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Covestro Showcased Developments in Digital Application of Automotive Coatings at Digital Expo 2021 From September 14 to September 16, Covestro showcased the developments in digital printing technology, supporting partners and customers in the transition towards modern processes.
C
ovestro attended Digital Expo 2021,
becomes even more complex.
resistance, they are high-gloss and ensure
on September 14-16, during which
Covestro aims at supporting its customers
non-yellowing coatings.
a webinar was hosted with digital
and partners in transitioning towards the
This project is part of the “Digital@Covestro”
printing and coatings experts Dr. Fabian
most modern process of digital printing,
program with which Covestro is driving
Schuster and Dr. Inga Noll.
which offers automotive and coatings
forward digitalization. One of the three
In conventional automotive OEM coating,
manufacturers great opportunities to
pillars of the program is the development of
multi-layer, 1- or 2-component coatings are
combine precise digital application of
new business models and digital technical
typically applied by spray. However, spray
coatings with flexible, customized production.
services. One focus area is a more efficient
application causes overspray and high energy
The result is an efficient coating with the
production at customers and the digitization
consumption during drying, but above all
quality of a conventional spray application but
of entire value chains. The two other pillars of
during conditioning of the process air. In
without overspray and need of masking, and
the program are focused on digital operating
addition, in the case of multicolour painting,
reduced energy consumption.
processes in the company’s own production
the painted body parts have to be masked
In addition to its extensive expertise in digital
and the development and use of digital
with films at great expense for protection. If,
printing technology, Covestro also provides
chemical trading platforms.
in the future, paints with different functions
Desmodur polyurethane raw materials.
are to be applied that are particularly
Polyurethane coatings based on Desmodur
resistant to UV radiation, bird droppings
hardeners used for this purpose feature
For further information:
or stone chips, for example, the process
proven good chemical, scratch and weather
https://www.covestro.com/en
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