In this report, Automotive World talks to OEMs and suppliers about developments in paintshop technology and the future of automotive painting and coating in the face of increasingly stringent environmental regulations, increasingly demanding consumer requirements and close scrutiny of the bottom line.
‘Special report: Vehicle painting & coating’ (https://www.automotiveworld.com/research/special-report-vehicle-painting-coating/) is available to download now from the research section of AutomotiveWorld.com.
In this report:
- Automotive painting and coating sector – a quick guide
- Volkswagen discusses the paintshop of the future
- Adaptability essential for CV paint and coating suppliers
- Vehicle paint options influenced by art, science and fashion
- Vans in tanks: CV manufacturers embrace paintshop innovation
- Coating suppliers stay agile as material mix complexity increases
- Customisation critical for performance and luxury OEMs
- OEMs want productivity boosts from paint suppliers
- Auto sector pre-treatment focuses on cost and environment
- Paint it green: suppliers strive for sustainable paintshops
Quotes from the report:
The biggest automotive trend is lightweighting. This creates an assembly system involving multiple substrates that either need painting or don’t, and for example, you can’t put plastic parts in an oven. So the Tier manufacturers may start handling colour themselves – Rob Outram, Director, IRL
After the introduction of water-based painting processes in the 1990s, compact primerless processes first arrived in 1999. In the area of serial car body painting, energy savings of up to 20% were achieved. This would not have been possible without intensive collaboration with our material suppliers – Christian Hacker, Head of Paint Shop Planning, VW
If you get into an environment where the driver is a less critical element of the driving experience, and you start to change the nature of the relationship between the driver and the automobile, what is that going to mean in terms of colour preferences? – Chris Toomey, Senior Vice President, Coatings Solutions, BASF North America
Compared with the previous ring-pipe systems, pigging systems consume considerably less paint and flushing agent. The rising prices of special paints mean that piggable systems have a decisive edge. Investing in special paint supply systems will pay off very quickly – Johannes Grobe, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Durr Systems
As emerging markets mature, demand is increasing for the same level of quality and environmental compliance as mature markets. It is no longer possible to simply sell the emerging markets old technology – David Fischer, Vice President for Strategy and Marketing, Transportation Coatings, Axalta Coating Systems
Since there are so many influencing factors in metal pre- treatment, the processes are rather complex. The opportunity to gather data and run such processes in an automated fashion will bring great value – Sebastian Sinnwell, Technical Manager, Automotive Surface Solutions, Henkel
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