Case studies

Cases

A look at completed projects across a range of industries.

Cases

Coating of front and back
Mechanical engineering

Front and Back

Front and back in one pass: how KSK’s robot-controlled rack technology significantly reduces cycle times and costs in production coating.

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Chemical activation of polypropylene components at KSK
Automotive

Coating Polypropylene Components

Reliably and reproducibly coat PP components – without flame treatment. How KSK integrates chemical activation directly into the coating process.

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Piano lacquer finish in a single-coat solid topcoat
Automotive

Piano finish with just one coat

Piano-black finish in just one coat: How KSK coats visible steel and aluminium parts efficiently to achieve scratch resistance.

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Patented curtain coating process at KSK
Automotive

A spirit of innovation since the 1990s

Glass-like high gloss in series production: how KSK achieves a piano-lacquer look reproducibly and economically with a patented curtain-coating process.

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Packaging solution for HGV headlamp surrounds
Commercial vehicles

Complex appearance-critical components

Delivering large, sensitive appearance-critical components to the line damage-free: how KSK developed an integrated packaging solution for HGV headlamp bezels.

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KSK EloCoat® — finishing of anodised components
Automotive

Finishing anodised components

High-quality coating of anodised aluminium parts: how KSK combines anodised-layer properties with a piano-black look using its in-house EloCoat® process.

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Automated inspection system for component testing at KSK
Automotive

Rethinking the spare parts business

Spare parts as fast and as good as series parts: how KSK rethinks an OEM’s after-sales business with built-to-order coating and seamless system integration.

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