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The response to market trends
For companies that work as TIER 1 or TIER 2, establishing good working relations with a car manufacturer is essential. To do so, guaranteeing the highest quality is not, on its own, enough: it’s also necessary to have a coating solution that ensures productivity and efficiency. This is where flatbed systems come into play.
Consistent quality
A coating sprayed on work pieces positioned vertically on traditional floor-mounted or overhead lines tends to undergo the gravity effect: that is, the coating accumulates more on the lower part of the component when it is positioned vertically (to allow the coating spray to reach it better). Thanks to the use of a flatbed coating spray system, this is no longer a problem as the parts can lie flat. What’s more, the system ensures greater coating consistency over time (results are even better when the building in which the line is located is, in turn, isolated and air-conditioned). Consistency is easier to achieve because no parts are placed higher than any others: so there are no ‘lower parts’ to be contaminated, especially if the line is made up of flatbed coating systems and vertical and/or UV curing ovens. Such systems are also more compact and offer higher performance than traditional lines.
Optimised productivity
Compared to vertical spraying units, the flatbed system also has greater flexibility as it can, for example, exploit the entire width of the conveyor belt even with different components, ensuring continuous production. Experience has shown that these new features raise productivity by about 20%, allowing for a faster ROI.
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MAGAZINE
