Interview with the CEO of Dürr AG Ralf Dieter for annual review 2011 and outlook for 2012.

Interview CEO December 2011 (WMV 38 MB)
Interview CEO December 2011 (SWF 21 MB)

The automotive industry is constantly increasing its emphasis on fully automated robots in mass-production painting. The Dürr Ecopaint painting robot, which can be seen in the film, is the most successful product of its type worldwide with more than 3,000 installations.

Robotic Painting (MPG 3,8 MB)
Robotic Painting (FLV 3,2 MB)

With the RoDip dip-painting process the body is primed at the beginning of the painting process. Specific to RoDip: The body rotates in the dipping basin and an optimal moisturizing is thereby applied, even in cavities.

RoDip (MPG 4,7 MB)
RoDip (FLV 4,1 MB)

The technology of the EcoCFlex cleaning machine combines proven cleaning methods with the flexibility of a 6-axis robot, fully integrated into a treatment module. This design permits fast process optimization or adjustment, involving quick, minimum-effort workpiece changes or integration of new workpiece types.

EcoCFlex (MPG 28 MB)
EcoCFlex (FLV 25 MB)

Dürr Ecoclean innovates with its new EcoCSteam technology for industrial parts cleaning. Based on the high cleaning power of saturated steam vapor, the EcoCSteam technology patented by Dürr Ecoclean is able to deeply and rapidly clean surfaces of any type of material – without using any detergents.

EcoCSteam (MPG 24 MB)
EcoCSteam (FLV 18 MB)

Dürr Ecoclean is supplying the automobile industry and its suppliers with sophisticated cleaning, filtration and automation systems and has the expertise to fexibly integrate complex applications within a production line with full cost-transparency. An increasingly important factor, is the flexibility of the plant and the possibility to adapt a part of the whole system. The R-factor describes the ability of a plant to be retooled, retrofitted and to be reused, re-deployed.

Integrated System Solutions (MPG 23 MB)
Integrated System Solutions (FLV 21 MB)

A finished automobile results within just a few hours from a painted body and a multitude of components in the final assembly of automobiles. Dürr supplies the technology for assembly, filling, testing and materials flow.

Final Assembly (MPG 6,6 MB)
Final Assembly (FLV 5,6 MB)

From miniature engines weighing just a few grams to 400-ton heavy aggregates of a steam turbine: revolving and oscillating components must be balanced in order to increase the service life and quality of the products. The film shows a 6-station machine that balances an electric armature every five seconds recorded in an electrical engine production facility.

Balancing (MPG 4,9 MB)
Balancing (FLV 4,1 MB)