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Three Processes in One Industrial Robot

Robin Day

Lasers and electric arcs offer powerful and sustainable processes for repairing and functionalizing surfaces. However, conventional systems for structuring or laser cladding still involve high investment costs. A research institute has therefore now integrated three processes - laser structuring, laser cladding and arc cladding - into a commercially available industrial robot. PDF-Download

Polymers Protect Surfaces from Wear and Tear

Lars Butenschön

Functional surface coatings are an integral part of everyday industrial life. Surfaces with wear protection are therefore in demand, especially for components that are strongly stressed. Powder coatings from a manufacturer of high-performance polymers are ideal for this. The lubricant-free coatings based on plastic serve as a friction-optimized surface for electrically conductive components. This allows customers to extend the service life of their components. PDF-Download

Environmentally Friendly Pre-Treatment for Maximum Corrosion Resistance

A state-of-the-art painting plant is the result of a cooperation between a manufacturer of agricultural machinery and a specialist in chemical surface treatment. In this facility, the two partners use nickel-free, low-temperature zinc phosphating to achieve the high corrosion resistance requirements with minimal environmental impact. PDF-Download

Stable Screw Connections - Regardless of the Weather

Wind turbines are impressive structures. The components used must remain functional over the long term - under enormous strain at great heights and in all kinds of weather. In this application, as in others, the choice of coating solution can play a crucial role for screw connections. PDF-Download

Cost-Saving Powder Booth

For a plant manufacturer, a delivery order for extra-large ultrasonic sieve systems was the starting signal for the step-by-step development of a complex powder coating line including a powder booth with high efficiency. PDF-Download

High Diversity Mastered in a Confined Space

Ulrich Meeh

A sheet metal processor in the Freiburg, Germany, area offers a wide range of metalworking services. When building its new plant, the company decided on a space-saving powder coating system that is designed for a high number of variants with widely varying geometries and dimensions. PDF-Download

Flexible Implementation and Increased Efficiency

Ralf Mack

A medical technology supplier looks back on an eventful history. The pretreatment and powder coating system of a machine manufacturer has been a constant over the last 20 years. When the company moved, the machine manufacturer supplied a new system - and demonstrated a high degree of flexibility and spontaneity. PDF-Download

Coatings for the Yacht Market

Thomas Schultz

A coating manufacturer has had a yacht coating brand in its program since 2004. On the occasion of the 20th anniversary, a look back and forward: What is the mission, what are the special challenges and what does the future hold? PDF-Download

Reducing Costs and Increasing Productivity in Shot Peening

Daniel Hund

Shot peening - also known as shot blasting - is an indispensable process in industries such as automotive and aerospace. It is used to introduce residual compressive stresses into the component and thus significantly increase the fatigue strength of the material. PDF-Download

Growth Market USA

Increasing demands on component cleanliness and stricter environmental regulations are making the USA an increasingly attractive market for German cleaning system manufacturers. Companies oder Suppliers who established themselves in the United States years ago are benefiting in particular. PDF-Download

Smaller Supplier, Bigger Tasks

Gerhard Koblenzer

Technical cleanliness in the process and the highly ambitious cleanliness specifications, especially in the high purity segment, are increasingly becoming a difficult task even for smaller producers of precision parts and assemblies. As the existing machine equipment is often no longer adequate, new cleaning technology is required. PDF-Download

Efficient Cleaning of Transmission Components

After the production process, transmission components such as spur gears, drive shafts, connecting shafts, axle drives and main gears must be thoroughly cleaned of the finest particles, chips, lubricants and oils. In addition to the high cleanliness requirements, the focus is on high productivity and efficiency in the cleaning process. A basket washing system with a gantry system can meet these requirements. PDF-Download

Flexible and Efficient Cleaning with Hot Active Plasma

Boris Lugonja

The quality requirements for welded joints are particularly high in the automotive industry, because even small defects can result in massive consequential damage in terms of road safety. Hot-active plasma technology enables precise cleaning processes and is particularly flexible and easy to integrate. PDF-Download

Activating Plastic Surfaces for Optimal Adhesion

Matthias Gröll

Poor adhesion of paints, weak bonds, stickers that come unstuck or burrs that require extensive reworking - these processing problems occur time and again in the processing of plastics. To avoid high costs for reworking and customer complaints, many companies rely on flame treatment. PDF-Download

Tool-Changing System as Key Component

Harald Gschnaidtner

A key factor in automated manufacturing is the fast and cost-optimized provision of the right robot tools, especially for components that require a large number of processing steps or for smaller batch sizes. A flexible end-of-arm tool with a tool-changing system allows for quick job modulations as a plug-and-play solution when removing welding seams, deburring and subsequent polishing. PDF-Download

Process and Component Monitoring for Laser Cladding

Thomas Molitor

Diode laser-based cladding - i.e. laser deposition welding - of brake discs is becoming increasingly established. In addition to the speed and cost-effectiveness of the process, the quality of the coatings is a decisive factor. New process and component monitoring options now also facilitate quality control. PDF-Download

The Future of Automated Milling

The robotics team of a manufacturer of precision components and automation solutions will be presenting two robotic applications for additive and subtractive manufacturing. On the one hand, there is a robotic system for milling, deburring, grinding and polishing components - on the other hand, there is a hybrid all-rounder for laser metal deposition and milling. PDF-Download

Wear Protection for Tools and Precision Components

Coatings help to make products more sustainable by reducing scrap and the use of resources and energy in manufacturing. A surface specialist increases this effect with coatings applied using the PVD process. PDF-Download

Determine the Weight per Unit Area of Paint Layers

The transition to electric mobility depends on the availability of high-quality electric motors. To build small, light and efficient drives, the insulating varnishes on the electrical steel needs to be applied as thinly as possible - without sacrificing uniformity. A new inline sensor measures the thickness of all types of varnish using infrared spectroscopy at a measuring frequency of up to 450 Hz. Even very dark varnishes and varnish layers of < 0.5 µm are no problem. PDF-Download

Compact System Saves Time When Reworking Cut Parts

A contract manufacturer produces metal and, if required, plastic parts from plans and drawings, in both single-part and series production. Its range of services includes milling, turning, welding and painting, among other things. Since 2020, cutting has also been done in-house. A compact solution has recently been added to ensure optimal surface treatment of the cut components. PDF-Download