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abb.qxd 24/11/06 12:11 pm Page 88 robots being used and increased atomiser The IRB 500 is designed for tighter installations. Less per formance, leading to a reduction in investment for spray booth space is needed on the production line and robots and applicators. They would also welcome an c u s t o m e r s can maintain production volumes and ability to apply metallic paint in one layer, something q u a l i t y with fewer painting robots and associated which is not yet possible but which will happen soon, equipment. It is a tailor-made painting solution for the a c c o rd i n g to ABB's vice president of sales and automotive industry, explains Gunleiksrud. With its marketing, Udo Grohmann. fast acceleration and unique design we have pushed Cu s to m e r s also back the boundaries require a reduction in of auto body painting operating costs which t e c h n o l o g y. The may be achieved F l e x Pa i n t e r is cost t h ro u g h increased c u t t i n g in practice. f i r s t run rate, the Our paint robots live vir tual elimination of u p to our vision of w a s t e in paints and mak ing our s o l ve n t s and the customers more re d u c t i o n or elimin- effec tive while, at the a t i o n of non-value- s a m e time, lowering adding operations t h e impact on the such as cleaning and e nv i ro n m e n t . We p ro g r a m m i n g. All h ave the right t h e s e are important produc ts at the right fac tors, together with time with the newest a n increase in the technology and that a ve r a g e time before i s exactly what the We are forming more and more partnerships machine failure and a industr y wants. re d u c t i o n in the The unique design with Chinese enterprises as they realise that average time required and configuration of the key to winning in the future is solid to effect repairs. the brand new wall- competitive strength. ABB has developed m o u n te d FlexPainter a new paint robot, the I R B 500 has created Anders Jonsson Fl e x Pa i n t e r IRB 500, the largest and most and a new generation of rotary atomisers which will flexible robot working envelope of any exterior car paint a car body faster than today's industrial standard, b o d y paint robot. ABB knew that elevated robots while maintaining the highest level of quality and per form better than floor-mounted versions in terms of reducing paint losses to a minimum. The new robot is co n t a m i n a t i o n and also that its FlexBell Cartridge a result of our vast experience in demanding System CBS met the zero-cc loss requirement. The a u t o m a t i o n projects all over the world, s ay s ABB company also knew that its enhanced floor-mounted Nor way managing director, Tormod Gunleiksrud. We robot could deal with the paint process acceleration combine this experience with a continuous focus on requirements

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of AutoMOTIVE 5

Editors Note
News
Here For The Long Haul
Halewood. Rebirth of a Car Plant
Safety First
Focus on Flexibility
A Prophet Without Honour?
Chrysler Cuts It Four Ways
A MINI For All Reasons
Porsche Plans Continuous Logistics Improvement
Flawless, Consistent Execution
Ford's European Supplier Parks Deliver Lean Manufacturing Efficiencies
Cheap and Cheerful
Onwards and Upwards
Schrader and Siemens Electronics Assembly Systems Take the Pressure
No Faults Forward
A Long Way From Wheelbarrows and Bath Tubs
A New Era in US/Japanese Cooperation
A Dialogue of the Deaf

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