Painting, Coating & Dispensing

Adaptec has over 25 years of industrial automation experience, integrating FANUC robots for a variety of painting, coating, and dispensing applications. Automating your painting, coating, or dispensing process offers numerous advantages, from improved finish quality to increased efficiency and reduced material usage.

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What is Robotic Painting, Coating & Dispensing?

An automated painting and coating process uses robotic systems to apply various paints, coatings, or surface finishes onto a variety of objects, components, or products. This process is commonly used in automotive, aerospace, electronics, and other industries.

Robotic dispensing automates the process of accurately and precisely dispensing materials such as adhesives, sealants, and lubricants. It is widely used in industries including automotive, aerospace, electronics, medical, packaging, and more.

Robotic Painting, Coating & Dispensing Components

Preparation

A robotic painting and coating process typically consists of product or part preparation – cleaning, sanding, applying a primer, or other methods depending on the application’s specific requirements.. For a dispensing application, the part itself may require cleaning or additional preparation, but the material being dispensed may also require preparation such as loading it into a syringe or a bulk dispensing system.

Robot Programming

Robot programs include the desired painting, coating, or dispensing path, which optimizes how the material is applied or dispensed to the part or product. The program specifies the angles, distances, and trajectories that the robot will follow during the application process.

Quality Control

Robotic painting, coating, and dispensing systems often include quality control mechanisms. Using vision and sensors, the painted or coated part surface or dispensed material can be inspected for defects, ensuring the finish achieves the desired results.

Robot & Tooling

Integrating one of FANUC’s various painting, coating, and dispensing robots includes equipping the robot with a paint or dispensing applicator – such as a spray gun, precision valve, nozzle, or jet dispensing system – that is mounted to the end-of-arm tool. The type of end-of-arm tool used depends on the characteristics of the material applied and the desired finish.

Vision

Vision systems integrate into the robot setup to aid in part recognition and positioning. Sensors can monitor paint/material flow, pressure, and other parameters to ensure consistent and accurate application or dispensing.

Material Handling & Conveyors

For high-volume production, the robotic system can be integrated with material handling and conveyor systems. This system enables a continuous flow of parts through the painting, coating, or dispensing process, improving efficiency and output.

Benefits of Automating Your Process

Key benefits of automating your painting, coating, or dispensing process include consistent and high-quality finishes, reduced overspray and material waste, improved workplace safety, increased production rates, and decreased labor costs over manual painting methods.

Using robots for painting and coating helps achieve uniformity and repeatability in the finishing process, resulting in a more appealing and professional appearance for the end products. In a dispensing application, robotic integration is particularly valuable for precise and consistent material application. Specifically, applications involve bonding components, encapsulating electronics, sealing joints, or creating intricate patterns.

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Automotive

Electronics

Aerospace

Forging

Defense

Medical Equipment

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