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Whether industrial manufacturing or the production of consumer goods is involved , industrial coating technology plays a decisive role as a key technology . Depending on the product and the task at hand , various functional and decorative requirements need to be fulfilled . Regardless of whether metals , plastics , wood and wooden materials , glass or composites have to be coated , demands placed upon quality and individuality are increasing continuously around the globe . And cost pressure is increasing at the same time . The competitiveness of coating operations will depend to a great extent on whether or not they succeed in painting at even higher levels of quality , and at the same time more flexibly , more ecologically and more economically , as well is in a more resource-conserving manner . PaintExpo , taking place at the Karlsruhe exhibition Centre from 17 to 20 April 2018 , will present offerings to this end which are unparalleled anywhere else around the world . 450 companies have already made firm bookings for their booths , including all of the market and technology leaders . “ Renowned companies who haven ’ t previously exhibited have also registered for the upcoming PaintExpo . And thus it ’ s already plainly apparent today that we ’ ll present the visitors with the world ’ s most up-to-date and comprehensive offerings for industrial coating technology , and thus for dealing with the challenges they ’ re faced with ”, reports Jürgen Haußmann , managing director of event promoters FairFair GmbH . Solutions Ranging from Pre-Treatment right on up to Final Inspection
Whether liquid painting , powder coating or coil coating is required , the exhibition program of the world ’ s leading trade fair covers the entire
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process sequence for industrial coating technology . Amongst other things , developments for the treatment of multi-metal substrates will be presented in the field of pre-treatment in addition to wet chemical processes such as iron and zinc phosphatising , as well as nanoceramic systems . Due to their spacesaving and resource-conserving modes of operation , as well as their ability to be integrated inline , dry pre-treatment processes like CO2 snow-jet and plasma cleaning are becoming more and more significant .
The trend towards ever smaller manufacturing lots , a growing multitude of colours and increasing individualization is being responded to by the manufacturers with system and optimisation concepts which are consistently laid out for flexibility and efficiency , and assure ideal coating quality . Innovative masking solutions are also generating savings . Painting robots and automation solutions which have been specially developed for the coating industry , as well as spray guns and high-speed rotary atomisers laid out for maximised efficiency , permit targeted application and reduced scrap , and thus cost reductions too . A further approach to reducing material consumption and increasing flexibility involves intelligent paint logistics with flexible paint feeding systems . Where efficient overspray scrubbing is concerned , demand is continuously increasing for dry scrubbing systems . New , optimised drying technologies and conveyor systems are making a contribution to reduced energy consumption , and thus to lower unit costs as well . They ’ re laid out to minimise the loss of conditioned air and heat .
In the field of liquid painting , the trend continues towards painting systems which permit a reduction in the number of required painting steps . Efforts to replace solvent-based paints
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with water-based systems also continue uninterruptedly . In the field of powder coating , low-temperature , thin-film and so-called “ powder-in-powder ” coating systems are promoting reduced consumption of energy and materials , as well as increased productivity .
Info Box
The 7th world ’ s leading trade fair for industrial coating technology will take place at the Karlsruhe Exhibition Centre from the 17th through 20th of April , 2018 . PaintExpo ’ s exhibition programme covers coating equipment for liquid , powder , UV , immersion and coil processes , paints and enamels for all processes , application systems and spray guns , automation and conveyor technology , cleaning and pre-treatment , drying and curing , environmental technology , pneumatics , compressed air supply and exhaust purification , water treatment , recycling and disposal , accessories , masking , measuring and test technology , quality assurance , identification , paint stripping , job-shop coating , services and technical literature .
Image source : Dürr Systems AG
Image source : PaintExpo
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