Welcome to the Smart Paint Factory Alliance
What we do
The Smart Paint Factory Alliance is an association of innovative people, institutes, companies and stakeholders from the paint and coatings industry. Our goal is to find joint answers to the major challenges facing our industry.
Our interactive offers for you and with you:
Link to: Our Working Groups
Working Groups
Hot topics in the industry – what does it take to make innovation happen in different areas?
Conferences
Meetings to discuss current industry challenges with experts and stakeholders.
Publications
We publish our ideas and encourage industry experts to contribute to the media.
The current status quo of digitalization in the coatings industry is still poor – however, technical, economic, and ecologic potential is high
By Wolfram Keller (corresponding author), Ulf Stalmach, Ralph Wörheide, June 2023 Society and industry, including the chemical and coatings industry, are experiencing major challenges, especially digitalization and sustainability. Few small- […]
Introduction to the benefits of a Smart Paint Factory and the way to get there
By Wolfram Keller (corresponding author), Ulf Stalmach, Ralph Wörheide, June 2023 For several reasons digitalization and coatings industry don’t go hand in hand yet. Blaming the lack of resources, competences, […]
The Smart Paint Factory Alliance is present at the European Coatings Show 2023
The Smart Paint Factory Alliance e.V. was able to present itself successfully at the European Coatings Show 2023! Thanks to the support of the company ORONTEC, the Fraunhofer IFAM, the […]