7,000th Dürr robot operates in China

08/29/2012

Shanghai General Motors (SGM) Wuhan benefits from proven Dürr technology.

Bietigheim-Bissingen, 29. August 2012 – SGM, a Chinese Automotive joint venture, after a positive experience with Dürr paint shops this year, have ordered two more at locations in Norsom III, in spring 2012, and now in Wuhan. Both paint shops are identical. Wuhan provides another highlight: the 7,000^th Dürr painting robot.

As the general contractor, Dürr builds an energy- and resource-saving production facility with the latest technology.

Interior and exterior painting in the topcoat area is performed fully automatically with the anniversary robot and its 85 brothers. The exterior painting is done by 40 EcoRP L033 and the interior painting is realised by 16 EcoRP L 133 painting robots. Altogether 30 robots will be installed to open, hold and close doors and hoods. Before the painting process, each body is cleaned with emu feathers in the cleaning booth EcoClean F5. The high performance atomizer EcoBell2 HD, a successful atomizer for years, applies base coat and clear coat. Used for interior painting, this atomizer reaches higher application efficiency than an ordinary atomizer and additionally provides significant material savings.

The paint booth system EcoDryScrubber saves up to 60% of energy due to the innovative dry separation. The combination of dry separation and fully automatic paint application on the interior and exterior leads to a significant reduction in operating costs. This affects energy consumption as well as the consumption of paint.

In addition to that synergy effects from the predecessor project could be realised. 

 

Dürr is a mechanical and plant engineering group that holds leading positions in the world market in its areas of operation. It generates a good 80% of its sales in business with the automotive industry. It also supplies the aircraft, machinery, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries with innovative production and environmental technology. The Dürr Group operates in the market with four divisions. Paint and Assembly Systems plans and builds paint shops and final assembly systems for the automobile and aircraft industry. Application Technology provides automated paint application, sealing, and gluing with its robot technologies. Machinery and systems from the Measuring and Process Systems division are used in balancing and cleaning processes, in engine and transmission manufacturing and in final vehicle assembly, among other areas. The fourth division, Clean Technology Systems, is focused on processes to improve energy efficiency and on exhaust air purification. Dürr has 50 business locations in 23 countries worldwide and approximately 7,300 employees. The Group achieved sales of € 1.9 billion in 2011.

 

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