When it comes to paint finishing, efficiency, precision, and consistency are critical. Robotics and automation are the key to transforming production processes, by increasing throughput, reducing waste, and enhancing the finish quality across a variety of products and applications. If you’re finishing aerospace components or custom parts, here are a few ways that adding automation and robotics make a huge difference in your finishing process.
1. Improve Consistency and Quality
Using robots in your finishing process can reduce inconsistencies, increase the speed of production, and ensure uniform coverage compared to manual finishing. Robotics improves the quality of the finish while reducing defects like streaks or spots that can be due to human error.
2. Increase Production and Efficiency
Automation speeds up your production process with very limited downtime, helping to meet the demands of your customers. Automated paint booths with conveyor systems and robotic arms can finish more parts and help reduce human intervention needed to complete tasks. With minimal downtime, you can increase throughput and efficiency in your process.
3. Reduce Material Waste and Overspray
Robotic sprayers can be programmed to apply exact amounts of coatings for each component. This reduces overspray and minimizes material waste to help cut costs. Optional paint mixing and delivery systems can automate the mixing process to improve the efficiency of your paint or powder usage.
4. Worker Safety
Paint and powder coatings create exposure to chemicals and airborne particles that can be harmful if inhaled. Using automation in your paint or powder application process significantly improves safety for your team by minimizing exposure to hazardous fumes. You can also reduce the need for extensive protective equipment and ensure compliance with industry health and safety regulations.
5. Integration with Existing Systems
You don’t have to rebuild a new finishing system to incorporate automation into your process. Robotics and conveyor systems can easily be integrated into your existing finishing system to improve your production and increase efficiencies.
Thinking about integrating automation into your process? Rohner designs and builds finishing systems to improve production and integrate automation where needed. Our team can help identify ways to integrate new automation into your existing system. Talk to our team about automation solutions that can streamline your production.
Have questions? Please contact the Rohner team: info@rohner-usa.com