Abstract: A process for determining changes in a liquid medium, in particular a liquid coating agent or its components, caused by shear stress, in which a given volume of the medium is allowed to pass repeatedly through a shear unit under reproducible conditions.

Abstract: A process and a device for determining changes in a liquid medium, in particular a liquid coating agent or its components, caused by shear stress, in which a given volume of the medium is allowed to pass repeatedly through a shear unit under reproducible conditions.

Abstract: A lacquering line and a method of lacquering industrially manufactured products in standard and/or special colours, having one or more guide devices (1) for the industrially manufactured products, having one or more lacquering cabins and having spraying elements (2) disposed along the guide devices (1) inside the lacquering cabins, wherein at least one lacquering cabin comprises one or more lacquering units, having one or more exchangeable small containers (6, 6a), in which the lacquer quantity required for lacquering a predetermined number of individual products is packed ready to apply, as well as having a rinsing device (9), wherein the small containers (6, 6a) and the rinsing device (9) are connectable in each case by a lacquer conveying device (7) and one or more stub lines (8) directly or via a colour changer (11) to the spraying elements.