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 "Optimum
from the prime coat"-
Visualization of
Cab painting at Volvo trucks
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The Volvo factory in Umeå is Volvos only
production site for truck cabs in Europe. In this factory
in Northern Sweden, 250 miles away from the Polar Circle,
the cabins for all Volvo models are built and then
transported to the assembly works in Gothenburg and Gent.
In the course of a capacity extension of the factory a new
painting plant for the prime paintwork of the driver cabs
had to be installed. Dürr Paint Systems in
Stuttgart received the general contract for this. The
plant is considered one of the most modern in the world
and meets the strictest environmental regulations
regarding solvent emissions.Dürr suggested the Siemens AG
to the Volvo Truck Corporation as the supplier for the
automation and control technology. |
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The Swedish auto manufacturer decided, after detailed evaluation, to accept
Dürrs suggestion and had its new painting line equipped with Simatic WinCC as
a redundant control system and failsafe Simatic S7-400F controllers.
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