International. Henkel and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) will discuss their close cooperation in developing innovative treatment processes applied to the latest version of Alfa Romeo Giulia. Both companies will share the podium at Surcar 2017, the international meeting on body finishing that will take place in Cannes, France, from June 29 to 30.
FCA and Henkel worked together for nearly three years to develop and adapt Henkel materials and systems for FCA's specific needs.
At Surcar, Roberto Selvestrel, from FCA Materials Engineering Paint, and Manfred Holzmueller, Sales Director of Transplant OEM Business at Henkel, will discuss the results obtained through the use of new metal treatment systems applied to the new Giulia, created through close cooperation between body engineering and the process material supplier.
They will shed light on a holistic approach that includes state-of-the-art multi-metal pretreatment technology, as well as acoustic, structural, sealing and coating technologies on the body and paint shop.
The Bonderite two-step metal pretreatment process was developed by Henkel for multi-metal bodies with high aluminium contents (up to 80%). It provides superior corrosion performance, while reducing investment and processing costs. The immersion coating process uses zinc phosphate in the first step to treat the steel, followed by aluminum treatment in the post-rinse.
