2003-09-05 - IRB5400 process-arm robots for Banbury-based plant
ABB, the global power and automation technologies group, has secured a £260,000 order from ADAC Paintbox, Banbury, for two IRB5400 robots. The robots will be used to spray adhesion promoter & base coat, and primer & clear coat to Bentley automotive bumpers.
The IRB5400 utilises a new style process arm with the paint application equipment, ABB’s Integrated Process System (IPS), mounted in its upper section. The IPS features closed-loop regulation and high-speed control for paint and airflow adjustment, ensuring minimal overspray and uniform paint film build.
The Paintbox robot order includes the incorporation of computer aided programming (CAP) software, as well as full robot programming and training, which will be carried out in collaboration with ABB in Malmo, Sweden.
ABB Account Manager, Paul Carter comments: ‘The order was secured through a combination of factors including ABB’s strong relationship with ADAC Paintbox, the customer’s existing knowledge of ABB paint robots, and the significant paint savings that ABB process arm robots can deliver.’
Paintbox specialises in the top quality finishing of a wide range of plastic components for automotive and teletronic industries. Its new unified Banbury production complex comprises three spray booths, two baking ovens, two paint-mixing rooms, two preparation areas, two cleaning areas, eight polishing bays and three machinery rooms. The company’s UK operations are made up of four sites located at Banbury, Brackley and Birmingham.
ABB Automation Technologies Division
The ABB Automation Technologies Division provides products, systems, software and services for the automation and optimisation of discrete, process and batch manufacturing operations plus related business aspects. Key technologies include measurement, control, instrumentation, process analysis, drives and motors, power electronics, robots, and low-voltage products; all geared toward one common industrial IT architecture for real-time automation and information solutions across the business enterprise. These technologies are sold both through third-party channels (OEM's, system integrators, distributors) and through the ABB end-user divisions. It has approximately 63,000 employees.