Four Typical Initial Hurdles in AI Projects

Carsten Hunfeld

Artificial intelligence offers enormous opportunities - also in surface technology. But technology alone is no guarantee of success. One operator of an AI - based platform for industrial workers shows how companies can keep an eye on the four most common initial hurdles and how they can overcome them. PDF-Download

Condensation Drying With Heat Pump Saves Energy

For exactly 20 years, a manufacturer in the field of connection technology has been using two rack dryers with heat pumps for galvanized components in the goods carrier. With these, he has solved a number of drying problems and thus made his processes safe. Two years ago, the machine park was then expanded to include two basket dryers for bulk materials. PDF-Download

Infrared Camouflage Now Also With Powder Coating

Marco Bock

A particular challenge for surface technology is infrared camouflage, which is especially in demand for military use. Until now, this has usually been achieved with wet paints. A manufacturer of industrial coatings has now developed a highly weather-resistant polyester powder coating that offers this camouflage function and has received F9 approval. PDF-Download

High-Purity System for Malaysia Realized With Team Spirit

Gerhard Koblenzer

Orders from abroad are demanding - especially when supply chains break and Corona thwarts production plans. Nevertheless, Nevertheless, despite considerable hurdles, a German company succeeded in completing a large-scale high-purity system on time and delivering it to its destination in Malaysia. PDF-Download

The Changing Face of Parts Cleaning

A few months ago, we already reported in detail about the change of ownership at Mafac, a German manufacturer of cleaning systems. Now we have once again asked the shareholders Stefan Schaal and Armand Oostendorp about their plans for the future and the current market situation. PDF-Download

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Electrostatic Ensures More Efficient Paint Coating

A machine manufacturer has partially automated its previously manual liquid coating process. The result: The faster color change process with the automatic control system not only increases flexibility and color variety, but also saves costs and resources. PDF-Download

Plasma Technology Meets Special-Purpose Machinery

For a mutual customer in the automotive industry, a plasma specialist provided advice and support to a British special machine builder in the construction of two stand-alone systems with robot-controlled plasma treatment - and assisted with its customer-oriented approach, its special plasma expertise and its broad support. PDF-Download

Controlling Cleanliness Automated and at the Process

Stefan Büttner

Clean surfaces are a necessary prerequisite for coatings, adhesive and welded joints. If components are not or only insufficiently checked for filmic residues, undetected residual dirt endangers the quality. Seamless inspection with test equipment for fluorescence measurement significantly reduces the risk. PDF-Download

Cleaning Can Lead To Defective Coatings

Heike Schuster

A job coater had an urgent problem: defects on the powder-coated aluminum parts - so massive that it was impossible to deliver the parts. Fast help was needed here. The root cause was identified quickly and was related to the cleaning of the extruder during powder coating production. PDF-Download

Zinc Flake Coating Also Without Furnace

Markus Nowak

Zinc flake coatings and also other corrosion protection systems are often cured in a furnace so that they crosslink and thus achieve their full functionality. Where this is not possible for various reasons, the room temperature curing zinc flake is used. PDF-Download

Increased Efficiency With Higher Quality

A global manufacturer and processor of elastomer products has increased the efficiency of its painting line in Poland with the help of automatic rotary atomizers. They improve quality, application efficiency and cleanliness in a painting line for automotive sealing products. PDF-Download

A New Measurement System for Battery Production

The Li-ion battery plays an important role in the transportation transition. In addition to cost-effectiveness safety is a decisive factor in its manufacture. This is because faulty production can lead to a fire in the battery in extreme cases. Together with two integrators a measurement technology specialist developed a system for testing the insulating cell coating. PDF-Download

Plasma Technology as Key to New Functions

Christoph Jocham

The equipment of wood and wood products with invisibly integrated intelligent additional functions can open up a completely new dimension of biobased materials with the combining function and aesthetics. One research institute has already developed innovative approaches. Plasma technology can serve as a key technology here. PDF-Download

Highest Cleanliness for Precision Sheet Metal

The precision sheet metal of a specialist for high-precision metal parts and plastic components are used in many demanding sectors - the automotive and electrical industries as well as in modern heating and air-conditioning technology. The demands on their quality are correspondingly high and therefore also on the technology used in production. Two vacuum cleaning systems have proven themselves in a stringent selection process. PDF-Download

High Luminosity in Extreme Environments

Blasting booths are subject to harsh environmental conditions. The components installed here must be able to withstand a lot. This also applies to the lighting technology. Robust and equipped with a high degree of protection, machine luminaires have good prerequisites. A luminaire manufacturer has also developed a special feature to protect the components. PDF-Download

Wafer-Thin Powder Layers

For its bulkhead struts to stabilize the chassis, an automotive supplier was looking for an alternative to cathodic dip coating. Ultra-thin powder coatings from 20 μm were the right solution for him - and they also offer advantages in other areas of application, for example when it comes to accuracy of fit. PDF-Download

Silver Graphite Coating for High Current Applications

A new silver-graphite dispersion electrolyte has been developed specifically for coating connector contacts in high-current applications. Here, the deposited layers are intended to ensure maximum charging performance over the entire service life of the charging connectors. PDF-Download

Compensate for Material Savings With Shot Peening

Low weight, high load capacity. This formula for success in vehicle construction - especially in electromobility - is a constant challenge. Shot peening achieves the difficult balancing act between reduction and resistance. PDF-Download

Digital Printing on Powder Coating

An Austrian powder coating manufacturer offers for the architectural sector a combination of powder coating and digital printing technology using UV-LED inks for outdoor applications. The solution was developed with a focus on durability and high UV and color resistance. PDF-Download