BRAND-NEW
SPECI AL ON T R AN SPORTATION
Major Upgrade Using Flexible Equipment
E
isenmann, the international plant
4.0 production environments. This
out any surface unevenness. “As there
engineering specialist, has been given
underscores the suitability of E-Shuttle
is no need for a solvent-based primer,
overall responsibility for expanding
200 as a component of a smart factory,”
there is a significant improvement in the
the paint shop at BMW Group’s plant in
adds Berger.
paint shop’s eco-efficiency. Furthermore,
Leipzig. Within the scope of the contract,
Eisenmann will also convert an existing
the primerless process is more cost-
Eisenmann will convert the top coat line
top coat line at BMW Group’s Leipzig
effective and cuts the time required to
and perform reengineering work on
plant to a primerless painting process,
paint each body. This makes it possible to
pretreatment and electrocoating.
and reengineer the finishing line. Primer
increase capacity considerably,” explains
This large-scale project includes a new
is conventionally applied to car bodies as
Berger. Installation work will commence
pretreatment/electrocoating system
a second layer. The specially formulated
in December 2018 and the project is
equipped with E-Shuttle 200 conveyors and
water-based base coat, a component of
scheduled to be completed by early 2020.
e-coat dryers. The E-Shuttle 200 conveyor
the integrated paint solution, performs
system moves the car bodies through the
the traditional functions of a primer: to
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process tanks on individual shuttles. Its
protect against UV radiation and smooth
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height make it particularly suitable for retrofitting to existing facilities (Fig. 1).
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compact design and low
“Furthermore, we recommend E-Shuttle 200 to our customers when high throughputs are required, as is the case here,” explains Thomas Berger, Vice President, Sales, Automotive Systems, at Eisenmann. In addition, the flexible dip-coating conveyor is not only an excellent basis for achieving high finish quality, but also enables a variety of vehicle models to be treated on a single production line. “In light of the trend towards ever-greater customization, E-Shuttle 200 is an outstanding investment in the future. Moreover, the system’s intelligent control unit means that it is easily integrated into Industry
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Figure 1: The E-Shuttle 200 conveyor system.
N. 52 - JULY/AUGUST 2018 - international PAINT&COATING magazine