In 2020, the iconic British sports car brand Lotus allocated funds to upgrade its plant in Hethel, near Norwich, UK, including its final assembly building.
Despite all the restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, it was a precision landing; Dürr handed over one of the biggest paint shops in China to SAIC Volkswagen right on schedule. The new plant in Anting is a factory of superlatives.
This overview highlights some of the most common advantages that automation can bring to painting and coating professionals. Tracking metrics before and after implementing such technology makes it easier to see how things change over time.
A new e-car factory, currently under construction by the Chinese manufacturer Enovate, includes a scalable paint shop built by Dürr, which can grow flexibly to meet demand.
Cobot Nation, global seller of collaborative robots (cobots), recently announced the release of a publicly available collaborative robot return on investment (ROI) calculator.
CenterLine Limited, Windsor, Ontario, was awarded the National Manufacturing Leadership Award by the National Association of Manufacturers for its outstanding achievement in the Engineering and Production Technology Leadership category.
There are currently two dominant trends in the automotive industry: electric mobility and per-sonalized vehicles. Dürr's EcoPaintJet system for fully automatic car painting in two colors – without masking or overspray – is a perfect fit for this.
