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10 years of painting people’s cars

1 December 2016 By Alan Straton

On this day ten years ago, the former State of President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki officially opened the multi-million rand Paint Shop at the Volkswagen’s manufacturing factory in Uitenhage. The state of the art of paint shop was initially designed to paint at least 450 car bodies per day. Ten years later, the facility has increased its capacity to paint almost 750 Polo and Polo Vivo bodies per day. In the past decade, the Paint Shop has painted the car bodies in 35 different … [Read more...] about 10 years of painting people’s cars

Sprayed by Bot

29 May 2015 By Alan Straton

Base Coat Robots

Volkswagen Group South Africa's (VWSA) Paint Shop has introduced advanced automated robot technology in the Base Coat Interior painting process which has resulted in a massive reduction in hazardous waste and led to a dramatic improvement in painting efficiency levels. This fully automated interior painting process has yielded cost savings due to a more controlled paint application process which reduces overspray and waste. Improved quality, consistency and productivity are also beneficial … [Read more...] about Sprayed by Bot

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