Mercedes-Benz plant launches innovative method of painting truck cabs

The Mercedes-Benz plant in Wörth am Rhein, Germany, is gradually introducing a new paint technology for cabins on trucks that significantly reduces CO₂ emissions and energy consumption. Given that painting is the most energy-intensive stage of production, this step will reduce energy consumption by up to 40 per cent.
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The new painting process is based on the use of so-called ultra-hard paint materials. These allow the coating to be applied wet-on-wet, eliminating the need for drying between new coats. Thanks to this:
- The entire process now takes place in a single paint box
- Reduced paint consumption
- The number of paint stations has been reduced from 15 to 5 and the number of dryers from 4 to 2.
- The new dryers operate without the use of fossil fuels.

Painting the cab of a Mercedes-Benz truck. Photo: Daimler Truck
The transition to the new system will take place gradually, without stopping production. The first new paint booth has already been installed, and the full transition to the new technology is planned until 2026. At the same time, the plant will continue to produce more than 400 truck cabs per day according to Mercedes-Benz standards.
Source: Daimler Truck