How a manufacturer of agricultural machinery achieved a 90% degree of automation in the coating of front loaders
The French company has been making farmers' daily work easier for many decades. For example with innovative and reliable front loaders for tractors.
Until 2022, the swing arms and buckets of the front loaders were primed by dip coating. The geometrically complex parts were then powder-coated manually and cured in an oven. This production process was accompanied by fundamental disadvantages. Depending on the daily form and experience of the employees, the high proportion of manual work could lead to fluctuating results in the coating quality and noticeably slow down the production speed. A high proportion of manual work also means that the company is heavily dependent on qualified and experienced personnel. Furthermore, dip coating releases volatile organic compounds (VOCs). These can be harmful to health and the environment.
