Vehicles
Painting
History
Year
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Rust-prevention
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Appearance quality
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Equipment/facilities
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1959
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Melamine-baking paint
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1960
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Dipping painting
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1961
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Undercoat automatic painting
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1962
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Thermoplastic acrylic paint
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1964
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Thermosetting acrylic paint
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1966
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Anodic electrodeposition coating
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Dogmatic conveyor
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Rotary atomization electrostatic coating equipment (for surfacer)
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1968
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Pretreatment line automatic control
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1969
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Topcoat automatic painting
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Automatic wet sanding
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1970
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Hanger electric current supply system for electrostatic coater
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Air atomization electrostatic coating equipment (for topcoat metallic base)
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1973
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2-coat, 1-bake coating
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Booth air conditioning
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1977
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Deodorization device
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1978
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Full-dip-type pretreatment
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Underfloor, chip-resistant coating
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1979
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Cathodic electrodeposition coating
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Surfacer powder coating
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Camel-back oven
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1980
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Pearl Mica coating
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Rotary atomization electrostatic coating equipment (for topcoat clear)
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1981
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Super color coating
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Robot for underfloor chip-resistant coating
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Robot for surfacer correction coating
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1982
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In-house rotary atomization electrostatic coating equipment
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1983
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High-speed rotary atomization electrostatic coating equipment (for topcoat metallic base)
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Off-line teaching of painting robots
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1984
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Surfacer 2-stage coating
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Inverter-type air conditioner
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Sealer and wet-sanding robot
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Robot for topcoat correction coating
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1985
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Wax coating for body shell sub-assembly
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Topcoat clear 2-stage coating
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3-step catalyst-type deodorization device
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1986
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Full automation of underfloor chip-resistant coating
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Elimination of wet-sanding in surfacer process
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1987
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Cathodic electrodeposition thick coating (for parts)
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1988
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Thick-coated galvanized steel sheets
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Electrostatic clear topcoating for bumpers
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1989
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Inter-layer chip-resistant coating
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High-quality-look paint
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Center-feed-type bell coating machine
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4-coat painting system
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Automation of inner panel surfacer
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High-quality body painting system
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1990
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Metallic bell coating machine
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1991
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Full heat exchanger for booth air conditioner
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Bumper 3-wet painting
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1992
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Water-borne topcoat metallic base paint (at TMUK)
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Automatic inspection equipment for paint seed defects
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1994
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Underfloor undercoat slit application
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Acid-resistant-type paint
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Painting robot
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Centrifugal-separation drying treatment for paint sludge
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1995
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Discontinued use of masking for underfloor undercoat
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Discontinued use of trichloroethylene (TCE ) in bumper washing
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1996
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Activities for making paint look more shiny (skin shine control by new measuring equipment)
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Bumper 3-wet electrostatic painting
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2-tone wet on wet painting
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3-coat Pearl Mica painting
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1997
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Low-temperature and low-sludge phosphatizing process
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1998
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2-liquid-type bumper clear paint
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Bumper hand electrostatic painting
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Black tape application on door sash
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1999
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Lead-free electrodeposition paint
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Activities related to seed reduction and elimination
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Cartridge bell coating machine
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Elimination of sealer oven
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2000
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Vinyl chloride free floor-undercoat
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Bumper paint that bakes at low-temperature
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Application-type vibration damping sheets
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Efforts taken for paint compliance with PRTR (by reducing toluene content, etc.)
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High-solid-type clear paint (for use in Japan)
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2001
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Automatic inspection of "color", "skin" and "shine"
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Cartridge bell painting system for water-borne paint
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2002
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Steel/aluminum simultaneous phosphatizing process
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Digital Styling Review (DSR) introduced
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Water-borne surfacer
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Water-borne paint bumper line
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2003
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Seed countermeasure manual written
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2004
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Off-line teaching of sealer/floor undercoating robot
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Multipolar production preparation PJT
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2005
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Covering power confirmation rule for electrodeposition established
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Micro-biotic water treatment for paint sludge pool
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2006
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High-covering power electrodeposition paint
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Small-dust sensor developed
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Introduction in Japan of water-borne topcoat base paint process completed
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2007
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Sealer swirl application process
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Painting quality monitoring system (for traceability)
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3-wet process for water-borne surfacer and topcoat painting
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2008
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Demineralized water as washing solution for color change of water-borne paint
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2009
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Requirement control for defect-free quality in pretreatment and electrodeposition process promoted
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Paint with improved scratch-resistant characteristics
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Energy-saving control of air conditioner for water-borne paint
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Instrument panel painting by water-borne paint
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1-stage coating of water-borne topcoat base paint for instrument panel
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2010
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Low-VOC washing solution for color change of water-borne paint
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New paint sludge pool system for painting booth
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2011
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High-flow-rate bell coating machine
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