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06-16-2009, 08:27 PM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/Japanese_Flag_30x22.jpg Mazda innovates in an unexpectedly environmental direction. (cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?p=215457)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Mazda_Aqua-tech_Paint_System_in_action.jpgWayne Gerdes - CleanMPG (cleanmpg.com) - June 16, 2009
Mazda’s Aqua-tech automobile body painting system in action.
Hiroshima, Japan -- Mazda announced the successful launch of a newly developed Aqua-tech Paint System for vehicle body painting at its Ujina Plant No.1 in Japan. The innovative new automobile painting technology achieves the world’s highest standards for limiting emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) contained in paint as well as carbon dioxide (CO2) gas generated from the energy consumed during the vehicle painting process.
The Aqua-tech Paint System maintains the same world-class low CO2 emissions volume as the Three Layer Wet Paint System Mazda currently uses at all of its facilities but reduces VOC emissions by an additional 57 percent. At only 15 grams per square meter of vehicle body surface, the extremely low VOC emissions volume makes Aqua-tech the least polluting water-based painting solution in the world. Additionally, the new system also improves paint quality.
Water-based paints tend to produce far lower VOC emissions than solvent-based paints due to their low VOC content. However, drying water-based paint consumes much more energy because the water must be evaporated through a drying process. The large amounts of carbon dioxide produced during this process have long been an issue associated with water-based paint systems. Mazda has solved this problem with the introduction of this new, innovative coating technology.
The Aqua-tech technology includes the introduction of an improved paint shop air conditioning system and a new, highly efficient evaporation system that removes the water contained in the paint. In addition, Mazda has managed to consolidate the coating processes by developing highly functional top coat paints that exhibit additional properties usually provided by the primer paint. These include brightness, durability and resistance to chipping and light damage. As a result of the technical breakthroughs, Mazda’s Aqua-tech achieves extremely low VOC emissions without increasing CO2 emissions.
Mazda’s cutting-edge production facilities now include paint shops with the smallest environmental impact in the world. Mazda is committed to producing vehicles that offer driving pleasure in harmony with environmental and safety features.
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Mazda_Aqua-tech_Paint_System_in_action.jpgWayne Gerdes - CleanMPG (cleanmpg.com) - June 16, 2009
Mazda’s Aqua-tech automobile body painting system in action.
Hiroshima, Japan -- Mazda announced the successful launch of a newly developed Aqua-tech Paint System for vehicle body painting at its Ujina Plant No.1 in Japan. The innovative new automobile painting technology achieves the world’s highest standards for limiting emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) contained in paint as well as carbon dioxide (CO2) gas generated from the energy consumed during the vehicle painting process.
The Aqua-tech Paint System maintains the same world-class low CO2 emissions volume as the Three Layer Wet Paint System Mazda currently uses at all of its facilities but reduces VOC emissions by an additional 57 percent. At only 15 grams per square meter of vehicle body surface, the extremely low VOC emissions volume makes Aqua-tech the least polluting water-based painting solution in the world. Additionally, the new system also improves paint quality.
Water-based paints tend to produce far lower VOC emissions than solvent-based paints due to their low VOC content. However, drying water-based paint consumes much more energy because the water must be evaporated through a drying process. The large amounts of carbon dioxide produced during this process have long been an issue associated with water-based paint systems. Mazda has solved this problem with the introduction of this new, innovative coating technology.
The Aqua-tech technology includes the introduction of an improved paint shop air conditioning system and a new, highly efficient evaporation system that removes the water contained in the paint. In addition, Mazda has managed to consolidate the coating processes by developing highly functional top coat paints that exhibit additional properties usually provided by the primer paint. These include brightness, durability and resistance to chipping and light damage. As a result of the technical breakthroughs, Mazda’s Aqua-tech achieves extremely low VOC emissions without increasing CO2 emissions.
Mazda’s cutting-edge production facilities now include paint shops with the smallest environmental impact in the world. Mazda is committed to producing vehicles that offer driving pleasure in harmony with environmental and safety features.