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Eisenmann, a Paint Shop 4.0 Pioneer, Debuts an Integrated, End-to-End Solution for the Paint Shop of the Future
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Figure 1: Eisenmann pre-assembles paint shop components at its Technology Center in Holzgerlingen near Stuttgart. A prime example is a new paint shop, built for the expanded Mercedes-Benz plant in Kecskemét, Hungary.
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lant engineering enterprise
Eisenmann pre-assembles paint shop
be implementing a skidless paint shop in
Eisenmann, headquartered in
components at its Technology Center in
Kecskemét that incorporates a number
southern Germany, has built and
Holzgerlingen near Stuttgart.
of our solutions. With our combination of
pre-installed equipment for a new paint
The approximately 15,000 m2 production
Industry 4.0 technologies, we are making the
shop. The solution is ultimately destined for
halls enable the enterprise to put
vision of a highly flexible and efficient smart
Kecskemét, Hungary, but made its debut in
customer-specific solutions to the test prior
paint shop a reality.”
Holzgerlingen. The event demonstrated the
to delivery – and to cooperate closely with
individual but interconnected production
customers to tailor new technologies to
Highly flexible skidless conveyor
steps based on Eisenmann technologies. For
their needs. A prime example is a new paint
At the heart of this fully integrated,
the first time, these have been implemented
shop, built for the expanded Mercedes-
end-to-end solution is Eisenmann’s VarioLoc
as an end-to-end, highly flexible, skidless
Benz plant in Kecskemét, Hungary (Fig. 1).
conveyors (Fig. 2). They enable skidless
paint shop – underscoring Eisenmann’s ability
As Jörg Robbin, Vice President of Product
movement of vehicle bodies through
to design and build one-stop, future-proof
Development, Automotive Systems at
the paint shop. As Robbin emphasizes,
solutions.
Eisenmann explains: “We are proud to
“Eliminating the need for heavy skids paves
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N. 54 - NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2018 - international PAINT&COATING magazine