01-03-2012 | Liquid Coatings

Spraying for Longer Periods without Fatigue

Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden

A newly developed spray gun series for manual electrostatic spraying is very compact and light, thus ensuring fatiguefree working.

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ALL MAGAZINE ARTICLES OF ISSUE 3/2012

01-03-2012 | Coating Removal

Short Cycle Times and High Cleanliness Levels

Dirk Konzok

In 2005, a combined deburring and cleaning system was incorporated into the production process by a manufacturer of die-cast aluminium components for the first time. Since then it has been in continuous use and achieves consistently low levels of contamination, together with short cycle times. PDF-Download

01-03-2012 | Coating Removal

Coating Removal without Dichloromethane

Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden

New dichloromethane-free products are now available for hot and cold paint stripping. These products safely remove increasingly complex and durable paint systems and, at the same time, keep the health risks involved in the process to a minimum. PDF-Download

01-03-2012 | Powder Coating

Consistently Carbon-Neutral

Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden

An Austrian manufacturer of carbon-neutral woodchip and pellet heating systems uses an energy-efficient low-temperature powder coating to coat the housings of its boilers and a woodchip-powered oven which it constructed itself to cure the coatings. PDF-Download

01-03-2012 | Cleaning & Pretreatment

Energy Savings with Full Cleaning Performance

Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden

A newly developed ultrasonic generator provides 100 percent cleaning performance with an up to 20 percent reduction in energy consumption. PDF-Download

01-03-2012 | Automotive Finishing

Automotive Paint Shop with Lowest Emissions in China

Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden

Dürr is building an automotive paint shop with the lowest emissions in China for the FAW-VW joint venture. The paint shop will have completely automated primer, basecoat and topcoat application. With this new plant, FAW-VW has expanded its capacities at the Changchun site. PDF-Download

01-03-2012 | Liquid Coatings

Automated 2-Component Coating Made Easy

Markus Scheuber

Until now, there has been no recognized standard for the automated application of the 2component coating materials frequently required for maintenance and repair work on ship hulls, pipelines and steel constructions such as bridges. This results in labourintensive, timeconsuming and costly manual labour. A specially developed complete system for the automated application of 2component coatings not only simplifies repair jobs but also offers significant cost advantages. PDF-Download

01-03-2012 | Liquid Coatings

Filter Replacement without Downtime

Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden

In a recent study, a complete and fully automatic filter replacement system for coating lines with dry filtration was presented. It allows the standardised filters to be replaced during the ongoing coating process without the need to interrupt operation. PDF-Download

01-03-2012 | Liquid Coatings

Increased Efficiency and Quality

Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden

At PaintExpo 2012, the leading international trade fair for industrial coating technology, a new painting robot which produces high-quality results was presented for the first time. The robot has been specially designed for efficient processes and for painting components in the automotive sector and in other industries. PDF-Download

01-03-2012 | News

Dürr continues its success story in China

Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden

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01-03-2012 | News

Positive Demand at Home and Abroad

Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden

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01-03-2012 | News

Award for Dürr Ecoclean

Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden

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01-03-2012 | News

New BASF coating technology centre in India and new application centre in Mexico

Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden

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01-03-2012 | News

ITW Gema becomes Gema Switzerland GmbH

Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden

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01-03-2012 | News

New painting plant for coaches and city buses in Pune, India

Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden

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01-03-2012 | News

Coventya Group takes over Molecular Technology

Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden

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01-03-2012 | News

Chemetall opens a new production plant in India

Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden

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01-03-2012 | Powder Coating

Well Protected Against Corrosive Attack

Ronan van Rijsbergen

In extreme environmental conditions, it is important that materials are protected by functional surfaces. The right combination of pretreatment and specially formulated powder coatings can fulfil the main requirements regarding resistance to aggressive environments. PDF-Download

01-03-2012 | Cleaning & Pretreatment

Chromium-Free Performs Better

Jürgen Luber

For many decades, yellow and green chromating have been the technologies of choice for the corrosion protection of metals. Rising costs for health and safety and environmental protection as well as changes in market demands have resulted in a situation in which chromium-free alternatives are increasingly gaining a foothold in the market. A comparison of old and new technologies shows why. PDF-Download

01-03-2012 | Powder Coating

Making the Correct Use of Textured Powder Coatings

Claudia Hetmank

The demand for textured powder coatings has been growing over the years. This article describes the different types of textured coatings and their applications and explains the influence of processing methods on the coarseness of the texture. PDF-Download