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Walther Trowal: Integration of the Rotamat into Digital Networks At the PaintExpo Walther Trowal presents the Rotamat system for coating of mass-produced parts with several new technical features. They facilitate the integration of this machine into digital networks, expand the range of coating applications and make its operation even easier.
systems or uploading them to the cloud,
Even, homogeneous coating thickness
plastic, metal or wood, the Rotamat
irrespective of who the equipment
New sensor technology and an
coaters have proven themselves
manufacturers are.
electro-pneumatic valve on the spray gun
numerous times. Based on various
With the integration of various pieces
permits Walther Trowal to precisely regulate
customer suggestions Walther Trowal has
of equipment into an industrie 4.0
the spray volume of the coating media.
adapted the Rotamat machine range to
environment Frank Siegel, the sales
This ensures that the precise quantity
today’s requirements.
manager for “coating technology” at
of coating material arrives at the work
Walther Trowal, expects numerous
pieces during the entire coating process.
Future-oriented communication
customer benefits: “With the new interface
The result: Even, homogeneous coating
Since manufacturing processes are
the Rotamat coaters can be easily
thickness and a high life expectation of the
increasingly integrated into digital
integrated into networked manufacturing
applied coating material.
networks, Walther Trowal will be
processes. It will allow us to provide higher
equipping its Rotamat systems
efficiencies along the complete coating
Intensive cooling
with a touch panel and integrated
process chain. And, of course, it will also
Some paint systems or coatings demand a
OPC-UA communication protocol.
allow the Walther Trowal specialists to
quick, sometimes abrupt, cooling phase of
This allows sending process data from
perform on-line trouble shooting.”
the work pieces after the coating operation.
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various machines to higher level control
mass-produced small parts made from
© Walther Trowal
When it comes to the precise coating of
The new Rotamat units, including the exhaust air filter, can be operated from a touch panel.
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The Rotamat is ideal for coating of mass-produced small parts, for example, made from elastomers (photo) or metal.