VOLKSWAGEN & das-Nano SUCCESS STORY

The gateway to saving time, materials & energy

Thanks to das-Nano’s Irys, the automotive industry can now automate a task previously performed manually. We are allowing unprecedented inspection and quality control in the paint shop. As a result of, installing Irys has a direct impact on cost saving in materials and time, resulting in more efficient and sustainable factories.

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Improve the control of the car body painting thickness

Due to the obsolescence of our previous
measurement systems, the Wolfsburg
planning department and our technology
partner das-Nano, decided to introduced an installation based on Terahertz technology.

This system allows us the simultaneous
measurement of all paint layers in a fully
automated way eliminating manual processes”.

Frank Uhlemann
Painting Process Planning
Manager at VW Navarra

Discover the Volkswagen and das-Nano
coating thickness measurement success story

Why das-Nano Irys?

Coating thickness measurement Technology that allows to:

  • Save costs: time, materials & energy
  • Reduce reworks & wastes
  • Improve quality control
  • Learn fast from real-time data and Analytics
  • Minimize environmental impact

das-Nano’s terahertz technology has been chosen after an international tender by the world’s leading car manufacturer, Volkswagen, for the world’s first installation of the paint thickness inspection system at Volkswagen Navarra’s facilities. Irys is successfully in full operation, 24/7, since July 2020.