Paint Processing
Of all the robot disciplines, painting remains unique. Successful engineering and programming in this application area requires a thorough understanding of paint & coating science, and an art form to develop spray paths. With over 100 man years of paint experience, our paint process engineers have supported installations in six different continents, and coated everything from cars to farm equipment, aircraft to musical instruments.
Technology Description
Robotic painting is the process of spraying paint or other coatings onto a vehicle, small parts, or other piece of equipment during the manufacturing process. The technology involves simulation to validate and fine tune the paint application process in a virtual paint booth as well as hands on path and process development and optimization at the plant floor.
Benefits
- Optimization of robotic paint stations and cycle time reduction.
- Paint defect elimination by optimizing paint parameters.
- Full service support for paint booth installation and debug
- Process modifications for robots to accommodate line rate increases
- Equipment quantity and system performance specification.
- Offline programming and modifications for existing and new paint booths.
- Simulated paint thickness and coverage studies based on paint applicators and process requirements.
Skill Set
- FANUC, ABB, Durr, and other major robotic systems
- Experience with a wide range of paint applicators
- Adhesion Promoter, Anti-Chip, Primer, Basecoat, Clearcoat, 2K paints, Powder Coatings, Waterborne Paint, Paint Sealer, LASD(Liquid Applied Sound Deadener), and other industry leading equipment and processes.
- Simulation expertise including Delmia, ROBCAD, Fanuc PaintPRO, ABB Robotstudio , and Durr’s 3D Onsite simulation expertise