More about Automation

25-02-2021

ABB manager takes global responsibility for automotive business

ABB has appointed a new head of the Auto OEM global business line in its robotics division. One of the new head's core tasks will be to further expand ABB's robotics portfolio for automotive customers. More

https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/abb-manager-takes-global-responsibility-for-automotive-business-2856260.html

12-02-2021

The changing face of painting technology

While industrial progress is moving extremely fast in some sectors, change processes in painting technology take a little more time. But here, too, rethinking and further automation will be necessary in the future. More

https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/the-changing-face-of-painting-technology-2842540.html

29-01-2021

Grinding tool for automated finishing

With the Sander grinding tool, OnRobot is expanding its portfolio with an intuitive solution for surface finishing. This allows users to automate complex grinding and polishing processes even without prior knowledge. More

https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/product-news/grinding-tool-for-automated-finishing-2836701.html

05-11-2020

Yaskawa and Phoenix Contact announce partnership

Yaskawa, manufacturer of drive and control technology, robotics and frequency converters, and Phoenix Contact, manufacturer of automation solutions, announce the agreement of a partnership. More

https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/yaskawa-and-phoenix-contact-announce-partnership-2680107.html

20-10-2020

Audi brings "overspray-free painting" into series production

Up to now, contrast coatings have been elaborately realised by masking, sanding and a second coating pass. Audi AG is the first car manufacturer to bring overspray-free painting into series production and can apply two different colours in the same paint pass. More

https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/audi-brings-overspray-free-painting-into-series-production-2673357.html

14-08-2020

Glossy surfaces thanks to intuitive robot programming

By using special programming software, Visomax Coating was able to significantly simplify robot programming and develop a new robot application for force-controlled surface processing. Defects on components can now be polished out efficiently and automatically. More

https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/glossy-surfaces-thanks-to-intuitive-robot-programming-2651719.html

22-07-2020

Efficient control and supervision of complex pretreatment processes

In times of digitisation, automatic process control is becoming increasingly important. It guarantees constant quality and increases process reliability in pretreatment. More

https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/efficient-control-and-supervision-of-complex-pretreatment-processes-2643268.html

07-07-2020

Painting without limit

The production of different body models for different OEMs in one factory places very special demands on the painting process and local conditions. Such a multi-OEM capable paint shop is in operation in Graz, for example, near Magna Steyr. More

https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/painting-without-limit-2639020.html

29-06-2020

Efficiency increase and cost reduction in powder coating

The Nordson Dynamic Contouring Mover (DCM) System combined with the soft spray increases the automatic coverage of complex forms and achieves the highest process control in your powder coating application. More

https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/product-news/efficiency-increase-and-cost-reduction-in-powder-coating-2635943.html

15-06-2020

Paint development with the robot

The pre-installed, ready-to-paint robot from Dürr is a professional solution for automated paint application. With components that have been matched and tested to each other, it is tailored to the requirements of general industry and in this combination is unique on the market. More

https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/paint-development-with-the-robot-2628513.html