The awarded Flowsense technology developed by J. Wagner GmbH increases productivity and quality while reducing consumptions.
J. Wagner GmbH has recently announced that its Flowsense
technology has been honoured with the ‘Die Oberfläche (The Surface)’ award during the ceremony held on Tuesday 4th June 2024 at the Surface Technology Germany trade fair, the event showcasing all the most important trends for the surface finishing sector (held from 04th
to 06th June in Stuttgart).
The jury recognised Flowsense for its increased productivity, powder savings, enhanced quality and reduced carbon footprint as most notable achievements. It is the only powder coating technology to receive the award, as the other prizes were won by technical solutions in the field of electroplating.
The Flowsense powder coating from J. Wagner GmbH
Compared to liquid solutions, in powder coating the set output quantities might be neither known nor constant over the medium term due to wear and other process parameters, with users compensating by accepting higher tolerances or more frequent manual inspections.
The Flowsense powder coating technology developed by J. Wagner GmbH has succeeded in controlling the painting process in a reproducible manner, helping the clients to achieve consistently high surface quality. It acts as an autopilot in the powder coating process, automatically navigating the coating process and leading to better coating results – allowing also the operator to focus on other tasks.
The award ‘The Surface’
The award recognises outstanding developments from across the industry in surface treatment and finishing technologies. It has been presented at the SurfaceTechnology Germany trade show to honour the most innovative applications or technologies in all disciplines. Wagner won the recognition for the first time in 2013 thanks to its pioneering technology for process-safe powder coating for standard MDF boards.
“The award recognises the ubiquitous but often overlooked cross-sectional technology that often plays a key role in the degree of innovation and progress of numerous industries without this being known to the general public,” has stated Martin Metzner, the head of the electroplating technology department at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA who founded the prize in 2012.