BRAND-NEW
Automation Made Easy
T
he new SprayPackE control unit from
system. This also sets it apart from other
guns. The powder supply is switched off
WAGNER facilitates the changeover
solutions on the market. For example, the
in the gaps. In addition, the innovative
from manual to automated powder
powder quantity can be easily determined
height control system, which previously
coating (Fig. 1). Due to its great user-
via a central touch screen (Fig. 2) - for
only existed for larger WAGNER systems,
friendliness, the operators can efficiently
all guns, in groups or individually. With
is now optionally available for the
achieve a high coating quality. Existing powder
comparable devices, the guns must be set
entry-level model. Michael Topp
coating systems can also be brought up to
individually via the corresponding control
explains: “The height control optimizes
date.
modules. This costs time - and money, as
the coating of parts of different heights
Full order books quickly push companies
an example shows:
by switching off guns that would spray
While an operator
past the workpiece. This works via a
the limits of their capacities. One
needs around ten
continuous light bar at the entrance
seconds to change
to the powder booth. Spaces in the
the parameters
workpiece, for example in window frames,
with conventional
are also omitted in this way.” This creates
controls, new
maximum efficiency and minimizes
solution is to switch to automated applications. In addition to the
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that do manual powder coating to
powder booth, powder preparation, motion systems and guns, this includes an intelligent control
settings can be made
powder consumption.
system that is easy to install and
with the SprayPackE
The guided colour change process
operate. This saves time and
in just two seconds.
makes operation even easier. An easyto-understand step-by-step guide helps
guarantees a high coating quality. With the new SprayPackE automatic
Figure 1: SprayPackE automatic control unit, the CPE module for controlling the power supply and safety interlocking of the motion technology, the MCE module with intuitive menu navigation for easysystem control.
control unit, WAGNER has brought a solution onto the market that meets all these requirements. It controls up to 20 automatic guns and the motion systems in the powder booth. “Thanks to its integrated design and high user-friendliness, the SprayPackE offers an ideal introduction to automatic powder coating. Even outdated plants can be
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to avoid errors and, as a result, timeconsuming reworking or downtimes. Furthermore, a maintenance counter records the operating hours per component and thus enables an optimal maintenance routine for a long service life of the control unit.
Entry into automated powder coating or upgrade of obsolete systems
easily modernised,” explains Michael Topp,
With an average of four setting changes
The new automatic control unit is suitable
Global Senior Product Portfolio Manager at
per hour, extrapolated on the basis of a
for all industries. Be it for users who
WAGNER.
conventional eight-hour day, this results in
switch to automatic coating, but also for
an efficiency gain of several thousand euros
upgrading outdated coating systems.
per year.
“Controls in older powder coating systems
Sophisticated user guidance saves time and money
can be easily replaced by the SprayPackE,”
its predecessor model, this new product
Material savings through intelligent gap and height control
scores above all through its simple operation.
Customers also benefit from WAGNER’s
Instead of numerous individual components,
automatic gap and height control. The gap
it consists of a central control unit that can
control ensures that spraying only takes
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be used to control the entire powder coating
place when a workpiece is in front of the
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With the SprayPackE WAGNER replaces the PrimaTech-CCM control unit. Compared to
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says Michael Topp. “In principle, the booth and powder supply unit can continue to be used without restriction, as can guns up to a certain age.”