Powder Coatings, with 30 years’ practical experience)

Marc Holz, expert, with 15 years’ practical experience in the field of corrosion protection

TRAINING CONTENT
Basic knowledge of corrosion mechanisms
Corrosion protection for different metals: aluminium, zinc, steel
Structural measures for corrosion protection: coating options
Error prevention
Quality assurance

DATE 28 March 2018 / 9am–4pm

LOCATION
IFO Institute for Surface Technology GmbH Alexander-von-Humboldt-Straße 19 73529 Schwäbisch Gmünd

PRICE
One-day seminar: €600 Early bird: Register by 7 March for €550, including seminar materials and meals

As a bonus, you will receive a €100 voucher towards a corrosion protection consultation or inspection at the IFO.

REGISTRATIONinfo@ifo-gmbh.de

As part of a test programme carried out in-house, the IFO Institute for Surface Technology puts representative perforated sheet metal components through their paces.

Go to the article (Special case: perforated sheet metal – better painting)