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PAINTFAIR, a trade fair that focuses on
industrial coating technology, will be held
for the third time at the Karlsruhe exhibition
centre, Germany from 13-16 April 2010.
More than 200 companies have already
booked exhibition space, including market
and technological leaders from many
sectors.
Companies from the coatings sector
include BASF Coatings, Relius Coatings
and Tiger Coatings, who have not taken
part in previous shows.
The exhibition will present a broad and
in-depth offering in every aspect of wet
painting, powder coating and coil coating.
The trade fair’s portfolio for industrial
coating technology includes systems and
applications technology, coatings, transport
systems, automation solutions and paint
robots, consumables and services for the
organic coating process, ranging from pre-
treatment to final inspection.
Whether companies have in-house
coating facilities or subcontracted
coating operations, the demand is for
improved efficiency with higher quality,
greater environmental awareness and
flexibility. One solution that ensures
reduced investment and operating costs,
particularly in the automotive sector, leads
to material savings and an improved
productivity, energy and eco-balance is the
so-called ‘Integrated Concept II’.
Here, the function of the primer is
integrated into a single or dual-component
water-based paint system. By substituting
the primer it is possible to dispense
with the entire filler application or area
of equipment, including the materials
used, as well as the before and after-
treatment. The coating facility and time
are accordingly reduced. The system can
be integrated into existing coating facilities
and reduces VOC emissions.
Using very high solid or ultra-high solid
coatings with a very high solid content
reduces VOCs. In some cases, only slight
adjustment is required to the existing
coating facility.
However, application technology with
paint guns and atomisers has a role to
play, which enables a more effective
application and adjusts the spray jet
formed to the geometry of the work piece.
Exhibitors at PaintExpo will present
solutions in this area that permit savings in
the consumption of coatings.
A further approach for reducing material
consumption lies in intelligent coating
logistics with flexible coating supply
systems. Pigging system technology
enables unused coatings to be recovered
from the pipe, or specific quantities of
coating to be conveyed to the application
system.
In the area of coating
powders, developments at manu-
facturers are moving towards solutions
that harden at lower stoving temperatures.
Here, there are systems available that
harden at between 120 and 130°C.
Alongside energy savings, they also
enable productivity to be increased. In
addition, plastic materials and composites
can be powder coated at these low
temperatures.
Where the recovery of overspray is an
issue, innovative electrostatic separator
systems not only achieve higher levels of
separation, they also reduce water and
energy consumption. Potential savings
can further be exploited through increased
automation. The use of paint robots results
in greater reproducibility of coating results, a
reduction in waste and better overall quality.
FairFair GmbH – Germany
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International fair for coating
Show delivers encouraging results in a growth market
THE mood was buoyant after four days of
brisk business as MTA VIETNAM 2009, the
largest exhibition of precision engineering,
machine tools and metalworking technol-
ogy in Vietnam, drew to a close.
Held at the new Saigon Exhibition
& Conference Centre, a total of 7,270
trade visitors attended to see the latest
technologies showcased by more than 234
exhibitors. Around 81% of the companies
were from overseas, hailing from 20
countries and regions including Germany,
Korea, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand
and the UK.
“MTA VIETNAM 2009 is grateful for the
continued support and confidence of our
co-organiser – the Vietnam Chamber of
Commerce and Industry, the Vietnamese
Government, our exhibitors and particularly
our visitors,” said Mr William Lim, project
director of MTA VIETNAM 2009. “Without
them, we would not be able to put on such
a wide-ranging show of quality machine
tools and solutions, and bring to Vietnam
a platform that promotes trade, knowledge
gathering and technological advancement
for the manufacturing industry.”
In addition to the many individual visitors,
MTA Vietnam also saw the attendance of
75 group delegations from local enterprises
across Vietnam’s extensive manufacturing
sectors. The delegations came from
companies such as Duytan Plastics,
Furukawa Automotive Parts Vietnam Inc,
Hariki Precision Vietnam, High Command of
the Engineers, Factory Z756, Juki Vietnam,
Mabushi Motor Vietnam Ltd, MTEX Vietnam,
Nidec Tosok Vietnam, Nissey Vietnam,
Okaya Vietnam, Sanyo, Saigon Precision,
Suzuki Vietnam, Tien Tuan Pharmaceutical
Machinery and Vietnam KMV.
“I’ve witnessed a significant
improvement in the quality of the trade
visitors at our booth since the first show
in 2005. MTA VIETNAM continues to be
the only manufacturing show in Vietnam
that Nikon will continue to support and
participate in,” said Mr M Tsuji, general
manager of Instruments Department,
Nikon Singapore.
MTA VIETNAM will return to Ho Chi
Minh City in 2010 for its seventh edition on
7–10 July.
MTA VIETNAM
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