© ERO & Karl Bubenhofer
Opening photo: The self-driving grape harvesters from ERO need excellent corrosion protection.
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Low Temperature Powder Coating System from KABE Maintains the Value of Vineyard Machines Edited by Karl Bubenhofer AG Gossau – Switzerland
pulver@kabe-farben.ch
E
RO GmbH is Germany’s largest
by the grapes and to other chemicals.
manufacturer of machinery
Another challenge is sea transport, as
Coating shop integrated into the new factory
and equipment for use in
Georg Ehlen, production manager at ERO
In 2014 the management team at
vineyards (ref. Opening photo). Their
explains: “We export our machines to the
ERO began planning to centralise the
products, including their impressive
USA, Australia and South Africa. Reliable
company’s production and to build a new
self-driving grape harvesters, are
corrosion protection is essential while
plant on a greenfield site. They opted
exposed to the tartaric acid produced
they are onboard ship.”
for an electrostatic powder coating to
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