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Condoroil Launched a New Line of Coil Coating Paints
Colour, nature, and harmony are the elements that inspired the new range of coil coating paints developed by Condoroil.
Specialising in the production of chemicals and recovery and regeneration units for the metal surface treatment sector for fifty years now, Condoroil Chemical (Casale Litta, Varese, Italy) has recently launched a new line of coil coating paints formulated with special environmentally friendly solvents synthesised from glycerine. These placed among the top performers in the sustainability ranking of Nexant, an energy consultancy firm and now a partner of Resource Innovations. They are basically by-products from renewable resources resulting from the saponification reaction of natural esters.
The new BIRDS finishes
The new BIRDS series developed by Condoroil’s R&D laboratory was inspired by the colours of nature and, in particular, by the amazing variety of tints that characterise the plumage of birds. The effects created include as follows: • COCKATOO with an iridescent effect: based on cycloaliphatic polyester resins that, when added with iridescent pigments, make it possible to obtain spectacular shades even on simple polyester top coats. From amethyst and bronze to colours that are closer to nature – the fields of application are practically infinite, only limited by the imagination of the designer or architect. • MACAW with a metallic effect: based on polyester resins with the addition of special micaceous or pearl aluminium pigments, which give the applied film a particular aesthetic and decorative effect. It is possible to obtain classic colours such as silver, brass, copper, and gold in a wide variety of shades, as well as an infinite range of tints from blues to reds, greens, yellows, violets, and blacks. These paints’ main fields of applications are household appliances and residential construction. • HORNBILL with a wrinkled effect: based on polyester resins for new wrinkled-effect finishes suitable for roof and building coatings, but also furniture and design components. Transparent wrinkled-effect paints are also available to achieve an aesthetic decorative effect in line with modern market requirements. • MANDARINE: polyamide formulations based on polyester resins (MANDARINE PES/PA) or polyurethane resins (MANDARINE PU/PA), characterised by the addition of polyamide resins that guarantee high abrasion resistance, surface hardness, and outdoor resistance. They make up a wide range of finishes that are ideal for surfaces subject to abrasive movements, such as roller blinds, appliance shelves, shelving, and more. • PEACOCK with a fluorescent effect: based on polyester resins with added pigments that give the material a special fluorescent characteristic. The pigments contained are able to absorb ultraviolet radiation and return it to the eye. The result is a very bright and intense colour with the typical luminescence due to the fluorescent effect.
For further information: https://condoroil.com
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COCKATOO SERIES iridescent effect HORNBILL SERIES Wrinkled finish MACAW SERIES metallic effect MANDARINE SERIES polyamide series PEACOCK SERIES fluorescent effect
Dürr’s EcoProBooth Expands Spray Perspectives for Car Manufacturers
The EcoProBooth developed by Dürr helps car manufacturers to optimise the painting process and reduce consumptions.
The EcoProBooth recently launched by Dürr has opened up new perspectives regarding spray booth technology for car manufacturers. The modular box concept, its independent lines and the combination of interior and exterior painting in a single box provide, as a matter of fact, a much higher degree of scalability and flexibility. During the open-house1, that was particularly focused on intelligent flexibility and the advantages of EcoProBooth and other Dürr’s products, the company has also addressed the critical issue of energy efficiency: compared to the current lines with dry separation, the EcoProBooth allows to reduce energy consumption by almost 40% and carbon emissions. For the existing systems that will continue to operate with wet scrubbing, the saving will increase up to 75%. In case of a primer-less process, an integrated paint process (IPP) for 60 jobs per hour (eight zones for base coat and six zones for clear coat, traditionally split between two rigid lines with 30 jobs per hour each) becomes five parallel EcoProBooth lines, each featuring one position for all base coat applications and one for all clear coat applications that can be individually controlled and brought online or offline as needed.
More flexibility and less consumptions
The efficiency of Dürr’s solution is also ensured by the optimal distribution of the bodies to the EcoProBooth boxes: the booth size coats all standard passenger car types – from compact cars to SUVs Cycle – without time losses caused by different painting scopes such as metallic and solid or different body. In addition, the service cubicles located in the corners of the booth include a continuous flow of fresh air that allows employees to safely access them to clean or carry out maintenance works on atomizers and tools without breathing apparatus while the painting process continues. With this new system layout, Dürr aims to provide the ideal conditions for needs-based manufacturing and efficient use of resources: the reductions in the volumetric flow rate of the process air and the high recirculation rate keep energy consumption and carbon emissions low, while the box layout decreases material consumption by cutting losses when changing colour. Also the subdivision of the line into shorter segments allows to distribute painting orders to minimize colour changes, saving paint and flushing agent consumption and reducing costs and VOC emissions.
For further information: www.durr.com
1 https://www.ipcm.it/en/open/ipcm/2021/72/160-162.aspx
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