Passt Coating AG, Nunningen
- Before
- No powder coaters left to hire, orders piling up, the business close to shutting down.
- After
- The old line runs at full capacity again, and the plant is now our demo site in Switzerland.
4 months to full capacity
Use cases
46 projects in industry and services
From paint shops, factory halls, hospitals, schools and an airport: what was holding our customers back, what we built and what it achieved. Every case with its status and date.
29 in industry, 17 in buildings and services, 11 of them named
Real projects
Every case is a project that is running, being commissioned, ordered or tested as a pilot. We never show offers or lost projects.
Anonymous where needed
We name only customers whose work with us is already public. All others we describe by industry and location, without names, logos or recognizable faces.
Numbers with a source
Numbers are rounded and carry a period and a source, usually Robonnement OS, the system we run our fleet, projects and service on. Quotes only when approved and word for word.
All cases
Application
Type
- All
- Powder
- Wet paint
- 2K
- Carousel
- Chain conveyor
- Retrofit
- Rail and carriage
- Surface inspection
- Measuring
- Automation
- Handling
- Line retrofit
- Aerospace
- Equipment
- Overhaul and service
- Industry
- Food
- Logistics
- Sports halls
- Schools
- Clinics and hospitals
- Fitness
- Hotels
- Public buildings
- Through cleaning companies
- Waste
- Serving
Status
BORBET, wheel plant in Thuringia
- Before
- The molds were heated to about 200 degrees and sprayed with die coating by hand.
- After
- The system heats, checks and coats the molds fully automatically, in production since July 2026.
About 200 °C reached by every mold before the robot sprays the die coating
CERN, Geneva
- Before
- Large areas, at night and outside working hours, access by badge only.
- After
- Four robots clean on a night schedule, and after the summer CERN asked for more area.
Krone Group, coating plant in Emsland
In three shifts, coaters stand under truck bodies and work overhead in the powder cloud.
Municipal sports hall in Basel
- Before
- Resin after every handball game, removed by hand at night before school sports begin.
- After
- The robot cleans at night, and the floor is done by 7:15 a.m.
About 1,900 m² cleaned by the robot per night, resin included
Industrial paint shop in the Upper Palatinate
- Before
- Painters hard to find, booths running in shifts, no space to spare.
- After
- The robot paints in the existing booth, installed without stopping production.
4 weeks from pre-assembly in our workshop to the painted part, without stopping production
Plastics paint shop for medical technology in the Black Forest-Baar district
- Before
- At every spray wall, one person stood and sprayed all day.
- After
- The robot paints on a carousel, handed over on September 11, 2026, with room for a second robot.
1 month from the first day on site to handover
Cheese producer in Oberbüren
- Before
- After every shift, one person cleaned the shipping floor at 5 degrees, between forklifts.
- After
- The robot does the evening cleaning in shipping, and the team no longer cleans the corridor.
About 1,700 m² cleaned by the robots per working day, on five out of six days.
Aerospace supplier in Saxony
The paint is mixed by hand, and acceptance requires proven machine capability.
Cmk ≥ 1.67 machine capability to be proven at acceptance for dosing, robot and turntable
Zurich Airport
Collecting and sorting waste where passengers are on the move, with too few cleaning staff.
18 robots 15 for waste collection, 3 service robots
Sievers Lackierungen, Oberkochen
- Before
- Hardly any applicants for painter jobs, and the know-how sat with a few experienced people.
- After
- Once a part has been painted with the robot, anyone on the team can start the program, even when someone is out.
Rehabilitation clinic in the Zurich Oberland
- Before
- Clinic corridors every day, and open questions about fire alarms and escape routes.
- After
- We answered the questions openly, and since then the robot has cleaned on more than four days out of five.
246 of 301 days in use, with about 1,300 m² per run
Cantonal school in Thurgau
- Before
- A sports hall and corridors on three floors, the same areas every day.
- After
- One robot cleans all three floors and rides the elevator on its own.
About 1,800 m² per working day, on three floors by elevator
Transport company near Wil
- Before
- A logistics hall of about 10,000 m², swept by hand.
- After
- The sweeper covers the hall in nine zones, and the customer added a second site.
About 4,000 m² swept by the robot per working day, in about three and a half hours
Window manufacturer in the Upper Palatinate
- Before
- A robotic painting line that could no longer be maintained.
- After
- On September 20, 2026 the whole line ran fully automatically for the first time, fine-tuning continues.
14 of 14 commissioning days on schedule, station by station
Carbon add-on parts paint shop in Rhenish Hesse
The same part was rated differently on two days, depending on the inspector.
6 minutes at most per set, at about 35 sets a day: the customer’s target
Job coater in Emsland
- Before
- Orders were growing, and the limit was not the equipment but the staff.
- After
- Two robots in two and three shifts, two more on order.
About 4 hours after a collision, the robot was back in production
Hospital in the canton of Zurich
- Before
- A hospital in full operation wants to relieve its housekeeping team, and every sound counts on the wards.
- After
- Since March 2026 the robot has covered the whole hospital, with a quieter squeegee.
United Nations Geneva
- Before
- On the sloped marble floor, the robot lost its way.
- After
- After remapping, the customer was very pleased with the marble, and a new contract followed in September 2026.
BETEC Beschichtungstechnik, near Karlsruhe
- Before
- No qualified coaters, and an owner who said no twice.
- After
- Two robots coat, the team hangs the parts and picks the program.
6 weeks until the second robot was ordered
Technical fabrics maker in eastern Switzerland
- Before
- The wish to clean as many floors as possible with robots, including the cleanroom.
- After
- Not in the cleanroom, and we said so. In production the robot keeps cleaning.
About 1,100 m² per working day in production
Aerospace supplier in Westphalia
- Before
- More than 1,000 parts a month in a strict 2K process, all painted by hand.
- After
- Since April 2025 the robot has been painting the aerospace parts in series.
4 weeks from the start of installation to full operation
Food producer in the Zurich Unterland
- Before
- Film scraps, wood pieces and packaging on the floor of a plant that almost never stops.
- After
- The sweeper clears the hall and is back at its station every morning.
About 2,700 m² of production hall per working day
Family-owned paint shop in Emsland
- Before
- Many colors in small containers, and the parts were moved by hand.
- After
- A robot with a carousel and 3D scanner applies powder and wet paint, since February 2026.
About 30 s for a color change with automatic gun and pressure tank
Municipal sports hall in eastern Switzerland
- Before
- Resin removed by hand late at night every other day, with special machines.
- After
- In the morning the court is ready for school sports, and the program now runs in several sports halls.
About 2,100 m² cleaned by the robot per working day
Drive technology maker in Baden-Württemberg
- Before
- Gearboxes in many variants and complex shapes, painted entirely by hand.
- After
- A scanner checks every part and starts the right program, in production since January 2025.
Hotel on Lake Lucerne
- Before
- Small areas, but every day, and the floor has to be spotless in the morning.
- After
- Hardly any hours saved, but a clean floor every morning. We said so beforehand.
93 out of 100 runs finish without help
Schneider Electric, plant in southern Germany
- Before
- The automatic guns could not reach the undercuts, so every shift recoated them by hand.
- After
- A robot at the line coats what the automatic guns cannot reach.
Powder coater in the Upper Palatinate
- Before
- Parts up to four meters and 600 kg, many series and doubts about robots.
- After
- Since October 2025 the robot has coated some colors completely, on the moving chain.
530 km driven by the customer with his own part for the test coating
Gym chain in the Geneva region
- Before
- Four studios whose floors must be clean every day before opening.
- After
- Four scrubbers with the same settings, in use on 116 of 119 days.
About 3,400 m² of gym floor a day in four gyms
Plastics finisher in Rhenish Hesse
- Before
- Plastic parts were painted by hand, and every part must be flame-treated first.
- After
- Two robots on one axis, one flame-treats and one paints, since January 2025.
100 programs now fit into the program memory, instead of 30
Measuring instrument maker in eastern Switzerland
- Before
- Production and logistics floors that need wet cleaning every working day.
- After
- A scrubber handles the floors by map and schedule, since January 2026.
About 1,600 m² per working day
Family-run paint shop in the Hegau region
- Before
- Two painters with air spray guns in front of the oven, at a chain that never stops.
- After
- Since July 23, 2026 the robot has been painting on the moving chain alongside the team.
About 2 hours to set up the cleaning robot
Wet paint shop in Solingen
- Before
- Two booths, two shifts, many different parts and not enough staff.
- After
- Installed and handed over in one week in April 2025, a carousel robot has been painting ever since.
1 week for installation and handover
Cleaning company in western Switzerland (partner)
- Before
- Offering robots without building an in-house robotics team.
- After
- The partner sells the cleaning, we supply robots, maintenance and technology.
About 2,000 m² cleaned per day by one of the partner’s robots
Agricultural machinery maker in the Osnabrück region
- Before
- Coating was done by hand, standing under large parts that never hang quite the same way.
- After
- The coater decides, the robots do the repetitions, since 2022.
Camouflage Automotive, Heilbronn
Carbon parts in many variants, the highest demands on the surface, and every step must be documented.
Camouflage Automotive, Heilbronn: inspection cell
- Before
- The eye decided whether a part was good, and after a complaint there was no proof.
- After
- Every part leaves the plant with an inspection report, fine-tuning continues.
Hospital in Luxembourg (via a facility services provider)
- Before
- Linoleum, noise and many people in the corridors.
- After
- The robot passed the pilot in March 2026, and the documents for more sites are ready.
Electric motor maker in Upper Swabia
Wet on wet: one painter per shift for the primer and one for the top coat.
Paint shop in Saarland
- Before
- Staff absences cost money, and the know-how sat with the former owner.
- After
- The team runs the robots on its own and improves the programs itself.
Plastics coater near Dortmund
- Before
- When the best painter was out, coating stopped.
- After
- A carousel robot has been painting since December 2022, today our test and reference plant.
Powder coater in the Bergisches Land
Comparing the big application suppliers, and wanting to see a system in operation first.
Composites manufacturer in Thurgau
- Before
- Parts up to 1.8 x 2 meters were primed by hand, at the first site without a conveyor.
- After
- Two systems prime with robots, one with a carousel and one on a rail along the booth.
Job coater in Lübeck
- Before
- A small shop under cost pressure that still wanted to automate.
- After
- The smallest version, a fixed robot, in operation since 2022.
Industrial service company in Geneva
A service provider who must be able to rely on his equipment at every customer job.
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Find your problem
What we solve every day
Sentences we hear again and again in conversations, and what we do about them. Each one leads to a case.
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What customers say: We can’t find painters anymore.
What we do: The robot learns from the painter you have and paints alongside in every shift.
View case: BETEC Beschichtungstechnik, near Karlsruhe -
What customers say: All the know-how is in one person’s head.
What we do: Your best painter’s movements stay in the company as a program.
View case: Sievers Lackierungen, Oberkochen -
What customers say: Monday morning paints differently from Friday afternoon.
What we do: The robot repeats the same path, part after part.
View case: Aerospace supplier in Westphalia -
What customers say: The automatic guns don’t reach the corners.
What we do: A robot on the line coats undercuts, undersides and beams that automatic guns cannot reach.
View case: Schneider Electric, plant in southern Germany -
What customers say: We have a hundred variants and no programmer.
What we do: Programming by demonstration. A scanner recognizes the part and picks the program.
View case: Drive technology maker in Baden-Württemberg -
What customers say: Painting is our bottleneck.
What we do: More parts per shift, without an extra person in the booth.
View case: Passt Coating AG, Nunningen -
What customers say: We still mix 2K by hand.
What we do: Mixing and dosing technology sized to your volume, with our own low-pressure 2K solution.
View case: Plastics paint shop for medical technology in the Black Forest-Baar district -
What customers say: Our line must not stop.
What we do: Installation during the plant shutdown or station by station, technicians on site, weekends included.
View case: Window manufacturer in the Upper Palatinate -
What customers say: Overhead in the powder cloud, solvents, heat.
What we do: The robot takes on the strenuous work, people stay in control.
View case: Krone Group, coating plant in Emsland -
What customers say: We argue about scratches nobody can prove.
What we do: An inspection cell measures every part and files a report.
View case: Camouflage Automotive, Heilbronn: inspection cell -
What customers say: Large floors, and nobody wants to clean at night.
What we do: The robots clean at night and on weekends; the report is ready in the morning.
View case: CERN, Geneva -
What customers say: After the handball game, resin sticks to the floor.
What we do: A dedicated program with dwell time loosens the resin before school sports begin.
View case: Municipal sports hall in Basel -
What customers say: We have three floors and one elevator.
What we do: The robot takes the elevator by itself.
View case: Cantonal school in Thurgau -
What customers say: Cameras in the building? What do IT, data protection and fire safety say?
What we do: We answer the questions openly, including those where a robot is not yet certified.
View case: Technical fabrics maker in eastern Switzerland -
What customers say: We have plastic film and wood on the floor.
What we do: We choose the robot that suits the dirt.
View case: Food producer in the Zurich Unterland -
What customers say: That only pays off for large companies.
What we do: There are small versions, and we tell you beforehand whether it pays off.
View case: Job coater in Lübeck -
What customers say: Nobody can automate our old chain line.
What we do: An encoder on the chain sprocket synchronizes the robot with your chain. The line stays as it is.
View case: Passt Coating AG, Nunningen -
What customers say: We have never automated anything.
What we do: We start with one robot in your existing booth and test with your own parts first.
View case: Plastics paint shop for medical technology in the Black Forest-Baar district -
What customers say: Transport damage or paint defect? We sort it out by e-mail every time.
What we do: A photo of every good part shows the condition in which it left the plant.
View case: Carbon add-on parts paint shop in Rhenish Hesse -
What customers say: The same part gets rated differently on two days.
What we do: A sensor measures every part by the same rule, every day.
View case: Carbon add-on parts paint shop in Rhenish Hesse
Customer films
Hear it from our customers.
Before, during construction, in operation
Real photos from our projects, with place and month.
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Day one: the booth before the conversion Plastics paint shop for medical technology, Black Forest-Baar, -
Day one: the paint booth walls are up Carbon parts paint shop in Rhenish Hesse, -
The booth takes shape in the hall Carbon parts paint shop in Rhenish Hesse, -
Cleaning robot in the warehouse, on its way to the station Retail distribution center in the canton of Lucerne, -
Two service robots put into operation in the terminal Zurich Airport,
Contact
Your task is not on the list?
Tell us what holds you up every day. Often we can tell you on the phone whether a robot is worth it.
How we start
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Free site walkthrough
We look at your parts, booth, line or floors. You get an honest answer on whether a robot pays off for you, and if it does, a first concept.
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Reference visit at a customer near you
See a robot at work and ask the people who run it every day.
More than 200 robots at more than 150 customers · Application technology for the paint industry since 2008
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