Jeep Extends Limited-Run Paint Color
Recent Jeep Wrangler sales illustrate the importance of paint to vehicle sales.
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Map Yachting Develops New Coating for Yacht, Motorcycles
Map Yachting was commissioned by Gunboat to create a silver blue metallic paint coating to coordinate a Gunboat 68, a Triumph Bonneville motorcycle and a Triumph Rocket 3.
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HMG Paints Enhances Topcoat for Commercial Vehicles
Acrythane 4G is a high solids acrylic polyurethane coating developed to meet the requirements of the commercial vehicle market. HMG Paints says that with its balance of early hardness, fast cure and long pot life, Acrythane 4G is ideal for OEMs, repairers and builders.
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3M's Robotic Paint Repair System Finesses Prestigious Award
3M won the Award for Technique after giving a presentation at the 2021 SURCAR Detroit Conference on the Finesse-it Robotic Paint Repair System. The system was designed to achieve a better method for perfecting car finishes through automation.
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Axalta to Showcase EV Battery Coatings
The company will unveil a portfolio of coatings that enhance the performance, durability, safety, and cost of electric vehicle batteries and motors at The Battery Show North America, September 14 -16 in Novi, Mich.
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Dürr Completes Highly Automated Paint Shop for Ford
Facility not only uses tech, but takes advantage of the environment for the ovens.
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Auto Technology Provides Environmental Testing, Equipment
Auto Technology provides a variety of testing, including corrosion and temperature/humidity as well as advanced cyclic environmental corrosion tests.
#sustainability #measurement-testing #pollution control
Dürr Builds Automated Paint Shop in Mexico for Ford
The new paint shop, which is partially installed outside in the heat, is the largest project Dürr has undertaken for the automotive company in Mexico.
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Overhauling an Automotive, Industrial Ecoat System
After experiencing long downtimes and rising operational costs from its two ecoat lines, Springco turned to PPG for a solution. PPG’s Versabond system led Springco to lower expenses, less downtime and fewer chemical dumps.
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Henkel Pretreatment Process Recognized for Sustainability
Henkel’s Pallumina, a next generation metal pretreatment process for automotive production, has been recognized with an Altair Enlighten Award for its sustainability contributions.
#sustainability #automotive
New Robot for Painting Applications Launched
Yaskawa Motoman MPX1400 engineered for things from painting appliances to automotive instrument panels
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Painting the Final Lamborghini Aventadors
The colors of the final edition of the super sports car.
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An Interview with Brett Smith, CAR
Brett Smith, director, technology, Center for Automotive Research, discusses his work in the propulsion side of the automotive industry and his thoughts about the future of electric vehicles.
#surfin #automotive
Auto Buyers and Color Choices
Axalta 2021 Automotive Color Preferences Study shows Americans tend to buy solid, often black, cars.
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Dürr Deploys Digitized Paint Shop for SAIC Volkswagen
Despite COVID restrictions, Dürr has delivered one of the largest, highly digitized paint shops in China to SAIC Volkswagen on schedule.
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FrogTape Introduces High-Performance Masking Tapes
FrogTape’s new line includes three high-performance products for marine, industrial, transportation and automotive coating applications.
#masking #automotive
Inside Stellantis Advance Color and Materials
La Shirl Turner, head of the Stellantis North America Advance Color and Materials Department, talks about how she got there and what they do in one of the auto industry’s most imaginative creator of colors.
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PPG's Automobile Digital Styling Program Tests Light, Colors
PPG’s new digital styling program for automobiles simulates PPG colors and effects on three-dimensional models of interior and exterior automobile surfaces.
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Finishing Index Ends Year Lower As New Orders Contract
GBI: Finishing reports a slight overall contraction in the finishing industry for December 2020 – largely due to a drop in new orders in the automotive and aerospace markets.
#economics #aerospace #automotive
New MINI Hardtops Feature Multicolor Roofs
Wet-on-wet painting process means each roof is unique.
#automotive #masking