From compact cars to pick-up trucks, the EcoProFleet driverless transport system developed by Dürr specifically for paint shops transports bodies with great flexibility. The Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) comes into its own in combination with the new DXQ software products from Dürr’s Digital Factory.

Dürr presented a new design concept for greater flexibility and efficiency in final assembly at the first NEXT.assembly Innovation Summit. The virtual event on October 25, 2022, attracted an international audience.

Dürr is building a new, turnkey paint shop for Chinese car manufacturer Chery Automobile Co. Ltd. for the flexible production of various models and drive systems. The focus is on intelligent networking and tracking all process sequences using a wealth of software solutions from the DXQ product family. Commissioning of the system is planned for 2023 at Chery’s company headquarters in Wuhu.

Maximum precision paired with outstanding energy efficiency: The EcoPaintJet Pro can paint complex car body surfaces without overspray and apply individual design elements without masking, fully automatically and in a resource-saving manner. These features convinced an independent panel of judges to award Dürr the Automotive News PACE Award for its innovative overspray-free application technology solution.

Climate neutrality, increased CO2 prices, and uncertainties with the natural gas supply are prompting car manufacturers to intensify their search for alternatives to gas-powered production plants. In response, Dürr became the first supplier to electrify all the body ovens in its portfolio.

Upstream sealing stations in the car manufacturing painting process are already highly automated. However, sealing is still performed manually for hard-to-reach car body parts. Dürr recently developed a solution to further increase the level of automation and significantly reduce the need for manual intervention.

Dürr Assembly Products has successfully launched and commissioned its innovative x-road curve multi-function test stand for autonomous and partially autonomous vehicles in Korea.

Painting car roofs a contrasting color with the EcoPaintJet was the first series application of the overspray-free painting process in the automotive industry. With the enhanced EcoPaintJet Pro version, the robot system can now paint and apply custom design elements to extremely complex body surfaces such as vertical or A and C pillars, fully automatically and without masking.

Private research institute Rescoll in France offers tests with Dürr's EcoPaintJet. Big things start small: since late summer 2021, end customers have been able to test paints, substrates and the corresponding application for a low cost at the French research company Rescoll for compatibility with Dürr's EcoPaintJet in order to prepare optimally for series production.

The newest atomizer generation from Dürr can make a real contribution to improving overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) in the paint shop. The EcoBell4 performs color changes faster than any other high-speed rotary atomizer, reduces paint and solvent consumption as well as VOC emissions, and features RFID technology for predictive maintenance.