Robotic solutions for precise, repeatable and flexible automotive painting.

Automation Solutions for the Automotive Industry

For more than thirty years, CMA Robotics has been developing automation systems for industrial painting and dedicated solutions for the automotive sector, from finishing components and vehicle bodies to cabs, trailers, semi-trailers, tankers and large vehicles.

Every project starts with an analysis of the part, the application cycle, the coating material and the production targets. Robots, linear tracks, handling systems, spray equipment, mixing and dosing units are configured to achieve a uniform and consistent finish while optimizing cycle times and paint consumption.

Automation also reduces the variability typically associated with manual operations and makes it possible to handle complex geometries, products of different sizes and multi-stage cycles in a repeatable way.

Painting for the Automotive Industry

Live demonstration of CMA Robotics industrial robots painting a complete car body. Our ATEX-certified robotic spraying systems are built for automotive manufacturing, delivering precise, high-quality coating on vehicle bodies. Flexible, safe automation solutions for OEMs and automotive suppliers, designed and built in Italy by CMA Robotics s.r.l.

Applications

Painting and flame treatment of automotive bodies and components.
Automated painting of cars, trucks, motorhomes and special vehicles.
Painting of cabs for industrial vehicles.
Painting of trailers, semi-trailers, tipper bodies and tankers.
Electrostatic applications and water-based coatings.
Integration with paint mixing, dosing and feeding systems, including 2K systems.
Linear-track configurations for large products and structures.

Benefits of CMA automation

Stable and repeatable finishing quality over time.
Optimization of spray paths and process parameters.
Reduced overspray, paint waste and rework.
Higher productivity and better cycle-time control.
Flexibility in managing different models, geometries and recipes.
Reduced operator involvement in spraying areas.
Integration into new or existing lines, with solutions developed around the customer’s process.

Programming and process technologies

With Offline Programming, the spraying cycle can be simulated in a 3D environment on the model of the part to be coated. The visualization makes it possible to analyze application performance, including deposited material, and to optimize trajectories and process parameters directly from a computer. Changes can then be transferred to the robot without interrupting production.

When particularly intuitive programming is required, Self-Teaching allows the operator to manually guide the robot through a sample cycle. Trajectories and commands are stored and then reproduced automatically at the required speed, simplifying the management of complex surfaces and variable production.

The result is a painting solution designed not around a standard robot, but around the customer’s product, process and production targets.