This year, SCANIA has decided to implement V5 robotics for their painting processes in their factories in Södertälje and Oskarshamn (both located in Sweden). The software installation framework is a DELMIA FP2 configuration with CENIT‘s FASTSURF as add-on to support the paint specific algorithms and technologies. The scope of products/parts to be painted will reach from cabs (interieur and exterieur painting) via axles up to complete gear boxes. As painting cells, mainly ABB cells with rails and conveyors are in use.

During the presales phase, DELMIA and CENIT have joined their forces in order to support a long term evaluation and benchmark phase, where dedicated users have made software tests on their part geometries. Due to the wide range of different parts, the high complexity of the part geometry and due to the high number of part configurations it was a very challenging job to find the most efficient programming and simulation method, and to ensure an acceptable overall systems performance. However, the evaluation results have provided significant reasons for SCANIA to select FASTSURF as their future OLP software for painting.

Currently the project is in its rollout phase. The first paint cell (gearbox painting) is currently build. This also includes a paint specific downloader customization for ABB S4 robots, including conveyor support and process specific parameters and tech tables.  This cell will be used as a „master reference“ to implement the other paint cells in scope.

The attached video file below illustrates - still on concept level - a simplified but typical painting process on gear boxes. Take a look at the compexity of the part geometry! You can see the process simulation with rail/conveyor, including paint deposit simulation. You can also see the usage of triggers to apply different brush profiles.

We will publish further project information and more videos/images along with the progress of the project.