New Delhi: ABB’s PixelPaint know-how has been chosen by Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M) for its new electrical car (EV) paint facility, with serial manufacturing beginning in 2025. The know-how makes use of a sophisticated paint head that features like an inkjet printer, providing premium paint choices for Mahindra’s EVs by an automatic course of.
The PixelPaint know-how is famous for its precision and effectivity. “Our revolutionary PixelPaint know-how can apply giant areas of uniform shade in addition to the tiniest particulars with full accuracy, with out delaying the manufacturing line or the necessity for guide intervention,” mentioned Joerg Reger, Managing Director of ABB Robotics Automotive Enterprise Line.
PixelPaint consists of a paint head with greater than 1,000 tiny, individually managed nozzles, which is mounted on an ABB robotic, such because the IRB 5500 paint collection. Through the use of ABB’s 3D imaginative and prescient system and coordinated by ABB’s RobotStudio planning and programming software program, the top tracks carefully to the car physique, guaranteeing that 100% of the paint is utilized instantly onto the automobile. This methodology eliminates overspray and airborne misting, thus requiring no guide masking and lowering the necessity for repeat purposes, guaranteeing zero waste.
The demand for personalization in automobile finishes has been on the rise, and PixelPaint’s capabilities assist Mahindra place its merchandise inside the luxurious segments. This strategic deployment contains 42 robots from the IRB 5500 household, making M&M the primary Authentic Gear Producer (OEM) in India to make use of PixelPaint know-how for portray contrasting roofs and pillars.
PixelPaint’s know-how permits for complicated and time-consuming operations like inside portray and sealing to be carried out totally autonomously. The exact utility ensures paint is used effectively, focusing solely on required areas and thereby saving time and supplies. ABB’s RB1000i digitally-enabled paint atomizers additional improve switch effectivity by 10% and scale back waste by over 30%, that means much less paint is misplaced to the air.
Mahindra & Mahindra’s adoption of PixelPaint builds on the prevailing collaboration between the 2 firms. The know-how guarantees to advance Mahindra’s capabilities in providing detailed and opulent paint finishes for his or her new line of electrical autos.
