Automation of the painting process

This central theme opened the first season of KoriaCast, This is Koria's new podcast, where industry experts discuss the future of industrial painting. To delve deeper into this debate, we've compiled the key insights from the inaugural episode, offering technical perspectives on how to transform your production line.

 

“Automation in painting is entirely feasible and important, mainly for two key reasons: one is, obviously, having fewer reworks, a more fluid production, and fewer defects. And this, whether you like it or not, will give you more productivity,” says Martins.

Beyond fluidity, the impact on input consumption is a game-changer. According to Martins, the market is increasingly attentive to performance metrics. “I’ve seen automation happen, including with very large gains in reducing paint consumption. Today, the more tech-savvy customer is even measuring how much a square meter painted costs. Whatever level of investment they want, they will always get a return, they will have a cheaper square meter painted,” he concludes.

Node KoriaCast, Longhi explained that true automation encompasses variables that often go unnoticed. “What people immediately think of is a robot applying paint. But that's just the tip of the iceberg. The automated painting process encompasses all the variables: from the paint or air flow rate, the application speed, to the environment, which includes the paint booth, drying oven, and parts handling,” he explains.

For the investment to bring the repeatability As expected, it is essential that all these items are integrated in real time. "Everything has to be perfectly matched at all times," Longhi emphasizes, highlighting that constant computer monitoring is what ensures that the quality of the first piece is identical to that of the thousandth.