Door/window manufacturers and sub-contractors who finish intermediate wooden or PVC products are always looking for new coating solutions: integrated machines and lines that not only ensure the best possible output but also allow them to create products that genuinely meet each customer’s specific needs. Solutions such as these deliver true innovation to the industrial coating sector.
Today’s challenge consists of simplifying the industrial coating process with groundbreaking solutions, taking into consideration several parameters:
At the same time, it’s crucial to act on four key aspects:
Let's dive deeper and see what solutions based on anthropomorphic robots consist of:
Minimising manual tasks by deploying machines capable of reproducing workers’ movements is the fastest way to obtain consistent quality regardless of the shift, the worker or the time of day the work is done. Furthermore, the greater the degree of automation, the easier it is to maintain control of the entire process.
Those who use a line of anthropomorphic robots for coating can:
Easy to program thanks to proprietary software developed by Cefla Finishing, anthropomorphic coating robots installed on overhead lines are extremely user-friendly, require no specific skills, and have minimal maintenance requirements.
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When it comes to finishing complex three-dimensional objects such as windows and doors, unassembled chairs or even musical instruments, using anthropomorphic robots on overhead lines is essential to achieving high-quality coating results that deliver smooth, even surfaces.
But that’s not all. Combining automated systems with intelligent loading and unloading mechanisms minimises the machine downtime associated with colour changeovers.
Anyone who manages orders with a high level of product customisation knows that flexibility is an essential component of productivity. For this reason, only a custom-designed range of coating solutions can successfully adapt to the specific nature of the production plant and the type of companies it serves.
Cefla Finishing is well aware of this: that’s why it offers customers a range that focuses on integration and compatibility.
iGiotto is, above all, a spray coating solution that can be fully integrated with special software, allowing the manufacturer to control every aspect of the spraying process. Able to work with water- or solvent-based lacquers, it features an anthropomorphic spray robot that works at programmable speeds while maintaining a stable gap between spray gun and workpiece. In essence, this set-up ensures optimised consumption of the lacquer and its uniform application.
Specially developed in-house software lets you set all the process parameters and start production, with minimal operator intervention as all the worker has to do is load the pieces onto the vertical line. Note also that iGiotto sprays the pieces as they’re being conveyed, increasing overall line efficiency.
When iGiotto is integrated into a complete line, the pieces pass through a drying tunnel and are then collected and unloaded, either in batches or individually.
iFlow is, instead, a spray-type wood impregnation machine. Developed using ‘smart design’ principles that streamline cleaning and general maintenance tasks, iFlow is the perfect addition to lines that seek to maximise production efficiency. This coating solution is, in fact, expandable: it allows for the inclusion of a second unit to manage different types of finishes and colours within the same time frame.
A high-efficiency overhead line can only be considered complete if it features an integrated product handling system.
To minimise manual tasks - and allow operators to focus on supervising the line - Cefla Finishing has developed iLoad, a cutting-edge solution for automatic loading/unloading of overhead conveyors.
Bringing all the features of these machines together on a single coating solution doesn’t just boost plant productivity: it also significantly improves the sustainability of the entire value chain.
Less lacquer consumption - which leads to reduced use of wash water, less refuse, fewer filters and less maintenance - leads to a reduction in waste and lessens the environmental impact of operations.
A global presence, combined with in-depth experience gained in highly localised situations, allows Cefla Finishing to provide unique solutions for unique needs.
Just think of how coating processes vary according to the type of wood used (conifers, broadleaved trees, exotic woods, etc.). What’s more, finishing processes are also affected by ambient conditions. For example, coating types and processes in cold countries (e.g. Scandinavian nations) will differ considerably from those used in warmer, sunnier countries such as those in the Mediterranean area. Each geographical setting has its own peculiarities, and local companies need to take them into account, as must their suppliers.
Cefla Finishing is an international player that has built its reputation by intercepting different needs on different markets: a factor that, today, makes it an ultra-reliable partner for small, medium and large companies alike.
Established to meet customers’ individual needs, the Cefla Finishing Lab is a true technological hub that aims to pool experiences, business models and new technological opportunities.
Visitors to the Cefla Finishing Lab can see more than a hundred machines in operation, create and test entire processes on-site and pinpoint the best settings to maximise production line performance.
In other words, visiting our Lab means discovering the coating solutions that best suit your specific requirements and calculating the ROI needed to make finishing lines increasingly efficient.
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