E-Archive
BACK
Articles
in Vol. 25 - September Issue - Year 2024
EcoInCure Revolutionary Concept Wins Pace Award 2024
Mark Murray, Director of Sales and Marketing for Dürr in North America, accepted the PACE Award
Car bodies are transported transversely through the line in stop-and-go operation
Space-saving layout: EcoInCure halves the length of the dryer compared to conventional dryers
The Dürr Group is one of the world's leading mechanical and plant engineering firms with expertise in the technology fields of automation, digitalization, and energy efficiency. Its products, systems, and services enable highly efficient and sustainable manufacturing processes – mainly in the automotive industry and for producers of furniture and timber houses, but also in sectors such as the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, medical devices, electrical engineering, and battery production. In 2023, the company generated sales of €4.6 billion. The Dürr Group has over 20,500 employees and 142 business locations in 32 countries, and it operates in the market with five divisions: • Paint and Final Assembly Systems: paint shops as well as final assembly, testing, and filling technology for the automotive industry • Application Technology: robots and products for the automated application of paint, sealants, and adhesives • Clean Technology Systems: air pollution control, coating systems for battery electrodes, and noise abatement systems • Industrial Automation Systems: automated assembly and test systems for automotive components, medical devices, and consumer goods, as well as balancing and diagnostic technology • Woodworking Machinery and Systems: machinery and equipment for the woodworking industry
For the second time in a row, a Dürr innovation has convinced an independent review board and won the Automotive News PACE Award. The EcoInCure cures complex car bodies with superior paint quality faster and more efficiently than conventional ovens. Designed to exceed the evolving needs of drying both traditional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and electric vehicles (EVs), EcoInCure addresses critical customer requirements such as topcoat paint quality and improved overall curing performance.
"We are very excited that our technology has been recognized as a cutting-edge innovation that is shaping the automotive industry," said Mark Murray, Director of Sales and Marketing for Dürr in North America. “Dürr’s EcoInCure stands for a new generation of car body curing. It not only ensures the best surface quality but is also by far the most sustainable oven system on the market thanks to its oven design and potential use of renewable electricity.”
EcoInCure is an enabler for the Dürr paint shop of the future, which changes the production approach from line-oriented production to flexible and modular production with scalability. It is an optimized solution for curing all vehicles, especially electric vehicles, within the required process time and in line with specific treatment times for paint curing, adhesive curing, steel and aluminum treatment. Avoiding high air velocity on the freshly painted surface significantly reduces paint waviness in both long and short waves. This advancement improves paint surface quality by 50%. Due to the cross transport of the car bodies, the oven length can be reduced by almost half. The number of connecting conveyors is reduced, resulting in a smaller overall footprint and a reduction in building footprint (at least 5%). With the electrically heated EcoInCure oven, energy savings of 50% can be achieved compared to a conventional gas-fired oven. With a zero-carbon footprint using renewable electricity, EcoInCure is by far the most sustainable oven system on the market. The Dürr technology is already used at various plants around the world, including Skoda and BMW.
The 29th annual PACE Awards were presented by Automotive News. The competition was open to suppliers that contribute products, processes, materials, or services directly to the manufacture of cars or trucks. The Automotive News PACE Award is recognized around the world as the industry benchmark for innovation.
For Information:
Dürr Systems AG
Carl-Benz-Str. 34
74321 Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany
Tel. +49.7142.78-4899
E-mail: carina.lachnit@durr.com
