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Flexible Boxes Replace Rigid Production Lines

Kristin Roth

The automotive industry needs to make the shift from rigid to flexible processes. A new concept for automotive finishing moves away from the traditional production line layout and, for the first time, divides up vehicle painting into boxes or short process sections. This saves time and materials, increases the availability of the paint shop and makes painting more sustainable. PDF-Download

Improved Monitoring and Increased Performance

Graco Distribution BVBA

As part of the move to a more environmentally friendly painting process, SEAT has installed seven new electric paint circulation pumps at its site in the Spanish town of Martorell. The new pumps promise increased efficiency, reduced energy consumption and improved process monitoring. PDF-Download

Digital Process Monitoring in the Paint Shop

Audi AG

A new software system helps to produce a perfect paint finish. Specialists from a variety of departments at Audi's plant in Neckarsulm in southern Germany have collaborated to develop the Paintshop Cockpit. This allows problems during painting to be picked up at an early stage and to be resolved by making adjustments to the process. PDF-Download

Droplet Size Distribution in Sprays of Waterborne Paint

Steffen Rohlmann

The time-shift process makes it possible to measure the size of droplets of atomised waterborne paint in specific locations and gives a new insight into atomiser designs and parameters. PDF-Download

Increased Safety for Autonomous Vehicles

PPG Coatings Deutschland GmbH

Conventional vehicle coatings and substrates often interfere with the signals from lidar sensors. Special coating systems that also reflect the relevant lidar wavelengths help to improve signal detection and increase the safety of autonomous vehicles. PDF-Download

High-Precision, Drop-by-Drop Application of PVC

Atlas Copco IAS GmbH

A new process allows individual droplets of PVC to be applied at high frequency to components that need to be sealed. The automated high-precision system reduces material use by up to 50 percent and cuts the amount of manual rework required by up to 40 percent. PDF-Download

Drum Coating - Efficient and Cost-Effective

Antonio Pozo

The German contract coating company APO started small and now owns the largest number of Rotamat coaters of any business in the world. The company currently operates ten machines of this kind and coats around one billion parts per year. PDF-Download

Efficient and Consistent Powder Coating

Nordson Deutschland GmbH

In the newly constructed building belonging to the Danish steel company Linak Profiles, state-of-the-art robots and manufacturing machinery are responsible for the largely automated production of lifting columns which are used to adjust the height of modern office desks. At the heart of the building is a powder coating shop equipped with dense phase technology. PDF-Download

A Constant Focus on the Coating Process

J. Wagner GmbH

A leading contract metalworking company needed a clear overview of its powder coating process at any time and from any location. Its requirements were met by a web-based information and management platform that provides performance data for the coating system on an ongoing basis. This increases employees' awareness of the level of use of system capacity and the need to keep costs to a minimum and maintain a high standard of quality. PDF-Download

PIMC - Cost-Effective and Sustainable

Tiger Coatings

Fibre-reinforced plastics (FRPs) are the material of the future and are used in a wide range of high-performance applications. The powder-in-mould coating process can produce a high-quality finish on FRPs, while at the same time cutting costs and reducing resource consumption. PDF-Download

From S to XXL - Cleaning Hardened Parts Safely and Reliably

EVT Eiberger Verfahrenstechnik GmbH

The type of hardening process, the consumables used during production and the required end results are all factors that have an influence on the choice of degreasing process. The cleaning machines are designed individually to suit the size and weight of the parts, the loading method and the cleaning agent. PDF-Download

In-Line, Automated Particle Analysis Systems

Dr. Martin Fahr

For around the last ten years, measurement cells have been used to determine the level of particulate contamination in liquids. These replace time-consuming laboratory analyses with rapid, image-based measurements. Until now the process has primarily been used in the production line to determine the technical cleanliness of products. Last year, a range of stand-alone, automated particle analysis systems was launched which can be used for production-related cleanliness inspections and which combine particle extraction with automated measurement. PDF-Download

Power Washing at Lower Temperatures

Zeller Gmelin GmbH & Co. KG

Power washing machines, which are used for cleaning plastic parts before painting, spray the components with an aqueous cleaning agent at temperatures between 45 and 70°C. A new cleaning solution can clean the parts to the required standard at a lower temperature. PDF-Download

Blasting Gates and Risers Before Smelting

Rösler Oberflächentechnik GmbH

An automotive industry supplier uses a drum shot blasting machine to blast crushed gates and risers before returning them to the casting process. This reduces raw material use and increases the availability of the smelting furnaces because less slag is produced. PDF-Download

Future-Proof Coatings with PVD

Benseler Holding GmbH Co. KG

In the age of the smart factory and the increasing personalisation of cars, flexibility is essential, particularly with regard to design and styling. Physical vapour deposition opens up a wide variety of design options for car interior and exterior surfaces. PDF-Download

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