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Zero-Liquid Discharge Cataphoresis: The Goal of IVECO’s Megafactory in Suzzara Monica Fumagalli ipcm®
The IVECO plant in Suzzara (Italy) copes with the challenges related to the complex production of the Daily commercial vehicles with the constant updating of its plants, the continuous development of new projects, and a focus on the sustainability of its processes with the aim of minimising energy consumption. The recent integration of a new ultrafiltration plant for cataphoretic coating, supplied by CONDOROIL Stainless in partnership with EISENMANN Italia, also laid the foundation for the future implementation of a completely zero-liquid discharge, closed-loop process.
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ince the beginning of the 20th century, “standardisation” has
vehicles. Although we generally tend to equate these two sectors, their
been synonymous with the automotive industry. “Any customer
production systems are actually very different: for example, at the
can have a car painted any colour that he wants, so long as it is
long-standing IVECO plant in Suzzara, in the province of Mantua (Italy),
black” – this famous quote by Henry Ford encapsulates the essence
which is entirely devoted to the production of the Daily commercial
of the standardisation concept underpinning automotive production.
vehicles, the standardisation of certain production phases is simply
However, this principle does not apply to the world of commercial
not possible. Here, you will not hear of thousands of bodies painted
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