Uniform Interior and Exterior Coating

Modern chemical autodeposition processes have evolved into a powerful alternative to cathodic dip coating, or e-coating. Especially in cases where uniform coating of interior surfaces and edges is required, or where powder topcoating is used, they can deliver significantly better corrosion protection results.

In Germany, companies like Räckers and BBL have opted for the non-electric Aquence technology from Henkel, a sustainable coating process that additionally does completely without hazardous heavy metals.

When planning a new coating line, the first important step is to determine the requirements. To enter new fields of application, the Räckers company decided in late 2008 to expand its production facilities by adding a high-quality corrosion protection coating line.

The comprehensive scope of this systems supplier of commercial vehicle technology covered a variety of methods for producing vehicle superstructures, including metal processing, CNC cutting, and the use of modern foaming and adhesive technologies.

While initially considering installing a classic ecoating line with metal pretreatment, Räckers final