J. Wagner GmbH a Member of WAGNER GROUP Otto-Lilienthal-Straße 18 88677 Markdorf Postfach 1120 88669 Markdorf Germany www.wagner-group.com Press release March 2019 C-Line: The most flexible powder coating solution for wheels The powder coating of wheels for the automotive industry places high demands on manufacturers. Increasing customisation, different wheel sizes, superlative surface quality and a wide variety of colors are just some of these. The flexible and extendable C-Line coating unit from WAGNER is the ideal, compact solution for high-quality, highly automated wheel coating. The C-Line powder coating system from WAGNER was developed especially for coating wheels in the automotive industry. Key design criteria included the smallest possible footprint to allow easy integration into existing production systems. The compact construction of the C-Line, with its 2 meter booth length, means that it occupies just one third as much space as well-known systems currently available on the market. To achieve maximum coating quality, the C-Line from WAGNER uses cutting-edge control technology. It is self-explanatory and offers the user a superb level of userfriendliness and control. The parameters are input entirely visually, with the guns being assigned their position via a visual "teach-in" method. Complex parametrisation processes are dispensed with, and no programming skills are needed. In view of the present shortage of skilled workers, this represents a major bonus when it comes to staff deployment. The modern application technology also performs impressively on complex wheel geometries, with superlative transfer efficiency and even layer thicknesses. During the coating process, the 3D axis system moves all powder guns through the booth simultaneously with the wheel. The guns are arranged opposite each other in order to make the best possible use of the "moving powder cloud". This means that, even at high throughput speeds of up to 7 m/min, a wide and stable powder cloud is produced that yields outstanding coating results for wheels

J. Wagner GmbH a Member of WAGNER GROUP Otto-Lilienthal-Straße 18 88677 Markdorf Postfach 1120 88669 Markdorf Germany www.wagner-group.com between 13" and 24" in diameter. At the same time, each individual powder gun can be programmed and controlled to suit the wheel type and positioned fully automatically. The extremely small booth is cleaned from the outside through a large opening. In combination with the contact-free spindle seal on the conveyor inlet, the booth design with the stepped floor and suction from one side, color changes can be carried out in less than 15 minutes on the entire...

J. Wagner GmbH Otto-Lilienthal-StralJe 18 WAGNER GROUP Postfach 1120 88669 Markdorf Germany www.wagner-group.com

J. Wagner GmbH Otto-Lilienthal-StralJe 18 WAGNER GROUP Postfach 1120 88669 Markdorf Germany www.wagner-group.com C-Line unit in the WAGNER Technology Center in Markdorf, with PXS powder center4/6

J. Wagner GmbH a Member of WAGNER GROUP Otto-Lilienthal-StralJe 18 88677 Markdorf Postfach 1120 88669 Markdorf Germany www.wagner-group.com Exemplary integration of the C-Line into a powder coating system (Picture above: In combination with the PXS powder center; picture below: In combination with the IPS coating center)

J. Wagner GmbH Otto-Lilienthal-StralJe 18 WAGNER GROUP Postfach 1120 88669 Markdorf Germany www.wagner-group.com About WAGNER: J. Wagner GmbH is one of the world's leading manufacturers of equipment and systems for surface coating with powder and liquid lacquers, paints and other liquid materials. The WAGNER Group portfolio also includes bonding, sealing and encapsulation technology including injection moulding with the brands WAGNER, Titan, Walther Pilot, Reinhardt-Technik and CA Technologies. The beginnings of the company go back to the year 1947. Today the innovative coating technologies of...