Dürr EcoBell rotary atomizer enables economical coating of plastic parts with low material consumption

Conventional spray guns have always been the conventional choice in the painting process of plastic parts. However, as material and cleaning costs continue to rise, the cost-effectiveness of high-speed rotary atomizers is gradually becoming more prominent. Currently, the Hungarian factory owned by global technology giant Valeo is deploying Dürr EcoBell atomizers for the first time. The use of this equipment not only improves painting efficiency and productivity, but also reduces paint consumption.

Plastic parts are often painted using lower-cost traditional spray guns. After the launch of the Dürr EcoBell atomizer series, it stands out for its excellent coating quality, low paint consumption and fast flushing time, and has become a new benchmark for complex industrial coatings. Valeo embraces innovation and decides to deploy EcoBell atomizers for the first time in its Hungarian factory.

In the future, Dürr will provide Valeo’s new Hungarian factory with a complete set of equipment from paint conveying to painting, including: EcoPump
AD pneumatic diaphragm pump kit, fluid plate, two-component mixing and dosing system, and EcoBell high-speed rotary atomizer (no need for integrated high-pressure module). Among them, the EcoBell high-speed rotary atomizer will be installed on the Kawasaki robot and used for spraying plastic interiors of electric vehicles.

Passed compatibility testing

Before Valeo decided to adopt the Dürr rotary atomizer, Dürr and the integrator ERMA
Working closely with Concept, the compatibility of the atomizer with Valeo’s existing processes and standards was successfully verified at the ERMA Laboratory Test Center.

The high-quality surface treatment and excellent cost-effectiveness of Dürr EcoBell atomizers have been recognized by customers. The atomizer has a higher painting rate, and is also equipped with a paint mixing module above the robot arm, which greatly reduces paint loss and cleaning agent consumption, and minimizes cleaning workload. At the same time, the atomizer has a shorter cycle time than a conventional spray gun, thus significantly increasing productivity. In addition, the initial investment cost of the atomizer can be quickly recovered due to its cost-effectiveness and higher paint rate, which is even more valuable in the context of the expected continued rise in the cost of paint and cleaning agents. In addition, the atomizer can effectively reduce paint loss and cleaning agent consumption, and also ensures the sustainability of the spraying process.