Abstract: Disclosed herein is a computer-implemented method for assessing and optionally monitoring or controlling a texture of a surface. Additionally disclosed herein are a system including an input channel connected to a processing device, a processing device configured to derive and optionally monitor or control the at least one texture parameter of the surface, an output device and optionally at least on surface preparation device. Further disclosed herein is a computer program product for assessing and optionally monitoring or controlling a texture of a surface, including a data carrier storing a program code to be executed by a processor.

Abstract: Described herein is a device for performing and optically monitoring a rotational atomization of a coating material composition, where the device includes at least one rotational atomizer, which includes as application element a mountable bell cup capable of rotation, at least one supply unit for supplying the coating material composition to the rotational atomizer, at least one camera, and at least one optical measurement unit. Also described herein are a method of using the device for performing and optical monitoring the rotational atomization of the coating material composition and a method for determining the mean length of filaments formed on the edge of the bell cup of an rotational atomizer during the rotational atomization of the coating material composition and/or for determining at least one characteristic variable of the drop size distribution within a spray and/or the homogeneity of the spray.

Abstract: Described herein is a device for monitoring and drying and/or curing process of a coating composition applied at least partially onto at least one surface of a substrate, the device including a movable skid that includes at least one substrate holding unit, at least one lamp, at least one pattern holder including a pattern, and at least one camera, where the substrate holding unit, lamp and pattern holder are positioned on the skid relative to each other such that the light of the lamp can illuminate the pattern of the pattern holder, and the illumination can be projected onto the surface of the substrate, which is held by the substrate holding unit, and where the camera is positioned on the skid relative to the substrate holding unit holding the substrate, such that the camera is capable of recording images of the light reflected off the surface of the substrate.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the production and repair of multicoat special-effect coatings, in which the basecoats is produced exclusively by elecrostatic ?sic! spraying, a coating material with a specific rheological behavior is employed as the basecoats and the repair is carried out with the aid of a spray application process in which a spray jet is produced which is distinguished in thatat most 40% of the coating droplets passing a measurement point which lies at the center of the spray jet and 300 mm away from the nozzle have a diameter which is less than 20 .mu.m and at least 5% of the coating droplets have a diameter which is greater than 60 .mu.m,at least 20% of the coating droplets passing the measurement point have a speed which is less than 6 m/s and at most 30% of the coating droplets have a speed of more than 10 m/s, andthe coating droplets have a momentum which is equal to at least 4.times.10.sup.-5 g cm s.sup.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the production and repair of multicoat special-effect coatings, in which the basecoat is produced exclusively by elecrostatic spraying, a coating material with a specific rheological behavior is employed as the basecoat and the repair is carried out with the aid of a spray application process in which a spray jet is produced which is distinguished in thatat most 40% of the coating droplets passing a measurement point which lies at the center of the spray jet and 300 mm away from the nozzle have a diameter which is less than 20 .mu.m and at least 5% of the coating droplets have a diameter which is greater than 60 .mu.m,at least 20% of the coating droplets passing the measurement point have a speed which is less than 6 m/s and at most 30% of the coating droplets have a speed of more than 10 m/s, andthe coating droplets have a momentum which is equal to at least 4.times.10.sup.-5 g cm s.sup.