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Dürr Technology Powers Scalable Paint Shop for Enovate EVs
Dürr says its EcoProFleet AGVs, RoDip E process and EcoDry X system have allowed Enovate to construct a scalable paint shop for its Changsha EV factory.
Dürr Wins GACC 2020 Apprenticeship Award
The German American Chambers of Commerce have selected Dürr as the 2020 Apprenticeship Award winner for its implementation of the MAT2 apprenticeship program.
Dürr Joins UN Global Compact for Responsible Corporations
Dürr has joined the UN Global Compact, a global initiative committed to fostering human rights, labor standards, environmental protection and anti-corruption.
Dürr's No-Overspray EcoPaintJet Expands Availability
Dürr is expanding the availability of its EcoPaintJet overspray-free applicator, which the company says will handle high edge definition while reducing paint use by up to 25 percent.
Dürr Partnership Expands Market Access for EV Batteries
The Dürr Group and Osaka-based firm Techno Smart have partnered to increase EV battery production efficiency. The Dürr Group is also expanding its small-factor battery production tech business and contributing to EV production across multiple departments.
Dürr Debuts DXQ Business Intelligence Software
Dürr’s new DXQbusiness.intelligence software provides custom analytics to manufacturers.
13,000th Dürr Robot Set for GM in Korea
EcoRP E043i will be used to paint the interior of passenger cars at GM in Changwon.
Dürr's EcoProFleet Enables Modular Paint Workstations
Automated guided vehicles are specifically designed for paint shops.
Dürr Color Change System Doses 1-10 Colors
EcoAUC control system utilizes gear dosing pump for efficiency.
Dürr System Enables Fully Automated Painting of Cars in Two Colors
EcoPaintJet provides product customization and is suitable for electric car production.
Dürr Universal Celebrates 60 years in Noise Control, Exhaust and Filtration Solutions
Dürr Universal is part of the Dürr Group, which offers paint and final assembly systems for the automotive industry.
EcoScreen Analyzes Paint Booth Data in Real Time
The analytics evaluates all robot and process data so that faults can be quickly identified and rectified.
Mike Boss Named Dürr Systems CEO and President
For the last nine years, Boss was chief engineer in the Ford Motor Company global paint engineering division.
Dürr Receives Largest Order in its History from Toyota
In addition to its EcoReflect paint application quality control system, Dürr is supplying a new paint shop at Toyota’s Georgetown, Kentucky, plant with large paint booths and small booths/work decks, ovens, and the Ecopure RL exhaust-air purification system.
Dürr Seven-Axis Robots Will Paint Electric Vehicles in China
The EcoRP E043i is said to be more mobile than six-axis painting robots, with an additional joint that extends its working area and allows painting of hard-to-access areas common to the interiors of automobile bodies.
Manual Gun Well-Suited for Applying Highly Viscous Materials
Dürr’s EcoGun AS MAN 1AF features a pressure-assisted, gravity-feed cup system that provides a fine spray pattern, even with highly viscous and thixotropic coating materials.
Ford Honors Dürr Assembly Products with World Excellence Award
Dürr received an Aligned Business Framework World Excellence Award,the third consecutive Ford award for a company in the Dürr Group.
Using 3D to Design a Paint Shop
Laser scanning helps optimize planning in brownfield expansion projects.
Supercar Gets Super Ecoat System
Honda builds unique ecoat system for Acura NSX at $70 million Performance Manufacturing Center.
How to Make Automotive Paint Shops More Sustainable
Q. Our paint shop is the place of highest energy consumption and highest VOC and CO2 emissions in the car manufacturing process. What measures can be taken to reduce them?
Dürr and Kuka Introduce Jointly Developed Robot System
Companies have developed an integrated solution for automated paint application in the form of a compact robot for the use in the general industry.
Dürr Expands In North America With Location In Mexico
The modern industrial complex with a workforce of around 280 employees opened October 28 and provides 50 percent more production and office space than the past location.
Volkswagen: Red, White, Blue … and Green inspires new $120M plant
Volkswagen: Red, White, Blue … and Green inspires new $120M plant
Fully Automatic
'Dual Rail' technology envisions short painting lines and 100% automation through integrated application concepts.
Better Burning
Regenerative thermal oxidizers (RTOs) are effective pollution control devices widely used to destroy up to 99.9% of VOCs in paint shop process air streams by burning at temperatures to 1,500°F.Heating air to those kinds of temperatures requires a lot of energy, so RTO suppliers are constantly developing new ways to make their RTO units more energy-efficient.
GM Truck Plant Uses High-Output Lighting for Paint Inspection
The perpendicular lighting fixtures provide GM with the ability to detect paint and metal imperfections, allowing them to correct flaws and enhance finishes…