ABB’s PixelPaint selected by Stellantis for DS Automobiles’ all-electric flagship DS N°8 | News center

Stellantis’ plant in Melfi, Italy – recognized as one of the company’s centers of excellence – will use ABB’s innovative PixelPaint technology with mono coat paint from Nippon Paint to create the elegant duo-tone paintwork of DS Automobiles’ new DS N°8 flagship. The cutting-edge technology will ramp up production during the second half of 2025 in a fully-automated and highly sustainable process that epitomizes the charismatic French brand.

PixelPaint consists of a paint head with more than 1,000 tiny, individually controlled nozzles, mounted on an ABB robot such as the IRB 5500 paint series. Combined with 3D vision system and coordinated by ABB’s RobotStudio® planning and programming software, the head tracks very closely to the vehicle body to ensure that 100 percent of the paint is applied to the car with no overspray or airborne misting. This eliminates waste, reduces environmental treatment requirements, and makes a significant contribution to DS Automobiles’ sustainability objectives.

ABB, Stellantis and Nippon Paint announced their collaboration in Cannes at SURCAR Europe, the international conference on automotive body finishing held biennially since 1964. They were presented with the Innovation Award at the conference.

For more information on ABB’s PixelPaint, please visit: https://new.abb.com/products/robotics/functional-modules/pixelpaint

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