ABB’s PixelPaint mechanical innovation for the automotive industry has been awarded the current year’s Robotics and Automation Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award for outstanding achievements in commercializing innovative mechanical robotics and automation technology.
Released in 2020, PixelPaint uses inkjet head innovation to directly apply high-level individualized or bi-color plans to a vehicle body in a single pass, allowing manufacturers to easily meet the Increasing need for modified paint jobs while eliminating inefficient overspray.
Joerg Reger, Head of Supervision for ABB Robotics Auto OEM Business Line, says: “We are delighted that our PixelPaint solution has been recognized for its imaginative and cost-effective innovation, which helps our customers respond to buyers’ demands. of more personalized plans “.
Compared to the prior art for custom paint jobs, PixelPaint enables 100 percent paint to be applied in a quarter of the time with substantially improved finish quality.
For our customers, this is the triple reward of saving a large number of dollars each year from decreased paint usage, improved efficiency, and improved natural workmanship through decreased VOCs and CO2 discharges while meeting the needs of its customers. “
Typically, applying a two-color or altered body plan has required a vehicle to go through a paint line twice, once for the main coat and then, once the gaps are covered, again for the next shade.
Typically, body coating has required 10 to 20 managers per shift, with two managers added to reveal the body after applying back shading.
As only 70-80% of the paint was applied to the body surface when splashed, the levels of waste were enormous, increasing costs for reuse and the purchase of additional paint.
PixelPaint overcomes these problems, providing a faster, more deeply accurate, and more maintainable response to disturbed canvases.
ABB’s PixelPaint car paint system wins IERA 2021 robotics award
ABB wins the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award in Robotics and Automation for innovation that reduces waste.
The International Federation of Robotics reported yesterday that ABB Robotics’ PixelPaint innovation won the 2021 “Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Robotics and Automation Award”. ABB said PixelPaint increases efficiency in vehicle painting and eliminates the need for overspray, benefiting the climate.
“The jury is pleased to respect ABB’s PixelPaint innovation, with the 17th IERA award,” said Rob Ambrose, Chairman of the Jury. “The inventive answer to mechanized vehicle painting consolidates greater adaptability and customization with less wasted paint for a prosperous climate.”
ABB PixelPaint saves paint and time
Previously, between 20% and 30% of paint applied to vehicles was wasted due to overspray. Paradoxically, the PixelPaint inkjet head applies 100% of the paint to the surface of the vehicle, according to ABB Robotics.
In addition, PixelPaint’s two high-precision industrial robots clear the path to concealment and unveiling for each vehicle, helping to reduce bottlenecks, he said.
The application of a two-color or retouched configuration was already a measure that required time and work. A vehicle had to pass the paint line twice. With PixelPaint, modified drawings can be applied in a single pass, and the painting speed is cut in half, says ABB. This can help automakers react to unique requests, he said.
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