Continuous Innovation for Most Accurate, Lowest Cost Colorant Dispense
Agenda Who is COROB What COROB Brings To GUILD CPO Members - Supplier for all colorant dispensing needs - Market penetrating innovations - Safety innovations - Low operating cost innovations 2
COROB - Color Engineering COROB Commercial Robotics! Established in 1984 in San Felice sul Panaro, Italy A world presence with 20 years in the USA and 24 in Latin America We offer the most complete equipment portfolio in the market Variety of technologies Comprehensive Service and Partners network for an outstanding customer support COROB is owned by WISE SGR S.p.A.
COROB - Global Footprint Askim SWEDEN Ulvila/Helsinki FINLAND Moskow RUSSIA San Felice sul Panaro ITALY Headquarter Huckelhoven GERMANY CHINA SINGAPORE San Paolo BRAZIL Mumbai/Daman INDIA Montevideo URUGUAY Charlotte USA = Production, R&D, Sales & Service = Sales & Service 4
About COROB - Equipment Operations San Felice, Italy Daman, India Charlotte, NC 5
About COROB Color Engineering COROB offers a complete product range: Colorant Dispensers: - Point-of-sales Dispensers: - Entry level price point - Mid Price & Volume - High-performance - Laboratory - For Universal, Low/No VOC & Solvent colorant systems - Dual colorant systems Manual loading and robotic loading Mixing equipment Complete in-plant tinting systems Advanced self-service vending solutions 6
COROB Innovations 7
Market: Fast drying W.B. colorants = nozzle drying Stage #1 1980 s and current market stateof the art. Tight fitting water/sponge containing nozzle cover with manual and or automatic cap closure 8
Market: Fast drying W.B. colorants = nozzle drying Stage #2 2000 to Current Day Tight fitting water/sponge nozzle cap with Humidified Air Injection. Constant humidity keeps colorant from drying inside the nozzle for easier cleaning 9
Market: Fast drying W.B. colorants = nozzle drying Stage #3 In development Commercialized for In Plant Developing for POS market Integrated Nozzle Valve Valve at the nozzle tip eliminates: Tip drying Colorant purging, Nozzle cap & humidification system Easy to clean just wipe off! 10
COROB Health & Safety Innovation Fully Automated Mini Mixing Equipment 4 to 6 mixer station w/automatic loading/unloading robotic arm 2 mixer station w/loading/unloading forks 11
Market: Lower inventory- small custom orders In Plant/Distribution Center - Tinting During Filling & large batch base tinting Eliminates costly small batch color production: controls inventory just in time colors Multi Dosing Point o Automatic simultaneous dispensing of coatings bases and colorants by volume or weight o Flexible canister and tank configuration o High flow dispensing o Productivity : 500,000 l/year. Shift - (132,000 gallons/year) Higher productivity Gear or Piston pumps, o TDF or tinting: up to 120 pails per hour Single dosing point.
Continuous Innovation in Pump Development
High Solids colorants & Pump Wear STD Gear Pump History & Colorant Performance COMPARATIVE ENDURANCE TEST WITH GREEN OXIDE COLORANT 2010 Generation 4 Cast Iron with Stainless Steel Rotor 1998 Generation 3 Cast Iron with sintered iron steel rotor Mid-Generation Coated Cast Iron for abrasive colorants Mid-Generation Cast iron general purpose pumps with mechanical seals 1984 Cast Iron general. purpose pump * 3,000,000 cycles: the equivalent of pumping 24,000 Liters (6,340 gallons) of colorant 14
Market: High Solids Colorants & Pump Wear Upgrading Gear Technology Pumps CRXS / MTR-X: Standard Free wheel: CERAMIC Body: TREATED CAST IRON Rotor: STRONG ALLOY Sealing: MECHANICAL - DS Hub: TREATED CAST IRON DR / MTR-DR Type: Up-rated Free wheel: CERAMIC Body: TREATED STAINLESS STEEL Rotor: TREATED STAINLESS STEEL Sealing : MECHANICAL Floating Hub: CERAMIC+CAST IRON Sealing Rings Rotor shaft All Stainless Pump Bodies Liner Body Hub Free wheel The image presented is a FC/MTR-C Type. FC/MTR-C - ceramic Free wheel: CERAMIC Body: TREATED CAST IRON Liner: CERAMIC Rotor: CERAMIC Sealing: MECHANICAL Floating Hub: CERAMIC+CAST IRON
COROB Gear Pump Types Designed by COROB Engineers We put our name on every GEAR pump! 30 years of accuracy, reliability & repeatability Design choice to fit customer requirements
COROB Color Engineering - No Wear Pump Extremely Low COST of Operation: The Colorant Pump is the highest wear, most frequently replaced part on most dispensing equipment. COROB Bellows Pumps have no pump wear! - Patented Bellows technology - Never needs re-calibration - Pump will not wear out No other competitor can claim the same! COROB Patented No Wear Bellows Pump COROB Mark IV Carriage Drive Train: electronics, Transmission, Motor COROB s most popular auto-dispenser, over 70,000 in use worldwide, over 2,000 in USA 17
COROB Engineering High Flow Piston Pumps Very Reliable Design Two cycle Pump Limits volume capability Dual Flow Piston as a higher speed alternative existing market choices Provide High Volume 17 & 34. oz. per minute versus 10 to 20 fl. oz. per minute two stroke technology in market Unique customized Design and Ergonomics COROB Patented Pull push high flow piston pump Placed in new, modern floor cabinet for best ergonomics. Lowest environmental impact Low energy consumption
COROB Technology: Dryvit Dealer Benefit COROB Standard Piston Pump Technology Stainless Steel piston cylinder Durable Teflon piston Provides for an accurate, repeatable and extremely durable pumping system. Sealing system Stainless steel liner Never need recalibration during the life of the pump. Standard Pump: variable speed from 9 to 16 fl. oz. Sealing system POM Acelatic resin valve body structure 19
COROB Innovation: Pull/Push high flow piston pump High Durability Stainless Steel Piston shaft Suction way Delivery way Proven COROB Patented Membrane Delivery Valves Proven COROB Patented Membrane Suction Valves High durability/ low wear Teflon Piston Plunger Piston Pump Durability with the volume of a gear pump design 17 to 34 fl. oz. per minute. 20
What Does COROB Engineering mean? Continuous Market Innovation Colorant Handling Solutions for Universal, Waterborne, Solvent-borne systems Low Cost of Ownership Performance: Speed, Accuracy & Repeatability Easy installation Operator Friendly Productivity best return on $ spent over time Low maintenance over time 21