With an estimated 60 percent of its manufacturing CO2 emissions coming from its painting processes, Mazda wanted to find ways to maximize its automotive painting processes to reduce paint usage, waste, energy consumption and emissions and achieve carbon neutrality in its global production facilities by 2035.
ABB's digitally-enabled RB1000i-S paint atomizers were deployed at Mazda Ujina plant No. 1, Japan.
Retrofitted to existing ABB robots at the plant, the atomizers significantly reduce paint usage by increasing the paint transfer to the vehicle body through less overspray. Together with reductions in compressed air consumption and paint wastage during color changes, the new atomizers are also helping to reduce emissions in the paint process itself and in related paint booth equipment.
The RB1000i-S atomizers achieved up to 95-99 percent efficiency, reducing paint usage, waste, energy consumption and emissions
17 percent reduction in paint usage
Estimated saving of approximately 30,000 liters of paint annually*
Energy savings through reduced compressed air consumption and lower ventilation expenses
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* Estimate based on annual production of 170,000 units and 1 liter of paint applied per vehicle by the upgraded equipment.
