SOUTHFIELD, MI – The Association of Woodworking & Furnishing Suppliers (AWFS) honored Dürr with the AWFS Visionary New Product Award at the Fair stage in Las Vegas on July 21, 2017. Dürr received the award in the category Machinery Over $50,000, subcategory Product Innovation, for its new ready2spray compact painting robot, designed for the wood, plastics and metal industries.
Dürr’s EcoRP 10 R1100 painting robot system consists of a small, six-axis robot equipped with high-end paint application technology. The system is completed and pre-commissioned by Dürr at its manufacturing plant, making it ready to spray upon arrival at a customer's site. The technology is available in different configurations, tailored to each individual customer’s needs. The robot is fully Industry 4.0-ready and was introduced in the U.S. market at the AWFS trade fair in Las Vegas by Stiles Machinery Inc., Dürr's sales company in North America for the wood industry.