Durr Industries: Leader in Paint Systems Technology

PLYMOUTH, Mich., June 21 -- Durr Industries is a global leader in the design, manufacture and installation of paint system technology for automobile manufacturers and their component suppliers. This unit of the Durr Group, Stuttgart, Germany, has been serving the North American automotive industry since 1974.

By developing innovative technologies, the company provides single source, totally integrated systems for turnkey production systems at manufacturing and assembly plants. Durr offers these programs through five dedicated business units: Paint Systems, Final Assembly Systems, Services, Ecoclean and Measuring Systems.

Paint Systems

* Paint Systems Automotive: Designs and builds complete paint facilities for the automotive industry, including buildings, material flow and process systems, and control and supervisory control systems.

* Application Technology: Systems for automated application of paint and high viscosity materials.

* Paint Systems Industrial: Designs and builds turnkey paint systems for automotive component suppliers and other industrial sectors.

* Environmental Systems: Emission control systems for paint facilities and other areas of industrial production.

Final Assembly Systems

* Assembly Turnkey: Turnkey final assembly plants including project management.

* Final Assembly Products: Handling and assembly equipment, filling systems, and testing equipment for final vehicle inspection.

* Automation and Conveyor Techniques: Conveyor and material handling systems throughout the assembly process.

* DSEngineering: Planning of final assembly plants and testing centers for vehicle and component development.

* Manufacturing Support Services: partners with automotive manufacturers to deliver paint process and manufacturing support services that make a measurable improvement in customer quality, production uptime and total cost.

* Pay-on-Production: Pay-on-Production models for automotive manufacturers and their suppliers.

Ecoclean

* Cleaning Automotive: cleaning technology for the production of power train components for the automotive industry.

* Cleaning Industrial: cleaning technology for the automotive suppliers and other industrial companies.

  *  Coolant Filtration: coolant recycling systems.
  *  Automation: automation systems for work piece transport and handling.

  Measuring Systems

* Development Test Systems: Engine, power train, vehicle, exhaust, and brake testing systems as well as wind tunnel scales for automobile development.

* Balancing and Diagnostic Systems: Balancing and diagnostic systems for rotating and oscillating components.

* Measuring and Process Systems: Systems and components for weighing, feeding, automation, and screening in industrial processes.

* Pre-Manufacturing Services: Manufacture of mechatronic parts and components, primarily for internal use.

The Durr Industries North American headquarters are in Plymouth, Michigan, providing paint system operations to OEM manufacturers since 1974. Its parent company, Durr GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany, has more than 100 years experience serving global industries.

  Additional information can be obtained from:
  Durr Industries, Inc.
  40600 Plymouth Road
  Plymouth, Michigan 48170-4297
  Phone: (734) 459-6800
  Fax: (734) 459-5837

  Durr Industries is a unit of the Durr Group, Stuttgart, Germany