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Plants and technologies
03FEB

A New Coating Plant Becomes a Key Asset in Alstom’s Strategy for Ergonomics and Sustainable Mobility

In the fifth industrial revolution, respect for human labour and a sustainable approach to production are returning to centre stage. A visit to Alstom’s long-standing site in Savigliano (Cuneo, Italy) gave us the opportunity to witness these values being rooted in an advanced industrial context, where installing a new coating system entailed finding a plant engineering partner that was not only reliable but also capable of understanding and embracing the same principles. This article describes the new solid partnership established between Alstom, a global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, and Eurotherm, which has been designing and building coating plants since 1958.

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Plants and technologies
30GEN

COMETA: versatility, productivity, and innovation. The three key words to becoming a leader in cosmetic packaging coating

A product’s packaging is the first and foremost ambassador of a brand. Packaging is a crucial marketing asset in an increasingly demanding market, where every detail counts: appearance, quality, sustainability, performance, time-to-market. Behind these characteristics lies a production process that must combine high quality and productivity through advanced automation. For companies specializing in packaging metallization and painting, it is strategic to constantly update their production assets with the latest technologies, not only to remain competitive but also to support designers and brands in their pursuit of uniqueness and of an exclusive consumer experience. This is what COMETA, a French industrial player with extensive history and deep knowledge of finishing processes, has done by investing in a brand-new and innovative packaging painting line designed and built by Eurotherm.

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Plants and technologies
23GEN

At Lodi Spa, the synergy between consolidated mechanical know-how and newly acquired chemical expertise raises the coating quality standards for ACE components

Bringing chemical know-how for coating management to a factory with a history of craftsmanship deeply ingrained in mechanical processes was the challenge met by Lodi Spa. This company, which has been manufacturing components for the ACE sector since 1958, installed its first liquid coating plant in 2014, and it recently upgraded its entire surface treatment department with a new fully automatic shot blasting plant supplied by OMSG and a cataphoresis and powder coating line designed and installed by Trasmetal in collaboration with Wagner.

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Coatings, Plants and technologies
09DIC

Reducing Overspray, Increasing Productivity: Mascar Installed a New Purification System for the Effluent of Its Coating Booths’ Water Curtains

To ensure greater efficiency and further commit to sustainability, Mascar turned to industrial water treatment expert Water Energy to clean the liquid that feeds their overspray-capturing water curtains, installing a Skimmerflot 5000 system.

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Plants and technologies
29NOV

Connecting a New, Advanced Coating Plant to Assembly Lines with a Futuristic Handling System. Comel’s Winning Choice

Maximum efficiency in using energy resources and coating products, premium coating quality in terms of parameters such as coverage, film distension, thickness uniformity, and finish, but also increased coating capacity and reduced assembly lead time. These were the objectives specified and achieved by Comel with its project for a new automatic powder coating plant integrated with its internal assembly logistics, which involved Futura, Imel, Wagner, Lesta, and Chemetall.

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Plants and technologies
27NOV

When the Coating Plant Engineering Company’s Technological Approach Makes a Difference

Two companies united by the same technological approach to customer needs: FAE, a world leader in the production of forestry, agricultural, road, and demining machinery, has chosen to work with SAVIM Europe for the installation of a new coating system that combines manual and automatic application in a small space and handles bulky parts efficiently thanks to a CM Automazione conveyor. An example of how a plant engineering company can grasp its customers’ needs and turn them into the ideal design, regardless of the size of the coating line.

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Plants and technologies
30SET

Azeta Confirms Itself as a Pioneer in Aluminium Coating Through a New Vertical Line Combined with an Innovative IPS Powder Feeding System

Based in Muro Leccese, in the Salento region of Apulia (Italy), Azeta Srl was one of the first businesses in this area to specialise in the processing and surface treatment of aluminium and the first to patent, in the 1990s, a wood-effect coating applied with a liquid-on-powder cycle on this material. It is also the first company in the Italian aluminium industry to have recently installed an automatic vertical powder coating plant by Euroimpianti for profiles combined with Wagner’s latest powder feeding and control device, the IPS system, to increase its production capacity and reorganise its workforce more effectively.

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Corrosion Protection, Plants and technologies, Pretreatments
26AGO

The Perfect Combination of Mechanical and Chemical Pre-Treatment Improves the Corrosion Protection of the Coatings Applied on ABF Color’s Heavy and Light Metal Fabrications

Powder coating contractor ABF Color has identified mechanical pre-treatment as the key to its success. This company was indeed one of the last coaters to be established in its area but one of the first to install a shot blasting machine from Carlo Banfi, now an OMSG brand, for the mechanical pre-treatment of large parts. In 2023, it acquired its third coating plant, retaining its trusted suppliers, including OMSG, Silvi, Gema, and Futura, and combining mechanical pre-treatment with a chemical stage for even more effective substrate preparation.

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