New from Freudenberg Filtration Technologies: freely combinable Viledon® filterCair service modules for the improvement of painting processes
"We see it as our task to optimize the entire painting process at our customers' plants in both qualitative and economic terms", observed Jürgen Becker, Market Segment Manager for Surface treatment at Freudenberg Filtration Technologies. For this purpose, the company has compiled a service portfolio that specifically addresses the individual requirements of its customers.
Freudenberg's filter management system is known as Viledon® filterCair. It consists of tailor-made service packages, which ensure pure air and flawlessly brilliant results in painting processes. For many years, leading automotive manufacturers and their suppliers have put their trust in the expertise of qualified filterCair service technicians and engineers. Within the framework of service contracts, Freudenberg experts work with the company's customers as partners, consultants and problem solvers, ensuring completely stable onsite painting processes.
In a recent innovation, Freudenberg is now offering its expertise in process analysis and optimization beyond the scope of fixed, permanent service contracts - regardless of whether the customer's paint plant uses Viledon® filters or not. "We analyze all the factors that influence the painting operation. In the process, we provide professional and objective advice, irrespective of the filter products used and the interests of the paint plant manufacturer", Becker explained.
Expertise and experience bundled together in modules
Customers can choose between seven service modules. Michael Steuer, Regional Manager Viledon® filterCair, explained the offer: "We have individually compiled the contents of the service modules based on our experience. It goes without saying that customers can freely combine the individual modules according to their specific requirements, for large-scale painting systems as well as for repair cabins."
In the basic module, Freudenberg Filtration Technologies' service technicians systematically assess quality-reducing contamination in the painting process, measuring among other things dust and particle content, down draughts and relative humidity. The "Basic + Dirt in Paint" module extends these checks to include paint damage analyzis. These are carried out both onsite and in the laboratory, where Freudenberg specialists investigate the cause of the problem by means of electron and infrared microscopy, for example.
Paint damage is often attributable to fibers and fluff that can become detached from the textile materials used in the process, such as robot protective sleeves, painting overalls, polishing pads or cleaning cloths, for example. That is why there is a separate filterCair service module for analyzes of these operating materials. Other performance packages are devoted specifically to the flow conditions in the paint shop as well as to the topics of compressed air and paint drying.
"With our holistic approach, we first improve the paint results, which means preventing paint defects. Secondly, we ensure that our customers save time and money thanks to efficient processes, which would for example otherwise be necessary for post-polishing or repainting, which is even more costly", said Becker, summarizing the advantages of the modular Viledon® filterCair service package. Steuer added: "We provide our customers with a comprehensive, user-friendly interactive report that can be used for auditing purposes. It also indicates individual optimization potentials and recommendations for action for the various painting problems, and can be carried forward for future measures."