Swedish Success: ABB announces world’s first art car painted entirely by a robot
Västerås, Sweden – Move over artists, the robots may be coming for your jobs, too. According to ABB Robotics, one of the company’s robots has successfully painted a car with artistic designs in less than 30 minutes. A mechanized arm with an advanced print jet mechanism, ABB’s IRB 5500 industrial robot successfully painted a replica […]
Aced It: Dorien Lozeau from CSN Black Ace wins 2021 Skills Canada car painting competition
St. Paul, Alberta — CSN Black Ace is where the national title winner of 2021 Skills Canada postsecondary car painting competition honed his craft. Dorien Lozeau took first place in the Skills Alberta’s provincial competition and followed it up by winning nationals as well. Similar to some of the most admired champions across any discipline, […]
To Refinity and Beyond: BASF to launch Refinity, an all-new, cloud-based digital platform for collision repair
Toronto, Ontario — BASF’s Coatings division recently announced the launch Refinity, a new, cloud-based, digital platform for its body shop customers all over the world. Refinity will provide customers with a seamless digital experience designed to drive efficiency in the areas of colour, business, training and support solutions, says the company. The platform will also […]