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PRE-TREATMENT, SURFACE PREPARATION, DEGREASING & CLEANING
Ready for digitalized data-driven Industry 4.0 implementations
Henkel’s new Bonderite E-CO DMC digital multichannel
controller helps customers optimize the performance
and cost of metal pretreatment processes
Henkel has introduced
a new process control
system that addresses
key challenges in metal
pretreatment as customers
are increasingly seeking
to implement data-driven
Industry 4.0 solutions.
In combination with the
company’s New Generation
Conversion coatings (NGC)
for multi-metal substrates,
the Bonderite E-CO digital
multi-channel (DMC)
controller enables maximum
corrosion performance
and sustainability at
minimized overall
process costs.
Bonderite E-CO DMC is a process control
system that allows users to run complex metal
pretreatment lines with up to fifteen or more
stages. It features an intuitive touch screen
PLC interface and supports fully digitalized
process control with flexible communication
and remote access functionality.
“Thanks to its adaptive open system
architecture, our new digital multi-channel
control system will easily integrate in metal
customers’ existing conversion processes and
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automation concepts,” says Maurizio
Brancaleoni, Global Business Development
Manager at Henkel’s European Functional
Coating Equipment Center in Funo di
Argelato (Bologna), Italy. “Together with
our New Generation Conversion coatings, it
maximizes the benefits derived from Henkel’s
leadership in sustainable metal pretreatment
technologies and process expertise.”
Bonderite E-CO DMC minimizes chemical
usage, water and power consumption as
well as waste. In addition, it helps to avoid
manual work and chemical exposure in
metal pretreatment. All equipment and
process setup, adjustment, control and
monitoring can effectively be managed by
the controller, including bath preparation
and refill. The multi-channel system supports
both single and multiple production lines in
one and the same or neighboring buildings.
It can control a virtually unlimited number
of process parameters and devices.
Further Bonderite E-CO DMC is equipped
with an internal memory that stores all
parameter data and events for creating
numerical, graphic and consumption reports
as well as maintaining a historical database.
The controller’s comprehensive connectivity
easily links the system to other resources
in local area networks and provides access
for remote devices, such as tablets and
smartphones. It enables alerts with discrete
data to be sent to selected recipients by
SMS or email and can be integrated in
cloud-based data-driven solutions.
“The system underscores Henkel’s total
solutions approach and our commitment
to supporting customers as they implement
Industry 4.0,” adds Brancaleoni. “Users can
run automatic parameter checks and even
automate the dosage of chemicals in the
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tanks by using a special function to correlate
analyzed data with outputs – all without
involving any personnel on site.”
While the performance benefits of Bonderite
E-CO DMC can be tapped with any of
Henkel’s existing metal pretreatment
process, including conventional phosphating,
the technology unfolds its maximum
sustainability in combination with the
company’s New Generation Coatings.
As zirconium-based alternatives for multi-
substrate metal conversion and corrosion
protection, these NGC contain neither
phosphates nor heavy metals, simplify water
management and can reduce process steps,
contact times, energy consumption and
sludge. Leaving only a nano-thin non-toxic
coating layer on substrates, Henkel helps
customers to optimize the cost, control
and reliable quality of production.
The European Functional Coating Equipment
Center, based in Funo di Argelato (Bologna),
Italy plays an instrumental role in the success
of Henkel’s innovative new metal
pretreatment solutions with a full line of
dedicated Bonderite process control and
automation systems. The Center includes
a Development Department, a Warehouse
and a Maintenance Lab.
The Bonderite E-CO DMC system is
available throughout Europe and North
America, and belongs to a complete
range of application, control and support
equipment for Bonderite metal pretreatment
processes from Henkel.
For more information, please visit
http://www.bonderite-solutions.co.uk
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