From productive solutions to achieving more with less
Challenge: Boosting productivity in times of uncertainty
Volatile markets, disrupted supply chains, rising inflation: we are aware of the many – and growing – challenges for fast-moving business sectors and fast-evolving industries. But no matter the circumstances, our aim is to push for high-performing materials and efficient solutions that you can trust and that help you make a smooth transition, whatever the fluctuations and challenges in the market. That’s why we focus on multifunctional, flexible, and easy-to-use solutions.
Status: Increasing productivity wherever possible
Already today, customers can enjoy solutions designed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness from our fast-curing Pasquick® coating systems, to increasingly digitalized processes. Whether it’s by cutting down on process steps, implementing smart drop-in solutions, or saving energy, time, and costs, these technologies are all aimed at making the production process as streamlined as possible.
Revolutionizing production with digitalization
Digitalization has been helping us and our customers set new productivity standards in our labs for many years.
By enabling optimized standards, greater levels of transparency, and increased efficiency and agility, our digital technologies don’t just simplify ways of working – they also revolutionize entire production processes.
Stepping up precision
Productivity isn’t just about speed – it’s also about accuracy.
2D printing solutions enable the precise digital application of coatings with no overspray or masking, whilst still maintaining durable properties.
DirectCoating technology uses reaction injection molding to increase precision in automotive part manufacturing – delivering little to no rework, no separate drying, and no overspray.
Streamlining the production process
Streamlined processes help reduce bottlenecks in complex large-scale projects where time is money – as well as freeing time to focus on the final look and feel.
Our Pasquick® coating technology systems cure up to eight times faster than other systems. By reducing the number of coating layers needed, extending pot life, and enabling faster drying at lower temperatures, they help customers reduce both downtime and costs, and deliver a faster return to service for their own customers.
The Dockit® capsule provides the right mix of coating and hardener for automotive finishes at the click of a button – allowing professionals to focus on achieving a glossy finish.
Adapting to new regulations with drop-in solutions
For some players, productivity is about moving with the times, as more and more legislation necessitates product updates for sustainability or safety purposes.
Our Desmodur® ultra-line drop-in solutions help customers upgrade their refinish portfolios to bring residual monomer content below 0.1% – for quicker, more cost-effective EU REACH compliance.
Saving energy
Energy costs are becoming increasingly critical for almost all industries. Many of our solutions permanently reduce your energy consumption, or even help generate more.
Our low-VOC Bayhydur® quix technology dries as quickly as aromatic solventborne hardeners, while providing an easy drop-in solution that speeds up the production process.
Our Anti-Reflective Coatings improve solar parks’ energy-conversion efficiency with a power boost of up to 3% – and can be retrofitted fast and cost-efficiently.
Next: Pushing productivity to an all-time high
The next step is to consider new and evolving industry trends like digitalization or waste reduction with every step of the production process. This includes working to fully digitize our core business and ensure all new sources of income come through digital business models. In this way, we strive to smooth over frictions in the value chain and provide synchronized, customized production systems. The goal? To raise productivity to an all-time high with our future-proof Next solutions – plus the autonomous supply chains that are key for sustainable growth.
