Inropa™ SteelPainter
Automatic Scanning and
Robotized Painting of Steel
Rafters.
Inropa™ SteelPainter automatically
programs the robot by use of 3Dscanning of the parts.
Inropa™ SteelPainter ensures a high
flexibility and surface quality and
reduces costs for personnel and paint
material. It increases production by
ensuring a constant and smooth flow
in the paint line.

AUTOMATIC PROGRAMMING
The operator mounts the parts on the conveyor
and sends them through the paint line. The
Inropa™ SteelPainter then scans the parts and
programs the robots on the fly. This means that
no human robot programming is necessary.

■ The operator mounts the parts on to the
conveyor

■ The parts are sent through the paint line
and scanned in 3D

The laser scanning system is working in 3D
which means that the position and orientation
of each individual part is taken into account.
Also, different dimensions of components
within the same part will be handled so an
optimal
surface
quality
and
minimal
consumption of paint material can be reached.
Furthermore, it is possible to specify different
colours and coverage for the individual parts. It
is also possible to adjust the general settings of
all painting parameters for specific paint and
quality requirements, such as angles, speed,
and paint pressure.
As each part is programmed automatically on
the fly, the Inropa™ SteelPainter is optimal for
painting lot size one products.
Very large steel constructions may be handled
using robots with external axis. The movement
of external axis can be automatically calculated
and controlled by the SteelPainter system. This
may reduce the number of required robots.
HIGH SURFACE QUALITY
The 3D-scanner is parameter-based which
means that the values for speed and angels
remain the same for a given surface. As the
risks of manual errors are removed, the system

■ The OLP Automatic system generates
the robot programs automatically

will ensure a repeatable high surface quality
which will ultimately contribute to a higher
market value of the products.
INCREASE IN PRODUCTION CAPACITY
The parts will be painted while moving on the
conveyor line in a constant flow. The system
will ensure a smooth flow in the paint line and it
will be attainable to gain synergies by efficient
integration with upstream and downstream
production. Just-in-time production is strongly
supported. The speed of the conveyor is
automatically adjusted to run as fast as feasible
when painting the part. The system will
automatically optimize the capacity of the paint
line.
REDUCE PRODUCTION COSTS
Because of the repeatable high surface quality
the Inropa™ SteelPainter system will in most
cases reduce costs for paint material and for
re-painting. Using robots will furthermore
reduce ventilation and heating costs by recirculating the air in the spray cabin.
Personnel for painting and moving parts will
normally be reduced significantly since the
parts are painted by robots and automatically
transferred to the drying area.
Also, it is possible to combine the system with
automatic colour change which will enable fast
colour changes with minimal waste of paint
material.
For further information, please visit our
website www.inropa.com