The partnership agreement, which has been concluded over a period of several years, is a first in the decades of cooperation between Mercedes-Benz and Dürr. It includes a declaration of intent to jointly plan and implement the renewal of paint shop technology at the German plants. The first project is the construction of a new sustainable paint shop in Sindelfingen. Planning for this has already begun, and the supply order for Dürr is expected from Mercedes-Benz next year. Orders for other paint shops may follow on this basis.
As part of the partnership, the plan is to reduce energy consumption per painted body to less than 400 kilowatt hours. Dürr software applications for energy management and energy-efficient technologies will contribute to this reduction, for example for the economical and intelligent operation of paint booths and body dryers. In addition, the paint shop will operate without fossil fuels in the future. Instead, energy requirements will be covered by green electricity. Dr. Jochen Weyrauch, Chairman of the Board of Management of Dürr AG: "Optimizing the energy consumption of the painting process is the central prerequisite for being able to build cars in a climate-neutral way. The strategic partnership with Mercedes-Benz is an important lighthouse project in Germany as an industrial location."