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Efficient and Productive Process for Painting Gearboxes

Marc Gijbels

In the Bonfiglioli gearbox plant, the coating process has to meet high standards. By setting a very strict compliance threshold and monitoring the coating parameters carefully it has been possible to achieve the required coating quality. One decisive factor is the use of carefully coordinated proportioning, mixing and spraying equipment. PDF-Download

Compact, Rust-Proof and Easily Maintained

Dete Dr. Tettenborn GmbH

A new double diaphragm pump which requires little maintenance and keeps pulsation to a minimum produces a consistent flow of liquid for pumping and spraying. PDF-Download

Blasting and Painting Bogies

Ralf Dürr-Krouzilek

The Luxembourg National Railway Company has set up a specially designed plant for blasting and painting heavy components of rail vehicles. The paint shop is highly energy-efficient and produces waste air with a very low concentration of pollutants. PDF-Download

Successful Use of Chrome Effect Paint on a Production Scale

Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden

Two years ago a specialist coating company in southern Germany was one of the first firms to install a painting line designed specifically for chrome effect paints used to coat plastic parts on a production scale. The painting process is fully automatic and meets automotive industry standards. PDF-Download

A Flexible Cube

Gabriela Lottersberger

The dry separation of paint overspray using filter boxes made from recycled paper has become a widely used alternative to wet scrubbers. The modular system allows individual solutions to be designed for a wide variety of applications. PDF-Download

New Paint System Helps Prevent Counterfeiting

Warnecke & Böhm GmbH

“Is it an original or a fake?” A new paint system makes it possible to give a definitive answer to this question, because the integrated marker technology allows the identity of the manufacturer to be identified throughout the life cycle of the product, regardless of where the product is located. PDF-Download

Škoda Invests in a New Oven Concept

Günter Buzer

In future Škoda will be using a new type of paint drying oven at its main production facility in the Czech city of Mladá Boleslav. The system heats the bodies from inside and has a transverse operating mode, which reduces its energy consumption by up to 25 percent. At the same time, the new oven produces a very high-quality top coat finish and provides an extremely reliable drying process. PDF-Download

An Innovative Combination of Flexibility, Efficiency and Quality

Jörg Robbin

A new generation of ovens used in the production of vehicle bodies meets all the automotive industry’s requirements for flexibility, efficiency, reliability and paint quality. At the same time it offers significant reductions in investment and operating costs. PDF-Download

Power and Free Conveyor Increases Productivity

Michael Seeger

The use of a state-of-the-art power and free conveyor system has allowed a Turkish radiator manufacturer to improve the efficiency of its production processes. The robust, durable conveyor connects several of the company’s welding lines fully automatically with the dip painting and surface coating zones and a packaging line. PDF-Download

Long-Term Protection for Chassis Components

Frank Breidenbach

Car chassis components, such as rear subframes, track rod ends and anti-roll bars, are exposed to extreme stresses. Zinc flake coatings can provide long-term corrosion protection for these parts and also meet the stringent standards set by global carmakers. PDF-Download

Corrosion Protection as an Economic Factor

Christian Holzer

One of the latest trends in the field of architecture is the design of ambitious and impressive steel structures. To ensure that the buildings remain attractive in the long term, a reliable and durable corrosion protection system is needed. Two examples of best practice from 2017 show how well the combination of an appealing finish and effective corrosion protection can work. PDF-Download

Extra-Large Powder Booth for Bulky Parts

Gema Switzerland GmbH

Amazone has been manufacturing robust, reliable and long-lasting agricultural machines for more than 130 years. In order to meet its customers’ growing demands for corrosion protection and high-quality finishes, in 2017 the company installed a state-of-the-art coating plant at its factory in Hude in northern Germany to apply electrocoatings, paint and powder coatings. PDF-Download

More Scratch-Resistant Surfaces

IGP Pulvertechnik AG

A new range of powder coatings for facades and interior applications creates a more robust and scratch-resistant surface with an attractive appearance. PDF-Download

Ready for Industry 4.0 with Dense-Phase Technology

Nordson Deutschland GmbH

Dense-phase systems can be manually operated, partially automated or fully controlled by robots. The carefully coordinated components of these systems offer powder coaters the ideal solution for processing even very small batches flexibly and cost-effectively and give them the opportunity to benefit from the developments of Industry 4.0. PDF-Download

Coating Vehicle Components at a Height of Four Metres

J. Wagner GmbH

Installing a powder coating system on a steel platform allowed a manufacturer of forklift trucks and warehouse systems to double its production area and significantly improve the quality of its coatings. PDF-Download

Complete Concept for Efficient Coating Removal

Robert Mol

A comprehensive, advanced concept brings about improvements in the coating removal process and allows for significant savings. PDF-Download

Aqueous Cleaning Process Lasts Only a Few Minutes

Ina Rau

The German mechanical engineering company Hirschmann cleans several hundred parts for spherical bearings every day using an aqueous cleaning machine that is guaranteed to provide an efficient and reliable cleaning and drying process lasting just a few minutes. PDF-Download

A Longer Bath Life and No Unpleasant Odours

Michael Onken

Specialist parts cleaning companies face particular challenges because of the wide variety of oils and residues on the parts they clean which are deposited in their cleaning machines. The high temperatures involved in the cleaning process can lead to unpleasant odours, corrosion and possibly damage to the machine and the parts being cleaned. A new stabiliser, which is added directly to the machine’s distillation unit, plays a preventive and a reactive role in overcoming these challenges. PDF-Download