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One Sprayer - Three Applications

Graco Distribution BVBA

A new electric-powered airless sprayer enabled three users with different requirements and circumstances to improve the efficiency of their coating process and reduce their costs. PDF-Download

Flexible Coating System for Plastic Parts Installed in Record Time

Rippert Anlagentechnik GmbH & Co. KG

A German coating service provider had only three months to install a modern paint shop used to coat plastic parts from the automotive industry. The result is a highly flexible system with three spray booths and state-of-the-art painting robots. PDF-Download

Cost-Efficient Coating with a Manual Airspray Gun

J. Wagner GmbH

A new Airspray gun ensures high-quality coatings with efficient material consumption. Other advantages include versatile application possibilities, fatigue-free handling, and low operating costs. PDF-Download

Painting Safely with Respirator Masks

Sata GmbH & Co. KG

The solvent vapours and overspray that are produced during the painting process can put employees' health at risk. Using appropriate respiratory protective equipment helps to prevent harmful substances from making their way into the body via the respiratory tract and also improves the quality of the air that employees breathe. PDF-Download

Sharp Paint Lines without Overspray

Dürr Systems AG

The trend toward customization is also on the increase when it comes to choosing the color of a car. A new application solution now ensures maximum precision in applying sharp paint lines without overspray, thus allowing fully automated two-tone painting. PDF-Download

Reliable Corrosion Protection for Wheel Hubs

Dörken MKS-Systeme GmbH & Co. KG

Wheel hubs are a key component of the chassis. Their job is to guide and support shafts and axles. It is therefore all the more important to ensure that these parts are effectively protected against corrosion. PDF-Download

Electrostatic System and Powder Feed Combined

Gema Switzerland GmbH

A new powder management centre consists of a powder feed, a control unit and an electrostatic system. As a large control cabinet is not required, the powder centre takes up very little space. It also has simple operation, control and cleaning processes. PDF-Download

Effective Protection for Vineyard Machines

Karl Bubenhofer AG

The components of vineyard machines that are used to automate the grape harvest require the best possible corrosion protection, as they are exposed to weather conditions, tartaric acid from the grapes, and chemicals. To ensure this, one manufacturer of these machines relies on a proven system consisting of a primer and a low temperature powder coating as a corrosion protection coating. PDF-Download

Coating Refrigerators Fully Automatically and Flexibly

Nordson Deutschland GmbH

Bosch in Spain has built a new powder coating line with three automatic booths for coating refrigerators. The new line offers significant cost savings and provides maximum flexibility for coating various refrigerator components. PDF-Download

Consistent Finishes with Powder Coatings and Paints

Emil Frei GmbH & Co. KG

A textile machinery manufacturer uses both powder coatings and paints on the components of its machines. There is no visible difference between the two types of coating, which both provide a high level of corrosion protection and effective resistance to heat and chemicals. PDF-Download

Reliable Cleaning Process for Electric Switch Components

Höckh Metall-Reinigungsanlagen GmbH

A manufacturer of electric switches and fuses invested in a new parts cleaning machine for the press shop at its plant in Slovenia. This replaced a perchloroethylene machine and is used to clean stamped parts and very thin copper strips in modified alcohol in a full vacuum. PDF-Download

New Developments for Ultra-Fine Cleaning and Activation

Ecoclean GmbH

Many manufacturing processes require clean and sometimes also activated surfaces. New cleaning solutions have been developed to meet these requirements. One of them combines wet chemical and low-pressure plasma cleaning in a single machine, while another enables the integration of different applications, such as atmospheric pressure plasma treatment and laser treatment, into one system. PDF-Download

Preparing for Change

Like all production processes, industrial parts cleaning is subject to constant change. IST spoke with Gerhard Koblenzer, the managing director of cleaning machine manufacturer LPW Reinigungssysteme GmbH, about the driving forces behind the most recent changes, the challenges they present and the measures that need to be taken. PDF-Download

Effective Surface Treatment using Nanotechnology

Chemische Werke Kluthe GmbH

The Polish town of Chałupy near Koszalin is home to an ultra-modern plant for coating steel components. The new powder coating line is more than 300 metres in length and uses a nanotechnology pre-treatment process that is based on zirconium conversion. PDF-Download

High-Performance Replacement for Hard Chrome

Savroc LTF

An innovative coating process based on trivalent chrome represents an environmentally friendly alternative to hard chrome plating. The resulting chrome coating is particularly resistant to abrasion and corrosion. PDF-Download

Effective Help with Corrosion Protection

Hans Jürgen Jüngling

New measuring devices help inspection engineers to evaluate components that are prone to corrosion and to monitor corrosion protection activities. This makes it possible to prevent corrosion damage and the resulting depreciation. PDF-Download

Continuous Blasting Machine for Small Cast Parts

Walther Trowal GmbH & Co. KG

A new compact tumble belt blasting machine has been developed for a high throughput of small parts. It combines the compact design of batch processing machines with the advantages of continuous operation. This simplifies and speeds up the surface finishing process for cast components. PDF-Download

Energy-Efficient Deburring of Precision Plastic Parts

Rösler Oberflächentechnik GmbH

The deburring process for high-precision components of car fuel systems has to meet high standards. A leading manufacturer of injection-moulded parts of this kind uses a blast machine for deburring purposes that combines turbine and injector blasting to produce excellent results and good energy efficiency. PDF-Download

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