As bicycle manufacturers face growing pressure to shorten development cycles, reduce emissions and improve efficiency, surface finishing is rapidly evolving from a production step into a strategic competitive advantage. That is precisely why the sppot partnership platform was created.

EMSTEK, Germany - Pon-owned brand Kalkhoff is transitioning to low-temperature powder coatings in the painting process at its bicycle factory in Germany. This reduction in temperature brings significant benefits in terms of energy consumption and reduces CO2 emissions.

KATOWICE, Poland - Technical expertise and efficiency take centre stage at one of the sppot's BIG3 events - Get Technical. This year, the event will be hosted by partners, Wagner, in Poland from November 20th to 21st.Wagner will also open its doors to its new state-of-the art-facility.

TURIN, Italy - This year's closing event of the surface finishing partners in the industry, the sppot, will take place at the Eurotherm facility in Turin. Here the partners will present a live event dedicated to technical expertise and innovations in the bicycle and sporting goods industry.

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Frame finishing is one of the delicate processes in e-bike and bicycle production. The sppot is an ecosystem of companies involved in this part of the production process. They have bundled their knowledge and offer this as a one-stop-shop solution. What this means from a technical perspective was recently presented in a one-day workshop for OEMs near Budapest, Hungary.

BUDAPEST, Hungary - During the 'Get Technical' event the members of 'the sppot' will present a deeper insight in the latest surface finishing technologies for powder and liquid coatings, labels/decals and their respective applications. The event is open to the industry on 22 and 23 November and takes place in Budapest, Hungary.