THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1
3:00 - 4:00 PM

23. Trailer Expert Coats the Professional Way: A Case Study on Krone Fahrzeugwerk GmbH
Speaker: Jeff Hale,
ITW Gema

Every day thousands of trucks drive on the highways and country roads to the farthest corners of the world providing commodities and goods. This method of transport requires sturdy and well-built trailers; each designed to fulfill their duty for hundreds of thousands of miles and in all kinds of situations. As a leading manufacturer of transportation trailers in Europe, Bernard Krone Fahrzeugwerk GmbH found that a unique combination of cathodic dip painting and powder technology could provide the performance their product needs to meet the demands of the industry.  This presentation will highlight the Krone finishing operation and how they apply their coatings to achieve top-level performance.