As early as 10 years ago, I started to provide air filters to automobile manufacturers. At the same time, I also came into contact with a lot of information about automobile painting.
The car’s outer shell is made of metal, so it needs to be rust-proof, corrosion-proof, and aesthetically pleasing. These need to be realized through coating equipment.
What is coating equipment？
With the forward development of industrial technology, painting technology, and equipment have also experienced the development process, from manual to mechanical equipment to automatic production lines.
Usually, the coating process is divided into pre-treatment, grinding → coating → leveling → drying or curing → waste treatments. The mechanical equipment used to complete the above coating processes is called coating equipment.
The list of TOP 10 automotive painting equipment manufacturers
In terms of automated coating production, the promotion and application of electrostatic spraying and electrophoretic coating technology, and the development and promotion of powder spraying technology, especially the vigorous development of the automotive industry and other fields, have led to significant progress and considerable growth in coating equipment.
At the same time, I also came into contact with the world’s top automotive painting equipment manufacturers. You can quickly see their information from the table below.
| Number | Manufacturer | Year establish | Headquarter |
| 1 | Durr | 1986 | Germany |
| 2 | Taikisha Ltd | 1913 | Japan |
| 3 | Eisenmann GmbH | 1977 | Germany |
| 4 | Geico S.p.A. | 1963 | Italy |
| 5 | Wagner Painting | 1946 | Germany |
| 6 | GRACO | 1926 | USA |
| 7 | Venjakob | 1963 | Germany |
| 8 | SATA | 1907 | Germany |
| 9 | GEMA | 1897 | Swiss |
| 10 | Devilbiss | 1888 | USA |
Let’s see the details of each manufacturer below:
Top1 Durr
Headquarter: Germany
Year established: 1986
website: https://www.durr.com/en
I got to know Durr when I was involved in and completed some automotive spray filter projects, and there is no doubt that he is one of the best in this industry.
The German Dürr company has a history of more than 100 years. It is a company integrating design, production, installation and commissioning. It designs, produces, and installs paint shops for large automobile factories and is responsible for commissioning until they are put into production.
As a coating complete equipment industrial group, it has first-class coating systems, automatic spraying systems, automatic control and conveying systems, and the most advanced industrial cleaning and environmental protection equipment. It is an essential partner of the world’s famous automobile manufacturers. , with a 60% market share in global automotive coating systems.
Top2 Taikisha Ltd.
Headquarter: Japan
Year established: 1913
website: https://www.taikisha-group.com/
Daqiashe’s advantages in the HVAC field make their automotive spraying systems a leader in environmental control and exhaust gas treatment. According to my understanding, their R&D center designs paints process standards based on the research of new, renovated, or new vehicles built by OEMs. In addition, I want to say that their products in the field of air filtration are also very well-known, such as air filter paper, air filters, etc.
Top3 Eisenmann GmbH
Headquarter: Germany
Year established: 1977
website: https://www.eisenmann.com/en/
As the world’s top supplier of automotive coating systems, Eisenmann is one of the leading pioneers in modern surface coating technology. A number of technological innovations initially developed for this area are now being applied in other areas of the industry, allowing smaller manufacturing plants and third-party paint plants to also benefit from these new developments.
In addition, they are also in a leading position in coating automotive plastic parts (bumpers, light covers, rearview mirrors). The company has established more than 300 plastic parts coating production lines worldwide. I put them on this list as a matter of course.
Top4 Geico S.p.A.
Headquarter: Italy
Year established: 1963
website: https://geico-spa.com/en/
Geico Corporation is a global industrial group with over 100 years of experience in manufacturing “packaged” paint shops and equipment for the automotive industry. They put R&D in a very important position and use advanced technology to drive the market and improve competitiveness. I like this. Many of their famous products, such as the J-Jump system, J-Flex system, Amir room, new Drybooth drying chamber, and Ergo-Roll system, are used in many automobile factories.
Top5 Wagner Painting
Headquarter: Germany
Year established: 1946
website: https://www.wagner-group.com/en/
Wagner’s powder coating system has a high market share in the world. Their automotive spray equipment has the characteristics of high technology, high production efficiency, and low operating cost.
In addition, Wagner’s products in the construction field are an essential part of Wagner’s product line, mainly targeting the exterior walls, interior walls, roof waterproofing of buildings, and any sprayable objects.
I noticed their strategy in developing the individual user market, targeting individual DIY Enthusiasts, and introducing safe and simple spraying equipment, satisfying customers’ do-it-yourself fun and reducing additional labor costs. This is a brilliant approach.
Top6 GRACO
Headquarter: USA
Year established: 1926
website: https://www.graco.com/us/en.html
Graco is the world leader in fluid handling systems and components. Its products are used for the transportation, metering, control, and feeding of a wide variety of fluids and viscous materials and are widely used in automotive lubrication, construction and building maintenance, and the general and automotive industries.
I attribute their success to their pursuit of technical excellence, world-class manufacturing, and unparalleled customer service.
Also, I think they have somewhat established quality standards for fluid handling in surface spraying, anti-corrosion coating, paint recycling, adhesive application, and architectural spraying.
Top7 Venjakob
Headquarter: Germany
Year established: 1963
website: https://www.venjakob.de/en/
Vanjiake is one of the world’s largest coating machinery manufacturers and a leading company in the global coating machinery manufacturing and surface treatment industries.
The automobile surface coating production lines they manufacture are currently equipped in the automobile production workshops of all well-known brands in Europe, and they also provide automobile interior parts for European automobile manufacturers.
I want to add that the development of surface technology for automotive interior parts and the supply of accessories are another advantage of theirs. Some high-end brands such as Ferrari, Porsche, and Rolls-Royce are their customers.
Top8 SATA
Headquarter: Germany
Year established: 1907
website: https://www.sata.com/en-int/
Sata spraying equipment has long provided high-quality product-supporting services and solutions to automobile manufacturers, bus factories, automobile modification factories, and automobile maintenance industries. They develop high-quality spray guns, oil-water separators, no-clean gun bottles, breathing masks, other spray equipment, and related auxiliary products.
I appreciate that they simplify the painting operation process and improve the efficiency and quality of the painting.
Top9 GEMA
Headquarter: Swiss
Year established: 1897
website: https://www.gemapowdercoating.com/en/
More than 3,500 powder spray booth automatic systems and more than 250,000 powder spray guns from Gema are used worldwide. I think this number is enough to prove that the market and consumers love their products.
From simple manual spraying to fully automatic powder spraying, Gema provides personalized solutions to meet the needs of different industrial fields worldwide.
Top10 Devilbiss
Headquarter: USA
Year established: 1888
website: https://www.autorefinishdevilbiss.com/
The inventor of air atomization technology has produced a wide range of spray guns, pressure tanks, and accessories for the automotive and industrial markets for 100 years. According to my research, the core competitive advantage of Devilbiss spray guns is spray atomization technology, which represents the top level in the industry today regarding spray width, fine atomization, and paint saving. DeVilbiss’s refinishing spray guns have a rich product line that can fully meet the needs of high-end, mid-range, and low-end markets.
Last summary
With the continuous development of science and technology, new technologies, materials, and processes are constantly emerging. The development of electronic technology, numerical control technology, laser technology, microwave technology, and high-voltage electrostatic technology has brought new vitality to the automation, flexibility, intelligence, and integration of automotive painting equipment.
At the same time, the automotive spray shop’s cleanliness and the spray pollutants’ filtration are also essential. As a leading air filter manufacturer, we have more than ten years of filtration experience in the automotive industry to meet all automotive spray filtration needs.
