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PRODUCTS & PROCESSES
World market leader Kässbohrer
automates production of its PistenBully
with painting robot from Dürr
Kässbohrer PistenBully snow
groomers are now being
painted by a Dürr robot.
This halves the duration
of the painting process,
because application by robot
is much faster than manual
application by a worker.
For the internationally
leading manufacturer of
specialist vehicles for slope
preparation, automating
the process means greater
effi ciency in production
and less exposure to paints
and solvents for workers.
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freezing, sharp ice
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crystals, strong UV radiation: when used on
hand, this saves us so much time that we’ve
been able to significantly increase our
output to 600 cabs per year,” says Uwe
Thierer, Plant Manager at Kässbohrer
Geländefahrzeug AG’s Laupheim site.
process. When this is done by hand, the
workers are exposed to paint and solvent
fumes. When a robot is used, this burden
is removed from the workers. As part of
the automation process, Kässbohrer also
switched to chromate-free paint for the
manufacture of the PistenBully.
Apart from the speed, the robot’s uniform
and reproducible quality ensures a high
efficiency gain in the process. The paint
The Dürr Group is one of the world’s leading
layers are applied in a combination booth.
mechanical and plant engineering firms
First, the EcoRP L033 applies two primer
layers as a bonding agent and corrosion
with extensive expertise in automation and
protection wet-in-wet without drying in-
digitization/Industry 4.0. Products, systems
between. The colour changing and dosing
and services offered by the Group enable
technology integrated in the front robot arm
highly efficient manufacturing processes in
ensures minimal paint losses when changing
different industries. Dürr supplies sectors
color
well as short rinsing
times with and Systems: machinery and equipment for the
as
Woodworking
Machinery
like the automotive industry, mechanical
minimal solvent consumption. This is
engineering, chemical, pharmaceutical
woodworking
industry
followed by the intermediate drying stage
and woodworking industries. The Group
before the third painting stage, the base
generated sales of € 3.71 billion in 2017.
coat as color application.
Photos:
In October 2018, Dürr acquired the
Dürr’s scope of delivery also includes the
industrial environmental technology business
skid conveyor technology with turntable and
of US-based company Babcock & Wilcox,
tilt function. This ensures reproducible cab
comprising the MEGTEC and Universal
adjustment and correct positioning of the cab
brands. Since then, the company has over
for the painting process. The robot paints
16,000 employees and 108 business
the cab body fully and by applying two
primer layers also looks after the corrosion
locations in 32 countries. The Group
protection, which in automotive painting
operates in the market with five divisions:
takes place in the tank. Five pressure pots
Paint and Final Assembly Systems:
for main colour, hardener, and thinner are
paint
shops and final assembly systems
provided for the paint supply.
for the automotive industry
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slopes and cross-country skiing trails, the
surfaces of the PistenBully cabs are subjected
to the most extreme conditions. To provide
protection against the harsh environmental
two primer coats
as well as and
the Systems: machinery and equipment for the
influences,
Woodworking
Machinery
base coat are applied – by an EcoRP L033
Automation of painting
Application Technology: robot technologies
woodworking
painting
robot from industry
Dürr, which coats the
for the automated application of paint,
increases
occupational
safety
metal frames from the outside and inside.
and adhesives
The protection
Dürr EcoRP
L033 important
robot delivers an sealants
automated
painting process at Kässbohrer
“The most the robot needs to paint a cab is
Health
is another
Geländefahrzeug
AG.
argument
in favor of automating
the painting
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an hour. Compared to previous painting by
Clean Technology Systems:
An automatic turning
and tilting frame
moves the body into
the correct position
for painting.
air pollution control systems
and noise abatement systems
Measuring and Process
Systems: balancing equipment
as well as assembly, testing
and filling technology
Woodworking Machinery
and Systems: machinery
and equipment for the
woodworking industry
The Dürr EcoRP L033
robot delivers an
automated painting
process at Kässbohrer
Geländefahrzeug AG.
Email: [email protected]
Visit: www.durr.com
The Dürr EcoRP L033 robot delivers an automated
painting
process
Kässbohrer
An automatic
turning
and at
tilting
frame moves the body into the correct position for
painting.
Geländefahrzeug AG.
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