Halved color change times and tenfold-reduced powder disposal volumes

The Italian company Nord Laser specializes in the processing of pickled and galvanized metal sheets for various industries, including customers in the steel construction, energy, furniture or fitness equipment sector. After a year-long process of vertical integration of production, Nord Laser is now able to offer all production steps for the processing, assembly and coating of industrial metalwork from its own source. As customer demands continued to grow, Nord Laser invested in an upgrade of its coating process in 2022, installing a state-of-the-art automatic powder system with WAGNER's IPS coating center. In fact, efficiency in this area has been increased tenfold: the result is color changes without manual intervention, fast and consistent throughput times, accelerated production, higher quantities and improved surface quality.

New powder system with IPS increases productivity

Read the full report to learn more about the significant improvements the IPS has led to in Nord Laser's coating process.

Source: A. Venturi "Halved Colour Change Times and Tenfold-Reduced Powder Disposal Volumes: Nord Laser's Experience" in ipcm® International Paint&Coating Magazine no. 82 (July/August 2023), pp. 72-78.

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automatic powder system with ips at nord laser

In 2022, Nord Laser invested in a new powder system with the IPS coating center to increase productivity, maintain high quality standards and continuously reduce color change times.

workpieces are moving into the powder booth

The metal workpieces move into the powder booth.

ips smart boxer

The SMART BOXER can accommodate two powder boxes and automatically changes between the two for a steady powder supply.

cleaning of powder booth

Operator intervention is reduced to cleaning the booth with compressed air.

automatic powder coating of metal sheets

With the Smart Feeding Technology, the powder is fed through a pressure container and an electronically controlled dosing valve and generates a soft cloud with little overspray.

 

Because of our focus on technological advancement and our desire to stay one step ahead of the competition, we opted for IPS. This solution solved two problems that were very important to us: high powder consumption [...] and the long downtimes required for our color changes.

Marco Bovolini

President of Nord Group S.p.A.

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Nord Laser offers its customers from various industrial sectors the entire value chain for processing pickled and galvanized metal sheets.

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