On-site reports

Coatings
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Super durable sublimation films: wood-like effects and extreme performance for aluminium

Lacalum, a coating contractor specialising in the treatment of aluminium profiles and sheets, has been working with I.DEK for over fifteen years to achieve high-quality wood-like effects for architectural projects with a strong visual impact. The combination of Class 2 powder base coats and super durable sublimation films ensures colour stability and resistance to UV rays and atmospheric agents, guaranteeing excellent performance over time.

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Pretreatments
26SET

DEA Italian Worklab expands its coating expertise through a partnership with its pre-treatment chemical supplier

The surface coating of furniture, even in less conventional contexts such as car repair shops, must combine aesthetics and functionality to withstand particularly critical conditions of use. DEA, an integral part of the RO&Co. Group and a manufacturer of modular furniture for workshops, has tackled this challenge together with Chemtec, with which it has developed a pre-treatment cycle capable of guaranteeing high corrosion resistance and aesthetic quality, but also launched a training and skills consolidation programme to improve its coating process, which it insourced a few years ago.

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Plants and technologies
31LUG

A future-proof coating line

SPM SpA, a benefit corporation, has embarked on a pioneering journey in the world of automotive coating by installing a state-of-the-art plant designed to perform complete, high-performance, water-based cycles. The result of an intense R&D activity in collaboration with CAT Automation, the new automated system combines sustainability, application precision, and aesthetic-functional quality, anticipating the environmental and production needs of the future.

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Plants and technologies
31LUG

The unique plant solution chosen by Merletti to meet the high coating requirements of the aerospace industry

To meet the increasingly stringent quality and control requirements of the aerospace and aeronautical industry, long-standing supplier Merletti recently installed a painting system designed and built by Eurotherm with advanced technical solutions for climate control, filtration, and continuous monitoring of process parameters. With this strategic choice, it completed the vertical integration of its production process, further strengthening its position in a rapidly growing sector.

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Plants and technologies
30LUG

A new VR-tracking robot raises the coating standards at Quality Painting

Quality Painting, an Italian company specialising in the industrial painting, screen printing, and the assembly of plastic components, has taken a significant step forward by investing in a coating robot equipped with VR tracking technology. This innovative solution, developed by CMA Robotics, has optimised its production process by ensuring more precise, uniform, and repeatable finishes, while also overcoming one of the challenges that many companies in the coating sector are facing.

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Coatings, Corrosion Protection
29LUG

When the paint supplier’s technical support is key to the high performance of protective coatings for electrical transformers

How much can technical advice from a partner with in-depth coating expertise influence paint performance? At Newton Trasformatori, the specialist support offered by Sherwin-Williams, the long-standing supplier of coatings to this Tuscany-based manufacturer of transformers for electrical power management, has proved strategic in optimising coating cycles and achieving the high degree of corrosion protection performance required for its devices intended for C4 and C5-M environments.

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Plants and technologies
09GIU

Alta tecnología y eficiencia energética: la nueva línea de pintura de DOGA para el recubrimiento de limpiaparabrisas para vehículos off-road

Según recientes análisis de mercado, se prevé que el segmento de vehículos off-road, impulsado por el crecimiento del sector agrícola y de infraestructuras, se expanda con una tasa de crecimiento anual compuesta (CAGR) superior al 5% en el período 2024-2029. Paralelamente, el mercado de los componentes para este sector sometidos a recubrimiento  superficial, incluidos los limpiaparabrisas, refleja esta tendencia con una creciente atención a la sostenibilidad y a la eficiencia productiva. DOGA de Abrera (Barcelona), que es uno de los líderes europeos en la producción de sistemas limpiaparabrisas para vehículos off-road, ha colaborado recientemente con Cabycal (Valencia, España) para la instalación de una línea de recubrimiento altamente automatizada y digitalizada que utiliza productos a base de agua.

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Plants and technologies
06GIU

Flexible, automated, sustainable: inside Europe’s most advanced paint line

Motor Classic, a Hungarian company rooted in classic car restoration, has evolved into a forward-looking industrial player through strategic investments in cutting-edge technology. The company’s most recent leap in quality has been the installation of one of the most flexible and advanced automated painting lines in Europe, which supports highly customizable painting cycles for both plastic and metal automotive parts. Motor Classic’s approach exemplifies a new generation of entrepreneurial thinking – where technical decisions are guided by a clear mission and long-term vision.

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