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World Market Leader Kässbohrer Automates Production of its PistenBully with Painting Robot from Dürr
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the process means greater efficiency in
the harsh environmental influences, two
groomers are now being painted
production and less exposure to paints
primer coats as well as the base coat are
by a Dürr robot. This halves
and solvents for workers.
applied – by an EcoRP L033 painting robot
the duration of the painting process,
Temperatures below freezing, sharp
from Dürr, which coats the metal frames
because application by robot is much
ice crystals, strong UV radiation: when
from the outside and inside (Fig. 1). “The
faster than manual application by a
used on slopes and cross-country skiing
most the robot needs to paint a cab is an
worker. For the internationally leading
trails, the surfaces of the PistenBully
hour. Compared to previous painting by
manufacturer of specialist vehicles
cabs are subjected to the most extreme
hand, this saves us so much time that we
for slope preparation, automating
conditions. To provide protection against
have been able to significantly increase our
© Dürr
ässbohrer PistenBully snow
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Figure 1: The Dürr EcoRP L033 robot delivers an automated painting process at Kässbohrer Geländefahrzeug AG.
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N. 55 - JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2019 - international PAINT&COATING magazine