On-site reports

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La optimización de la línea de recubrimiento de Asturmadi Doors se logra gracias a la perfecta integración entre la manipulación manual y la automática

El proyecto de optimización de la línea de recubrimiento y pintura de Asturmadi Doors nace de la necesidad de dar respuesta a una presión productiva creciente y a unos requisitos normativos cada vez más exigentes en el sector de las puertas cortafuego. La intervención realizada por Cabycal en colaboración con Nordson para la nueva instalación de recubrimiento en polvo ha incluido un rediseño completo de la configuración de la planta, centrado en la integración entre manipulación manual y automática, así como en la optimización de los flujos de producción.

Plants and technologies

28MAG

Fluidised bed coating: a new plant designed to meet the evolving needs of thermoplastic powders in the household appliance sector

Dradura Italia has recently installed a new fluidised bed coating plant for thermoplastic powders, developed by LEM Impianti, to expand its coating options for wire components used in the household appliance sector.

Industrial cleaning

28MAG

The right balance between cleaning technology and process chemistry ensures quality in the dental sector

Medesy, a company specialising in the manufacture of dental instruments, has identified the cleaning phase as a key process in its workflow. Through collaboration with IFP Europe and Dollmar, it has adopted a modified alcohol-based system that combines high performance with sustainability.

Plants and technologies

28MAG

Prima Sole Components, where the future of automotive part coating is shaped

For a company, expanding its range of target sectors and positioning itself as the ‘factory of the future’ for automotive components requires advanced coating plants, such as the one designed by Trasmetal’s Varnish Tech division for Prima Sole Components’s Oderzo site. Based on a skid-handling system that replaces the traditional power & free conveyor, this new line enables the intensive coating of large components thanks to opposing robots inspired by the automotive industry, which increase its flexibility and application capacity.

Coatings

27MAG

Clerprem is redefining the future of railway interiors with anti-graffiti and anti-corrosion powders that meet the sector’s highest standards

Clerprem, a global leader in the design and manufacturing of ergonomic seating systems and interior components for the transport industry, has chosen TIGER Coatings’ powders to optimise the performance of its finishes for a market that demands ever-higher levels of graffiti resistance, corrosion protection, and application reliability across various metal substrates.

Industrial cleaning

27MAG

Knorr-Bremse introduces a new closed-loop cleaning system for the remanufacturing of railway components

The German multinational, a leading manufacturer of braking systems and other safety systems and remanufacturing components for the railway sector, has integrated its cleaning department with a new automatic closed-loop system supplied by ILSA-MC. This modified alcohol-based solution has standardised the cleaning process, improved repeatability, reduced operating times, and enhanced environmental sustainability despite rising volumes.

Plants and technologies

27MAR

New Color, where revamping and digitalising a line made technology more universally accessible

Adopting an innovative approach to business development, powder coating contractor New Colour recently completed a full overhaul of its line. The project involved collaboration with Avin, which, in addition to acting as the prime contractor and coordinating the work, reviewed the plant layout, revamped the curing oven, and fully re-certified the plant; Futura, which replaced the existing monorail conveyor with a power & free system complete with two loading and unloading elevators; and Gema, which installed a new, state-of-the-art powder coating booth alongside the existing one. The resulting plant’s high level of technological sophistication now ensures precision, full traceability, and optimised cycle times.

Plants and technologies

27MAR

A 5.0 coating plant to support WAMGROUP’s growth and manage its diversified production

Visa Impianti has designed and built a new powder coating plant installed at WAMGROUP’s headquarters. Developed in accordance with Industry 5.0 principles, this line incorporates Wagner powder application technology and a Futura power & free conveyor system, enabling increased production capacity and the handling of a very wide range of industrial components.