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Corrosion Protection, Plants and technologies, Pretreatments

26AGO

The Perfect Combination of Mechanical and Chemical Pre-Treatment Improves the Corrosion Protection of the Coatings Applied on ABF Color’s Heavy and Light Metal Fabrications

Powder coating contractor ABF Color has identified mechanical pre-treatment as the key to its success. This company was indeed one of the last coaters to be established in its area but one of the first to install a shot blasting machine from Carlo Banfi, now an OMSG brand, for the mechanical pre-treatment of large parts. In 2023, it acquired its third coating plant, retaining its trusted suppliers, including OMSG, Silvi, Gema, and Futura, and combining mechanical pre-treatment with a chemical stage for even more effective substrate preparation.

Plants and technologies

05AGO

Novation Tech: A New Liquid Coating Line to Treat Carbon Fibre Components for High-End Cars

When coating carbon-fibre components for premium cars, flawless cosmetic finishes and excellent corrosion and weathering resistance are vital. This challenge recently prompted Novation Tech, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of carbon fibre and composite components, to install a new coating plant. For this ambitious project, it turned to a pool of leading companies in the industrial coating sector: Linea Eco Air for designing and installing the plant, SE.PO. for the conveyor, and CMA Robotics for robotic application equipment.

Plants and technologies

31LUG

An Innovative Side Extraction System in a New Coating Booth for SBB’s Rolling Stock

The main workshops of the SBB (Swiss Federal Railways) in Bellinzona, responsible for the maintenance of the company’s fleet, recently pioneered a significant innovation in the field of booth air treatment. In collaboration with Eurotherm, the Italian plant engineering company that won the tender to supply SBB’s three maintenance sites with new coating systems, they installed a booth with a side extraction system that not only guarantees flexibility and energy savings but also avoids the need for excavations to build a floor system, thus also speeding up delivery and meeting the tight deadlines.

Coatings, Plants and technologies

30MAG

When Every Detail Matters: La Marzocco’s New Coating Plant

A cutting-edge, water-based coating cycle, a new plant designed by Silvi in collaboration with Futura and CMA Robotics, and a water treatment system supplied by Water Energy to optimise environmental sustainability: these were the technical choices made by La Marzocco, an Italian manufacturer of excellence in the industry of high-end professional coffee machines.

Coatings, Plants and technologies

27MAG

A New Laser Scanner System for Pintarelli Verniciature’s Programming-Free, Automatic Powder Coating Plant: a Further Boost to the Quality of Its Certified Coatings

Pintarelli Verniciature is one of the best-known companies in the contract powder coating industry thanks to its ability to anticipate market needs, its research into internationally certified processes, and its collaboration with universities and firms in the sector to study and develop quality-oriented solutions. The latest one, implemented in January, was a Dynamic Contour Detection system from Gema.

14MAG

Donelli Alexo Inaugurates a New Plant for Applying FBE Powder Linings on Oil & Gas and Drinking Water Valves

The Donelli Group, a pioneer in corrosion protection since 1911, has opened an innovative factory in Ferno (Varese, Italy): Donelli Alexo MXP. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology, it will be the company’s hub for the application of powders, including FBE powder coatings, on valve, tank, and pipe internal surfaces and of liquid paints on both these components and actuators for the oil & gas and drinking water sectors.

Plants and technologies

29MAR

BEEP Srl: A Long-Standing Collaboration with a Pool of Italian Companies Enabled the Installation of a New Powder Coating Plant for High-End E-Bikes

As a company specialising in the coating and assembly of bikes and e-bikes marketed under the Decathlon brand, BEEP Srl has recently opened a new factory designed to coat and assemble up to half a million bicycles per year. For this ambitious project, it turned to the company Visa Impianti, which designed and installed its new coating line in collaboration with Futura Convogliatori Aerei and Wagner Italia.

Plants and technologies

28MAR

Vermobil Chooses Mixed Infrared Technology for Dry-on-Fused Coating of its High-End Outdoor Furniture

Infragas’ integration of RHT burners and catalytic technology is the ideal solution for combining dry-on-fused powder coating performance, energy savings, and reduced environmental impact. Vermobil Style’s choice is proof of this. As a company that has been designing and manufacturing outdoor furniture and accessories since 1993, it searched for the most effective solution to raise the quality bar, speed up its coating process, and make its production even more sustainable.