Apparatus for surface treatment, painting of car rims, and method therefore

Abstract

An apparatus as well as a method for painting of a rim or another rotational symmetric item is provided. The apparatus includes: a coating unit with a robot arm and one or more spray nozzles for applying a curable fluid, an item holder equipped with assembly bodies for disengageable securing of the item with the purpose of rotating it, coinciding with the item's center axis, during the coating with the curable fluid, a suspension bracket wherein the item holder is assembled, and which rotates the item holder around a pivot point, which runs perpendicularly on the axis of rotation, coinciding with a diameter through the item and to angle the item holder, as the item is being rotated, a curing unit, and a controller configured to positioning the coating unit in relation to the item for applying the fluid onto the item in accordance with a predetermined coating pattern.

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