The Amazone KTL paint facility, housed in a covered area of about 8,000m², has been designed with a capacity to paint up to 750,000 m² of surface area per annum. KTL is the abbreviation for cathodic dip painting, ensuring a high-class corrosion protection similar to that widely used in the automotive industry.

The plant is digitally controlled and is divided into several areas of function. These include hanging up and taking off stations, a pre-treatment and primer coating hall, three curing ovens and a dip paint and powder coating area. All these areas are connected via a 2.3km overhead track system. Via this system, all the parts to be painted are automatically transported via 140 carriages from station to station.

“The new paint facility is an important milestone for the Hude-Altmoorhausen factory,” Amazone director Christian Dreyer said. The new paint facility cost about €20m and is the biggest individual investment in the company history of Amazonen-Werke.