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Beijing Benz Automotive Expanding Production Capacities with Sustainable Paint Shop from Dürr
1 Figure 1: 15 robots of the type EcoRS 16 and EcoRS30 L16 from Dürr in use at seam sealing and insulation application.
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he new paint shop of Beijing Benz Automotive Co, Ltd. (BBAC) meets the highest standards for environmentally friendly production and air pollution control. The compact system design, the resource-efficient painting technology,
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and efficient exhaust air purification all contribute to this. What is notable about the major project, where Dürr was the general contractor, is also the speed of commissioning: the entire paint shop was launched in September 2017 four weeks earlier than originally planned.
N. 48 - NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017 - international PAINT&COATING magazine
China is increasingly reconciling economic dynamism and environmental protection. Its aim in doing so is to improve the air quality in major cities with low-emission production processes. This is also true of Beijing, the location of BBAC’s recently commissioned paint shop. That is why the German-Chinese