Automotive and commercial vehicles

29APR

Lotus Chooses Dürr to Modernize its Paint Shop

Lotus, a British sports car manufacturer, relies on the high quality and efficiency of Durr's technologies to automate its body painting facility at its British headquarters in Hethel.

23APR

EcoPaintJet Has Been Awarded the German Innovation Award

Dürr Systems AG won the German Innovation Award in the "Large Enterprise" category for its EcoPaintJet robotic painting system. This revolutionary innovation for the razor-sharp painting of cars and other products has several benefits such as 100% of the paint is applied on the surface without waste, easier and faster two-tone paint application process, more energy-efficient and resource-friendly way than before.

17APR

The Paint Shop Can Now Rely on Dürr's Artificial Intelligence

Dürr presents Advanced Analytics, the first market-ready AI application for paint shops. Part of the latest module in the DXQanalyze product series, this solution merges the latest IT technology and Dürr's experience in the mechanical engineering sector, identifies the sources of defects, defines the optimal maintenance programs, tracks previously unknown correlations and uses this knowledge to adapt the algorithm to the system using the self-learning principle.

17FEB

AkzoNobel Secures Supply Deal With Leading Car Manufacturer

The BMW Group has chosen AkzoNobel to be a trusted supplier of vehicle refinish products and services to a large part of its distribution network around the world. The deal came into effect on February 1, 2020.

14FEB

AkzoNobel Puts the Cool into McLaren's Stylish New Formula 1 Car, the MCL35

McLaren Racing's 2020 Formula 1 car raced into view ahead of the new season, with AkzoNobel again supplying hi-tech coatings technology for the stylish MCL35.

21GEN

White Still Dominates BASF's Analysis of the 2019 Automotive Colour Distribution

Whether driving the Interstate highways of America, the Autobahn in Europe, or the Asian Highway Network, chances are, one will see more white cars than any other colour on the road.

20GEN

Axalta's 2020 Global Automotive Color of the Year Sea Glass Makes a Splash with Electrifying Chroma

Sea Glass sets the trend for 2020 with energy and shimmer and has reflective and transmissive properties measurable by autonomous vehicle detection systems.

02GEN

From Today, Applying 2K Coatings Becomes Even Easier

After the EcoDose 2K/3K, which are now a landmark in the automotive and industrial coating sectors, Verind has developed a new electronic dosing system dedicated to applications that require simpler functionality than those featured in the EcoDose 2K. EcoDose 2K Easy is born.