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Dear Readers,
An old proverb says “A rolling stone
gathers no moss”. We interpret this philosophy of life as a demand to constantly stay in motion thus creating a positive
influence on your strength and power
of endurance. In this sense motion is an
essential part of a successful life.

Issue 4 · 2014

SLF expands its position in the rail vehicle sector
length, have a vertical stroke of 4 m and
can be extended by 0.5 m towards the work
piece, therefore enabling the operators to
easily reach all parts of the vehicles to be
treated (27.0 x 3.5 x 5.0 m) and to work
comfortably and safely.

Transferring to the world of business
this idea leads to the conclusion that
in the long run only those companies
that constantly keep moving are able
to stand their ground in a competitive
market. Our innovative and enhanced
products, adapted to environmental requirements and customer needs, enable
us to gain access to new markets.

First robotized coating unit for
rail vehicles in Europe

The spirit of mobility in a company diffuses to all employees, feeds their motivation and inspires them to create innovation and technical progress.
With this in mind during the last almost
25 years we have continued to expand
our range of products and orientated
ourselves to the requirements of our
customers. Thus we have introduced a
wide range of innovative products to
the market.
One of our most recent developments
is the production of a blasting robot
series called “ReCo-Blaster®“. Now with
a teach-in-mode it additionally offers
offline programmability and thus has
an even higher potential for economic
efficiency. Furthermore, among experts
in the enamelling and drying sector
“DARC®” technology developed by us is
considered revolutionary.
In order to continue this process and
to provide for extra space, which at our
present headquarters in Greven-Reckenfeld, offer no further expansion possibilities, we have decided to move to the
neighbouring town of Emsdetten.

For the first time in Europe rail vehicles are painted with the help of paint spraying robots.

R

ail vehicle sector goes in for SLF”. This
was one of the headlines in the last
issue of our company newsletter (issue 3/2012). The last two years, in which
we had a chance to further expand in this
market, have shown us how right we were
in claiming this.

Biggest order in the company’s
history
The facilities for a large-scale project of a
new surface treatment centre for company
Siemens in Vienna, which we mentioned in
our last issue, have already been put into
operation in April 2013. In Austria’s capital, Siemens has established its worldwide
production of metro trains, trams, railway
carriages and electric buses. An important
part of this factory is the surface treatment
centre, in which a whole range of works
on steel or aluminium vehicle parts is performed, i. e. blasting, filling, grinding, paint
spraying and drying.

ing booths and one blastroom for working
on the vehicles. With their size ranging between 30.5 x 5.0 x 6.0 m (drying) and 32.5
x 7.5 x 8.3 (blasting) these booths are optimally dimensioned. In addition, all manual workstations are equipped with lifting
platforms, which allow for ergonomic and
safe working on all parts of the vehicle
body. Along with the use of the familiar SLF
horizontal scissor-type lifting platforms we
developed new lifting platforms especially
for this project. They can move 28.6 m in

The manual and automatic paint spraying booths are equipped with a sectional ventilation system, which means that
the supply and exhaust air flow is only
working in the area where paint spraying
works are being performed. This system
can be automatically controlled by means
of a detection system. Thus, approximately 70  energy saving can be achieved.
%
Furthermore, all paint spraying units have
been especially designed for the particular climate requirements that prevail when
water-based paints are used. Notably it’s
the combination of high-quality, innovative booth technology, a cleverly devised
conveying system and the ability to paint
rail vehicles using robots, which is unique
in Europe, that lets Siemens in Simmering,
Vienna hold a leading edge in technology.

New paint spraying units for
coating trams
For another project, also in Austria, we
have delivered a 42 m long, 6 m wide and

Up to four workers at the same
time can treat
railcar bodies
made of steel
and aluminium.

High quality in production,
ergonomics, flexibility
In an area of about 8,000 m² the newly
built production centre accommodates five
preparation booths, three filling booths,
two automatic coating booths with robots,
two manual paint spraying booths, five dryOur new factory in Emsdetten

The first stage of construction – erection
of a production hall – will be completed
before the end of this year. For the next
step, after the construction of an office
building, the relocation of our company
headquarters will be accomplished.
Our new residence will give us the
opportunity to even better commit ourselves to customer’s needs.
Sincerely yours

Fritz Gaidies

Michael Bahlinghorst

With the help of
our lifting platforms workers
can comfortably and safely
paint railcar
bodies.

5.3  high combined paint spraying and
m
drying booth as well as two scissor-type
lifting platforms and a 7 m long, 5 m wide
and 5 m high paint spraying unit for small
work pieces to company “Wiener Linien
GmbH & Co. KG”. Since commissioning, the
paint spraying unit has been used to coat
very different vehicles (trams and buses)
which are up to 37 m long. Therefore, the
booth has been equipped with an automatic personnel detection system, which
senses the operators’ motions. Again the
sectional principle of operation ensures a
high level of energy saving.
Workers can conveniently paint the vehicles from the ground as well as from the