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Painting a vehicle is a painstaking process, more so if the vehicle in question is an expensive exotic from the Prancing Horse. But thanks with the know-how of PPG, the engineers at Ferrari came up with “an innovative low-temperature paint system.” According to the Maranello-based automaker, Ferrari is “the world’s first car manufacturer to adopt the new Low Cure clear coat technology.”
Ferrari has a history of streamlining its production process, and in the case of painting, the year 2004 saw the automaker introduce a water-based system that lowered the environmental impact of its cars. The Low Cure system takes it to the next level, making it possible to bake the clear coat at 100 degrees Celsius instead of 150 degrees.
This change in temperature cuts energy costs and enhances the sustainability of the production process. The trick of the two-component paint system comes in the form of special resins, which contain a hardener that “enhances the chemical and mechanical resistance of the coating.” The formula also reduces water permeability and increases chemical hydrophobicity.
Having industrialized no fewer than 61 basecoat colors, Ferrari highlights that Low Cure technology makes it possible to bake carbon fiber and composite components together with the body shell. The resulting uniformity is nothing to scoff at.
Last, but certainly not least, the paint is designed to combine metallic basecoats with gloss or matte-pigmented clear coats. This characteristic is how Ferrari came up with 61 finishes in such a short amount of time.
In addition to the world’s first low-bake paint technology, Ferrari announced that it delivered 2,463 vehicles in the second quarter of 2018, up by 131 compared to the same period of 2017. Net profit stands at €160 million, up 18 percent.
In the press release announcing these results, Ferrari also took to “deplore the loss of Sergio Marchionne.”
Here’s the passage that matters the most: “The company remains committed to pursuing the values he embodied and achieving his vision with unabated determination, ambition and passion, in line with Enzo Ferrari’s legacy.” Considering that the F16X sport utility vehicle is on the way, Enzo might have had a word with Sergio if both of them were to be alive.
This change in temperature cuts energy costs and enhances the sustainability of the production process. The trick of the two-component paint system comes in the form of special resins, which contain a hardener that “enhances the chemical and mechanical resistance of the coating.” The formula also reduces water permeability and increases chemical hydrophobicity.
Having industrialized no fewer than 61 basecoat colors, Ferrari highlights that Low Cure technology makes it possible to bake carbon fiber and composite components together with the body shell. The resulting uniformity is nothing to scoff at.
Last, but certainly not least, the paint is designed to combine metallic basecoats with gloss or matte-pigmented clear coats. This characteristic is how Ferrari came up with 61 finishes in such a short amount of time.
In addition to the world’s first low-bake paint technology, Ferrari announced that it delivered 2,463 vehicles in the second quarter of 2018, up by 131 compared to the same period of 2017. Net profit stands at €160 million, up 18 percent.
In the press release announcing these results, Ferrari also took to “deplore the loss of Sergio Marchionne.”
Here’s the passage that matters the most: “The company remains committed to pursuing the values he embodied and achieving his vision with unabated determination, ambition and passion, in line with Enzo Ferrari’s legacy.” Considering that the F16X sport utility vehicle is on the way, Enzo might have had a word with Sergio if both of them were to be alive.
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