The partnership between PPG Industries and Imel integrates advanced coating technologies and digital automation to deliver efficient, sustainable solutions focused on high-quality finished products, already validated in a project carried out with a Tier 1 automotive supplier.
The partnership between PG Industries, a global reader incoatings supply, and Imel, an Italian company with over 60 vears of experience in the design and delivery of painting systems, marks an important step towards integrated, efficient solutions focused on finished product quality.
PPG is internationally recognized as a leading manufacturer of paints, coatings, and specialty materials, with a presence in over 70 countries and annual revenues exceeding $15 billion. Its industry leadership is further strengthened by its ability to support automotive and industrial manufacturers with advanced technologies and products that meet the most stringent performance and sustainability requirements.
Imel, drawing on decades of experience, designs and supplies high-tech, turnkey painting systems, integrating advanced automation and data management solutions. Its proprietary i4PaintShop platform, developed through years of research and development, transforms each facility into a smart control centre, enabling real-time monitoring of consumption, quality, and production performance.
The collaboration between the two partners has already been successfully tested during the commissioning of a major plant for a Tier 1 automotive supplier. In this project, PPG Industries optimized paint-related process parameters, while Imel developed the plant’s entire technological infrastructure, delivering a complete, ready-to-use solution.
A key feature of the project is the i4PaintShop platform, which enables clients to track every production batch and generate product sheets where actual process data are compared with nominal values.
The platform also supports OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) measurement and paperless maintenance management, optimizing downtime and operational costs. Additionally, monitoring consumption provides a crucial tool to ensure compliance with environmental regulations in line with Industry 5.0 principles.
Thanks to this synergy – combining PG Industries’s advanced coatings formulations with Ime’s technological expertise – the project delivers a state-of-the-art solution to the industrial painting sector, offering reliability, flexibility, and top-quality finished products.
