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1 EDITORIAL Dear Sir or Madam, China, the world's largest automotive market, is showing more and more signs of decreasing growth. We at Dürr, however, have not seen any clear indication that this recent slowdown in automotive sales is leading to a widespread reluctance of the entire automotive industry to invest here. In fact, we anticipate growing demand in upgrade projects, as more and more production systems are showing their age and environmental protection requirements are becoming more stringent. When it comes to upgrades, Dürr is a competent and sought-after partner. In mid-may 2015 we modernized a paint shop for Shanghai General Motors in record time, making the plant more environmentally friendly and resource-efficient. The situation in China will ultimately depend on whether the weakness in demand will be long-lasting or can be overcome quickly. We anticipate that the automotive market will have regained momentum by the middle of China remains one of Dürr's key markets. We are therefore building a new campus in Shanghai that will accommodate testing and training facilities for our customers as well as a large manufacturing area. We will intensify our local service and modernization business. Despite all warning signs, Dürr continues to maintain its strong presence in China and to support its customers even better. Best wishes, Ralf W. Dieter CEO of Dürr AG TABLE OF CONTENTS Innovation in atomizer cleaning Producing wheels ready for installation with high process reliability and maximum flexibility Dürr EcoEMOS software for all production areas CO 2 refrigerant provides sustainability and security of investment EcoCDuty cleans and degreases heavyweights Dürr presents its "Industrial Products" Energy and heat from wood-based residues Dürr selected as strategic partner

2 The EcoBell Cleaner D2 is available for all atomizers in the EcoBell3 family. INNOVATION IN ATOMIZER CLEANING True time efficiency at work Bietigheim-Bissingen, September 2015 Dürr's new EcoBell Cleaner D2 offers a fully automated solution for cleaning atomizers. It reduces solvent use for each cleaning cycle to just 50 ml, from a previous 500 ml. In addition, the EcoBell Cleaner D2 meets stringent requirements for short cycle times. Failure to remove overspray from the atomizer exterior will result in residual build-up. This build-up can then be blown onto the vehicle body by the atomizer s shaping air resulting in paint finish defects. Thorough, timely cleaning of the overspray prevents this costly result. Cleaning frequency depends on both the paint system and the painting scope; sometimes cleaning is required after 15 vehicle bodies are painted, sometimes cleaning must be as frequent as after every paint cycle. The use of fast drying paint also has an effect on atomizer cleaning; as paint dries faster, more frequent cleaning is required. But, it is not just the atomizer exterior that must be cleaned; during color changes, the paint channels inside the atomizer must also be rinsed. The EcoBell Cleaner D2 s greatest strength is that it can simultaneously perform both external cleaning and internal rinsing. Cleaning takes just 15 seconds to complete (half the time it took the previous EcoBell Cleaner D) and occurs during the normally unproductive paint load-time true time efficiency at work! Solvent use is reduced, too. The EcoBell Cleaner D2 sets a new standard because it requires no more than 50 ml per cleaning cycle. The previous model used more than ten times that amount. Implementation of specially designed, precisely located, rotating cleaning nozzles is the main reason for reduced solvent use. These nozzles emit compressed air, pushing the solvent out through a thin, coaxial hose. The action of the compressed air creates a strong cleaning pulse, despite the low solvent pressure. No residual moisture problems Dürr performed rigorous testing to determine precisely how many nozzles are needed to achieve thorough, uniform cleaning. The result? It requires only three nozzles, because the atomizer rotates 60 during the cleaning process. Once the atomizer leaves the EcoBell Cleaner D2, its surface is 2

3 then dried with a blower ring. This ensures that there is no residual moisture to cause problems during electrostatic paint application. When using 1K paint, the paint/solvent waste is collected in a tank in the EcoBell Cleaner D2. Compressed air then pushes the waste out of the paint booth through a return hose. Similarly, the atomizer s inner channels are cleaned with solvent, and then compressed air pushes the paint/solvent waste out through the return hose. For 2K paint, the resulting waste cannot go into a tank because 2K waste dries faster and can clog both the tank and the return hose; instead, the 2K waste is sent into a rinsed hopper at the base of the booth. For both 1K and 2K paints, proper paint waste disposal is essential to prevent VOCs from entering the booth air. Reducing VOC emissions is a key environmental goal of the Dürr painting process a goal supported by the innovative EcoBell Cleaner D2. The EcoBell Cleaner D2 is available for all atomizers in the EcoBell3 family. A model for EcoBell2 atomizers is expected in Your contact: Harald Pandl Fully automated unbalance correction: With pinpoint accuracy and in line with the sequencing of the entire system, a robot attaches the supplied correction weights to the position on the rim as defined by the balancing system. PRODUCING WHEELS READY FOR INSTALLATION WITH HIGH PROCESS RELIABILITY AND MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY New fully automated wheel/tire assembly line offered by Schenck RoTec Darmstadt, September 2015 From the 14-inch wheelset for compact vehicles to the 23-inch wheelset for premium and luxury cars: Schenck RoTec's new fully automated wheel/tire assembly line is a highly efficient and versatile solution for just-in-time production. Its flexible VENTUO inflation system sets technological standards. Another highlight of the assembly line is the robot which accurately attaches correction weights to the inside of the rim in the unbalance correction station. Safety requirements have become more stringent, and the range of wheel/tire combinations has increased. This has prompted the engineers at Schenck RoTec to examine each individual process stage and to develop the new wheel/tire assembly line. 3

4 To begin with, two driven roller conveyors and an industrial robot position the incoming tires and rims, which are initially separated from each other, so they can be "married" fully automatically while protecting the material. During the marriage process, the lower tire bead is drawn onto the rim by a robot, and the upper tire bead, more conventionally, through a 360 degree rotation of the mounting head. Following assembly, the pressureless wheels run on conveyor belts to the VENTUO multi-ring system for inflating. Its magazine stores up to six inflation rings, each covering two wheel sizes, which can be moved into position within just two seconds. This enables a variety of wheel sizes with diameters from 14 to 23 inches to be processed within approx. seven seconds. VENTUO is the only inflation system in the market offering this level of flexibility. The VENTUO multi-ring system Once the wheel/tire assemblies have been inflated to the right pressure, fully automatic tire seat optimization takes place. Irrespective of rim design and tire dimensioning, all wheel/tire combinations can be processed by changing pressure loads. A uniformity test is then carried out to check the wheel/tire assembly for minimal force variations and geometric deviations. At the unbalance measuring station, the unbalance of the wheels is measured in two planes. The CAB 950st measuring and control device, which has been specially optimized for the production of wheel/tire assemblies, provides accurate data and even suggests where correction is required. CAB 950st also impresses with its simple SmartTouch operating concept. Robot accurately attaches correction weights In the case of unbalance, special correction weights are subsequently attached to the inside of the rims. Here Schenck RoTec sets standards with its fully automated unbalance correction station. With great precision and in line with the sequencing of the entire system, the correction weights are supplied to the robot as endless coils. With pinpoint accuracy, it attaches them to the position defined by the balancing system, thus providing maximum process reliability. Modern sensor technology ensures the required pressure to adjust the weight to the rim radius for optimum fit. Thanks to the robot, the cycle time of the correction station is reduced to just seven seconds from the predecessor model's 10 to 14 seconds. The "fingerprint" analysis tool, which is integrated into the balancing machine as standard, quickly identifies any changes to the system. It is used for preventive monitoring of the entire system and enables targeted maintenance measures. 4

5 The new Schenck RoTec assembly line also impresses with its reduced energy consumption in many places. The VENTUO inflation system, for example, uses 30 percent less energy-intensive compressed air compared to its predecessor model. Your contact: Andreas Peinelt The paint booths with the energy-efficient EcoDryScrubber overspray separation system are also part of the overall facility controlled by EcoEMOS. DÜRR ECOEMOS SOFTWARE FOR ALL PRODUCTION AREAS Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles relies on uniform control technology at its Polish plant Wrzesnia, September 2015 The EcoEMOS MES/SCADA solution developed by Dürr will control all production activities, from body shop to final assembly, in the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Plant in Wrzesnia, Poland. Since Dürr received the order in 2014 to construct the paint shop, including the EcoEMOS control technology, EcoEMOS has now been rolled out to all areas of the plant, thereby implementing a uniform standard throughout the entire factory. This is one of the largest orders ever placed for Dürr software. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has taken the opportunity of deploying a standardized software concept to control production at its new location, says Dürr s Product Manager Ullrich Möllmann. Following the initial decision in favor of EcoEMOS for the painting area and a subsequent evaluation phase, the Dürr control technology has now also been selected for the body shop and final assembly areas. The advantages for the customer: The many years of experience that Dürr has in plant engineering are continually applied to the design and enhancement of the EcoEMOS functionality, informs Ullrich Möllmann. Central administration and maintenance of the software, coupled with comprehensive service were additional strong arguments. Furthermore, some of the software tasks 5

6 at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles previously handled by proprietary software will now be covered centrally by EcoEMOS, considerably reducing maintenance effort. These tasks include: - Targeted communication of vehicle data to the production plants - Transfer of quality-relevant data to order control - Dual interface to the VW order control system (FIS) - Connection of central plant monitoring to the control technology - Integration of process stock control into the central control level - Uniform coupling of maintenance systems - Material consumption analyses These functions effectively add to the EcoEMOS product family, making it easier to operate. The new plant in Poland will set new standards, not only in terms of the increasingly important area of efficient production control, but also in the area of sustainability. Dürr received the order to construct the building and the entire paint shop as general contractor. Dürr's resource-efficient Eco+Paintshop ensures particularly low energy, material and water consumption. Production of the Volkswagen Crafter successor will begin in Wrzesnia from fall With its interdisciplinary approach, the entire project will set a milestone in the development of shop floor IT. Your contact: Ullrich Möllmann 6

7 Dürr thermea develops and manufactures high-temperature heat pumps like the thermeco2 HHR 520, which uses the naturally occurring refrigerant CO 2. CO 2 REFRIGERANT PROVIDES SUSTAINABILITY AND SECURITY OF INVESTMENT thermeco2 high-temperature heat pumps and chillers made by Dürr thermea Ottendorf-Okrilla, September 2015 The dispute over refrigerants and the EU F-gas regulation, which came into force this year, has led to many discussions, especially in the automotive industry. Dürr thermea GmbH produces high-temperature heat pumps, chillers and compressed-air refrigeration dryers under the trade name of thermeco2. All thermeco2 machines use the climate-neutral CO₂refrigerant, thus providing sustainability and security of investment. In the following interview, the two managing directors of Dürr thermea, Steffen Oberländer and Ronny Schneider, explain what markets and areas of application they have identified for their products also in cooperation with other divisions of the Dürr Group. Can you summarize how your equipment works? Oberländer: Well, we manufacture two types of equipment: high-temperature heat pumps that recover energy from low-temperature waste heat and convert it into thermal energy for heating supply and for applications requiring process heat, and chillers which generate cooling for industrial processes and for air-conditioning as well as being able to produce thermal energy for heating supply and process heat. In both cases the equipment operates more or less in the way we are familiar with from conventional chillers and heat pumps. However, using CO 2 as a refrigerant allows us to reach significantly higher temperatures, with reduced emissions. Has the F-gas regulation led to a growing demand for your products which are based on the natural CO 2 (R744) refrigerant? Schneider: Yes, we have. The F-gas regulation that came into force this year is generating rising demand for products using climate-friendly refrigerants on the European market. This does of course include the naturally occurring refrigerant CO 2. Compared to the alternatives remaining in the medium term, CO 2 will make strong gains thanks to its ease of use it is non-combustible, nontoxic, and cheap and thanks to its versatility. 7

8 Could you briefly explain the background to the F-gas regulation for fluorinated greenhouse gases? Oberländer: The main aim of this regulation is to reduce the amount of harmful refrigerants that are still in use and will at some point be emitted into the atmosphere. By the year 2030, their availability should be cut by 79% compared to today's levels. This will cause some serious bottlenecks on the European market. Given the usual period of utilization of 15 years, when considering investments in chillers and heat pumps it makes even more sense to choose the right refrigerant right from the outset. Even on a global scale, climate-friendly refrigerants will become an irreversible trend, which means the market outlook for our products is set to improve steadily, and not only in Europe. Your products are used in a diverse range of applications: compressed-air refrigeration dryers are installed in several VW manufacturing plants, chillers generate heating and process heat in hospitals, a high-temperature heat pump is the most important element in the district heating network of a municipal utility. What are the key target markets for you? Oberländer: It s true, our target industries cover a broad range, from car manufacturers and their suppliers via the food and beverages sector, the meat and fish-processing industry right through to hospitals, hotels, data centers and similar buildings with a high demand for thermal energy and refrigeration. And last but not least, there are commercial local and district heat suppliers, as well as municipal utilities, energy service providers and municipal enterprises. The two managing directors Steffen Oberländer (left) and Ronny Schneider during the interview. Most recently you presented your equipment at trade fairs in Korea and China. Which are the markets that are of most interest to you, internationally? Schneider: Because of the F-gas regulation and the climate and energy policy targets in the European Union, it is Western Europe, led by Germany and Austria as well as Switzerland, that are of great interest to us. In addition, we focus on countries in which Dürr has a strong presence, such as Korea, China, and Brazil. Because it is in these three countries that we have favorable conditions to for market access, thanks to the Dürr presence, and the situation bodes well for the use of heat pumps, with prices for electricity relatively low and prices for fossil fuels relatively high. A few months ago, Dürr became the majority shareholder of your company. What benefits do you expect this to have for you? 8

9 Schneider: As I just mentioned, the Dürr Group facilitates our access to international markets in general on the one hand, and the other, in addition to their geographical presence, we are also given direct access to important customer groups like the automotive industry. And of course we benefit from the extensive know-how in terms of project implementation that Dürr has accumulated. One very important point is the Dürr brand, because it makes it much easier for a small company like thermea to reach large customers and to operate internationally. Where do you see links with other Dürr divisions and their products? Oberländer: We have seen growing cooperation with Dürr's Paint and Final Assembly Systems division, and our products are being requested for an increasing number of projects. There are possible applications, in particular, in the field of air treatment, i.e. dehumidification and reheating. We currently provide refrigeration technology with heat recovery for an intermediate dryer as part of a project for an OEM in Mexico. Further areas of application include heat recovery and increased energy efficiency during a current project for a major aircraft manufacturer in France. Your contact: Gaby Dollak The new large-chamber EcoCDuty solvent-based cleaning system can be operated using hydrocarbons or polar solvents (modified alcohol). ECOCDUTY CLEANS AND DEGREASES HEAVYWEIGHTS Dürr Ecoclean offers new modular solvent-based cleaning system for parts weighing up to a ton Filderstadt, September 2015 Parts with a total weight of up to a ton are cleaned in the new EcoCDuty large-chamber cleaning system offered by Dürr Ecoclean. Systems that can handle very high capacities are required, in particular, by hardening shops and companies operating in the automotive and aircraft industries as well as in pressing and forming technology. These customers have to clean and degrease parts in significant quantities or large components thoroughly and in short cycle times. For this purpose Dürr Ecoclean has developed the EcoCDuty system. 9

10 The large-chamber cleaning system uses hydrocarbons or polar solvents. It is designed for loads with dimensions of 1,250 x 840 x 970 mm. "Thanks to its modular design, we can adapt this system to different process requirements", explains Thorsten Wardin, Special Applications Product Line Manager at Dürr Ecoclean. The standard EcoCDuty model is available as a steam degreaser but additionally comes with one or two stainless steel flood tanks if required. When putting the system together, customers can decide whether they would like to clean parts using steam degreasing and injection flood washing, for example, or whether they want to include a preserving process as a further step. Vacuum drying is part of the standard design of all three models. The EcoCDuty is equipped with the new preliminary steam degreasing system to ensure high cleaning quality. Thanks to this innovative feature, a large amount of solvent steam evaporates from the parts, collecting the oil contained therein as distillate. This is directed through a filter into a distillation system for treatment, which significantly reduces the amount of contaminants entering the first cleaning tank. Between 400 and 500 liters of solvent are treated per hour. The oil collected through distillation is automatically removed by a standard oil discharge system at a capacity of four liters per second. Customers who have more heavily soiled parts, causing more oil to enter the system, can add a second unit, thus doubling the capacity of the distillation system to eight liters per hour. To remove particulate contaminants from the solvent, the distillation system is preceded by a filter unit with bag or cartridge filters. "The filter unit also contributes to the good cleaning result and prolongs the usability of the solvent", says Thorsten Wardin. The EcoCDuty with flood tank comes with powerful pumps, which ensure the quick flooding and emptying of the process chamber and tank. "This reduces unproductive idle times and speeds up the cleaning processes, which in turn lowers costs", says the Product Line Manager, describing the system's benefits. Easy to use and to maintain When designing the EcoCDuty, Dürr Ecoclean placed great emphasis on low operating costs and high availability. This starts with the new seven inch color display with self-explanatory pictographs, making the cleaning system simple, safe and quick to operate. The stainless steel flood tanks have a smooth surface and come without internal heating elements. This prevents a build-up of swarf and dirt, which could recontaminate the parts. Large maintenance openings offer another advantage, as they provide very easy and fast access to all service-related EcoCDuty components. This minimizes system downtime due to maintenance work. Your contact: Thorsten Wardin 10

11 Dürr organizes customer events wherever the company's points of contact for its "Industrial" business are based, for example at Italian subsidiary Verind on May 14, 2015, in Rodano. Shown here: manual spray guns. DÜRR PRESENTS ITS "INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS" New business field is introduced at trade fairs and customer events Expansion of sales network Bietigheim-Bissingen, September 2015 Dürr provides products for the application of paint and high-viscosity materials not only for the automotive industry but also for other sectors. The target group of the "Industrial Products" area created in October 2014 includes industries such as plastics, wagon construction, shipbuilding, ceramics, wood and furniture. To raise its profile in these industries, the business field attends trade fairs for example HOMAG Treff in Schopfloch in September 2015 and PaintExpo Eurasia in Istanbul in October In addition, "Industrial Products" is rapidly expanding its worldwide sales and distributor network. It is gradually creating its own regional sales centers and selecting distributors. Dürr employs sales people for its "Industrial Products" in the following countries: Germany Country Contact person Marc Wischnewski; Fabian Schilt Italy Fabio Mandelli Poland Stanislaw Zegota Spain Javier Fernandez Czech Republic Jan Hevessy Brazil Franzini Osni USA Marco Resto Indonesia Donovan Low Malaysia Donovan Low Turkey (planned) India (planned) China (planned) 11

12 The online webshop for "Industrial Products" has been up and running since the beginning of the year a brand new sales channel for Dürr. At webshop.durr.com customers can order all products both as individual components and as standardized application systems. Pumps and paint supply systems Dürr hosts customer events and trade fairs wherever the company's points of contact for its "Industrial" business are based. These events serve as a platform to present the entire range of "Industrial Products": pumps, paint supply systems, conventional application systems for both manual and automatic operation as well as 2-component systems and product systems for electrostatic application. Upcoming trade fairs: Trade fair / conference Location Date Target industry HOMAG Treff Bau- und Landmaschinen- Forum der DFO * PaintExpo Eurasia JOT "Industrial Wet Painting conference Manufacturing Indonesia PaintExpo Schopfloch (Germany) Melle (Germany) Istanbul (Turkey) Stuttgart (Germany) Jakarta Karlsruhe (Germany) September September October November December April 2016 Woodworking industry Commercial vehicle industry Industrial manufacturing companies All sectors involved in industrial painting Industrial manufacturing companies Industrial manufacturing companies *DFO = Deutschen Forschungsgesellschaft für Oberflächenbehandlung (German Research Association for Surface Treatment) Your contact: Daniela Nett 12

13 Generating energy from wood-based residues is one of the areas of application for Dürr Cyplan's ORC technology. Copyright: Electric power station in the city of Zurich ENERGY AND HEAT FROM WOOD-BASED RESIDUES Dürr Cyplan shows further areas of application for ORC technology at HOMAG Treff Schopfloch, September 2015 Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) is a key technology for generating energy from decentralized heat sources. Dürr Cyplan develops ORC-based systems for generating energy, which are used in a number of different areas of application. One of those is energy recovery from wood-based residues. Dürr Cyplan will provide more information on this area of application at the HOMAG Treff event, which will take place in Schopfloch from September 22 to 25, In this area of application, wood-based residues are burnt. The heat generated during this process is transferred to ORC technology in the form of thermal oil or hot air. The electrical energy generated by the turbine can then be fed into the grid or used for in-house electricity supply. The residual heat following the ORC process can then be used, for example, in a wood drying plant, a heat distribution system or a local heating network. The first customers of the HOMAG Group, which became a subsidiary of the Dürr Group in October 2014, have opted for this technology. They will operate their own power station from the end of this year, and thus become independent of the electricity market. Dürr Cyplan's ORC technology has several other areas of application. Apart from geothermal applications as well as the modernization and optimization of cogeneration plants and gas turbines, it is also used for generating electricity from waste heat sources generated from industrial processes. Your contact: Fabian Stadelmaier 13

14 Dürr CEO Ralf W. Dieter accepted the award in person (left: Maik Rossdeutscher, Head of Group Procurement Vehicle Finishing at VW; right: Dirk Große-Loheide, Head of Group Procurement General at VW). DÜRR SELECTED AS STRATEGIC PARTNER FAST initiative of Volkswagen Group Bietigheim-Bissingen, September 2015 The Volkswagen Group has selected Dürr as a strategic partner in the field of surface technology for its FAST supplier initiative. The newly created initiative is targeted at selected suppliers of the Volkswagen Group and at intensifying the level of exchange and cooperation with them. FAST is intended to make innovations faster and more efficient to develop for Volkswagen. To this end, the partners are integrated into innovation projects of the Volkswagen Group at an early stage. Volkswagen also plans to cooperate closely with its FAST partners in globalizing its brands. FAST stands for Future Automotive Supply Tracks. Among the participating suppliers, Dürr is the only provider of paint technology. The selection of FAST partners relied for guidance on the innovative power, global strategy and target achievement of suppliers in their past collaboration with Volkswagen. Ralf W. Dieter, Chairman of the Board of Management at Dürr AG: The Volkswagen Group and Dürr have been cooperating closely on a global scale for decades now. We re proud that this successful partnership has been honored with our inclusion in the FAST initiative. Innovation and globalization are central strategy fields of Dürr, in which we can effectively support Volkswagen. Your contact: Mathias Christen 14