BIETIGHEIM-BISSINGEN, Germany – Dürr is the general contractor in implementing two paint shops, each with two top-coat lines, for Changan Ford Automotive in China. This will expand the customer's capacity at its Chongqing and Hangzhou locations.
In the paint shop at the Chongqing location, Changan Ford relies on Ford's energy-efficient 3-wet high solid process. In this wet-in-wet painting process, there is no need to use an oven between painting steps. Ford is also introducing a new 3-wet water-based process at the plant in Hangzhou, responding to new environmental regulations in China.