Resource-saving painting system planning with Industry 4.0 standards

AFOTEK has many years of experience in the field of surface technology and will plan your new painting or powder coating system taking technical and environmental conditions into account. Solving interface requirements, making agreements with paint and chemical suppliers, as well as drawing up milestone plans and media-needs analyses are important components of our planning. A timely start of production and the economic efficiency of system operation are always the focus of our considerations.

After determining the type of system and defining system throughput, we create a layout specifically tailored to your requirements as well as a detailed offer based on local conditions. Our service also includes the planning and definition of control concepts as well as the integration of coating booths and robotics. Depending on the scope of the planning task, real-time 3D simulations support the proper planning of throughput and output as well as the early detection of weak points and optimisation potential.

To enable you to provide surface coatings economically, we carry out retrofits of existing painting systems for you, regardless of whether they are AFOTEK systems or from other brands. In addition to classic system expansion and the replacement of certain trades, our competencies in process optimisation also include the renewal of the system control system (PLC).

After an inventory analysis has been created, virtual process optimisation of painting systems is carried out using real-time 3D simulation. Different system and process scenarios are considered and optimised. In addition, all upstream and downstream processes in the plant, such as upstream assembly lines, can be integrated optionally into the simulation. This gives the system operator the opportunity to determine and optimise both the material flow and the output for the painting system or the entire plant before production begins.