AXALTA LAUNCHES FAST CURE LOW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
South Africa has been faced with spiralling energy costs and inflation for many years. As there has not been any load-shedding since the end of March 2024, controlling energy costs are now firmly at the top of most body shop’s agendas.
Lucian Jantjies, Refinish Business Manager for South Africa at Axalta, says, “Businesses have had a lot to grapple with recently but today high energy costs are at the forefront of body shop owners’ minds. Fortunately, Axalta Refinish is committed to driving continual technological innovation, with the end goal of making a body shop’s entire paint repair journey faster, easier, and more profitable.
With this in mind, we are incredibly excited to launch our patented and proven Fast Cure Low Energy (FCLE) technology in South Africa. This technology reduces energy consumption in the spraybooth while still achieving the best quality repair. It is exactly what busy body shops need.”
Based on Axalta’s revolutionary in-house chemistry that uses both temperature and ambient humidity to accelerate the drying process, the full product system delivers the perfect balance between high speed and low baking energy consumption, while providing the highest quality finish. It is proven to lower the energy costs of running a direct gas-fired combi spraybooth by approximately 75% based on a typical 30 minute, 60ºC bake cycle. It is the only refinish system that can be dried at lower baking temperatures, or at air dry temperatures of 20ºC, and still have the productivity of traditional systems.
Fast Cure Low Energy technology also allows body shops the ability to repair temperature-sensitive electric vehicles, which are growing in popularity.
The technology aligns with Axalta’s 2030 Sustainability goals – specifically the goal that states that 80% of Axalta’s new technology and innovation developments will offer customers sustainability benefits. The reduced energy usage delivered by FCLE technology decreases the body shop’s carbon footprint by up to 55%, making the technology more sustainable compared to traditional refinish technologies.
This patented technology is offered by Axalta’s three premium global refinish brands.
For more information, please visit www.spieshecker.com/speed-tec. To find out how Axalta’s Fast Cure Low Energy technology can help body shops save on energy costs, please contact the local representative. For more information about Axalta Refinish, please visit www.refinish.axalta.eu.
