automotive
Dürr Seven-Axis Robots Will Paint Electric Vehicles in China
The EcoRP E043i is said to be more mobile than six-axis painting robots, with an additional joint that extends its working area and allows painting of hard-to-access areas common to the interiors of automobile bodies.
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Doerken Adds Technical Sales Rep for Automotive OEMs
Rick Babik has joined Doerken Corp. USA as an OEM technical sales representative to work directly with OEMs in the automotive industry. The company also has added Robert Muterspaugh as a technical specialist working with customers and licensees.
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Flawless Finish? How Digital Microscopy Is Transforming the Automotive Paint Shop
Digital microscopes help engineers quantify the quality of a paint finish, and this helps with both quality control and technology development.
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Software Helps Ford Design for Plating Quality
The automaker says Elsyca PlatingManager software has enhanced its production process.
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Advances in Decorative PVD Chromium Coatings for Polymer Substrates
This article reviews a two-layer, selective coating process which incorporates a specially developed UV-cured paint base coating with a sub-micron thick PVD chromium top coating. It illustrates the coating’s testing protocols of automotive manufacturers and the necessities of controlling the stresses within the coating matrix.
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Researchers Create Superstrong Aluminum Alloys for Automotive, Aerospace Applications
The alloy is lightweight and possibly stronger than stainless steel, but it provides flexibility that stainless steel does not in many applications.
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Mobility, Human Needs Inspire BASF Automotive Color Trends
As innovations such as artificial intelligence, autonomous driving and robotic industrialization take hold, the return to the human element becomes increasingly important, the company says. Designers at its BASF Coatings division translated these observations into a collection of 65 colors for automotive surfaces.
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Michigan Manufacturer/Plater Adding Operations, 100+ Jobs
The new program is likely to include assembly, paint and chrome finishing of Ford Ranger bumpers, according to a release from Ventra Ionia.
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Axalta Gifts Mobility to Kids with Physical Disabilities
Axalta Coating Systems partnered with Atrium Health’s Jeff Gordon Children’s Hospital, Hendrick Motorsports, LP Building Products and GoBabyGo! to build custom vehicles for children with mobility issues.
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PPG Hires New Senior VP for Automotive Coatings
Rebecca Liebert will succeed Gary Danowski, who will become vice president, global automotive refinish. Danowski is replacing John Outcalt, who has announced his intent to retire, effective August 1.
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