Sampa Otomotiv – Fully Automatic Wet Paint (Liquid Coating) Plant Installation

Client: Sampa Otomotiv / https://www.sampa.com/tr
Industry: Heavy-duty vehicle spare parts manufacturing
Project Type: Fully Automatic Wet Paint (Liquid Coating) Plant Installation
Location: Samsun – Turkey

Project Overview

As Matech Makina, we installed a fully automatic wet paint plant offering high surface quality and process control for Sampa Otomotiv, one of the world-renowned manufacturers in the heavy-duty vehicle spare parts sector.

Wet paint processes for heavy-duty vehicle parts require precise film thickness, excellent surface smoothness and repeatable coating performance. Designed to suit Sampa's wide product diversity, the plant has been engineered with automatic robotic application, homogeneous airflow and efficient surface preparation processes.

The installed wet paint plant has taken the company's coating quality and production efficiency to the highest level thanks to its 5-stage surface preparation, controlled drying/flash-off areas and robotic spraying technology.

Project Scope

Surface Preparation – 5-Stage Pretreatment (Washing) Line

• Degreasing

• Rinsing

• Activation

• Infrastructure ready for phosphating / passivation integration

• Design suitable for deionized water application

• Energy-efficient heating equipment

• Long-life steel-construction tanks

Thermal Processes

• Drying oven

• Curing oven

• Homogeneous temperature distribution

• PID-controlled burner system

• Air-circulation design dedicated to wet paint applications

Wet Paint Application Area

Complete paint application equipment installed within the scope of the wet paint plant:

• Industrial wet paint booth

• Filtration system providing air balance inside the booth

• Powder center

• Wet paint robot (automatic axis-controlled application)

• Spray guns

• Smart control infrastructure for fast recipe changes

Flash-Off Area

• Controlled zone for solvent flash-off after application

• Airflow rate and temperature optimization

• Time management integrated with robotic wet paint application

Conveyor System

• Overhead conveyor providing continuous flow

• Modular structure capable of conveying products of different sizes

• PLC-controlled speed and process synchronization

• Automatic stop/start scenarios

KEY TECHNOLOGIES OF THE PLANT

• Robotic wet paint application system

• 5-stage high-efficiency pretreatment (washing) line

• Energy-saving drying and curing ovens

• Smart powder center for fast recipe changes

• Solvent flash-off process optimized with a flash-off area

• PLC-controlled fully automated line

• Film-thickness optimization dedicated to heavy-duty vehicle parts

BENEFITS DELIVERED TO THE CLIENT

• Superior wet paint surface quality and repeatable results

• Low paint consumption thanks to automatic robotic application

• Standardized film thickness

• Increased production capacity

• Minimum solvent loss and controlled airflow

• Lower operator dependence

• Durable coating performance suited to the heavy-duty vehicle sector

STATUS

The fully automatic wet paint plant installed for Sampa Otomotiv has been successfully commissioned and has begun operation. With the new line, the company has increased its coating quality, reduced solvent consumption and achieved significant improvements in overall production efficiency.