On August 21, the chairman of Westdeutsche Farben GmbH (wefa) referred to as Robert Schramm, owner of WAFA, and Dongguan Artisan Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. signed a strategic cooperation agreement on production and sales in China. In order to better serve China's rail transit (high-speed rail, subway), construction machinery, and commercial vehicle manufacturers to provide them with high-quality water-based coatings, Wafer Paint adheres to "The Coca-Cola American-made Concept ", Germany provides semi-finished products of water-based coatings, and carries out the mode of tinting and filling in China to ensure that coating products manufactured in China reach the same quality as products made in Germany.
Westdeutsche Farben GmbH was founded in 1923 by Oscar Brüche. Began to develop and produce coatings in 1970. Since 1986, it has developed environmentally-friendly water-based coatings instead of oil-based coatings, which are used for internal and external protection and decoration of rail vehicles. In Europe, it has been the main supplier of water-based coating products of Siemens, Bombardier and Alstom. Its water-based paint has passed a series of compulsory certifications such as "DB, BS, DIN, ISO" and Siemens, Bombardier and Alstom enterprise certifications. It is the most complete manufacturer in Europe in the field of rail transit to obtain various certification qualifications and certificates.
Artisan, headquartered in Guangzhou, is an innovative and technology-based industrial service provider. It has established strategic partnerships with German companies such as Sistec, Basf, Uraca, Wiwa, Wefa, Vosschemie, and provides customers with anti-corrosion, Waterproof, fireproof, heat preservation, flooring and other services.
Artisan core business:
1. Technical development of intelligent coating equipment. The core technologies include: dust-free shot blasting system, intelligent sandblasting robot system, and liquid wheel technology. Intelligent sand blasting and painting robot, dust-free shot blasting, liquid grinding wheel。
2. Painting BOT / CMC, that is, according to customer spraying products, designing and planning painting processes, building spraying workshops, spraying equipment commissioning services, and post-painting workshop operation management, labor contracting, painting equipment system transformation, and painting technician training.
3. Coating materials trade: Sistec (bactericidal / antibacterial coating, thermal insulation coating) Basf (polyurethane floor coating), Uraca, (high-pressure water derusting equipment) Wiwa (various spray equipment), Wefa (water-based coating), Vosschemie (Putty products)
Artisan will position itself as a professional coating material / equipment provider and engineering service provider, and provide customers with coating system design, coating technology training, Integrated solutions for painting inspection and supervision, and painting construction services.
At the signing ceremony, Mr. Zhang of Artisan said that we are very pleased to complete the on-board test of water-based coatings in the CRH200 model of China Railways (CRRC) Jiangmen Base in August 2016, which he also knows In China, the first complete water-borne coating test on a high-speed railway carriage was a complete success. It was highly recognized by CRRC and reached the expected quality standard.
Mr. Robert Schramm, owner of the WAFA company, said that they have always hoped to enter China earlier to serve Chinese customers, but have not met a suitable partner. Since the first contact in March 2016, they have encountered many episodes and Misunderstanding, reflecting on some wrong decisions and anxieties of their sales strategy in China for more than a year, and expressing apologies to President Zhang personally, he was glad that through the communication between the two parties, the misunderstandings were eliminated and the confidence of cooperation was established. WEFA and ARTISAN are one family. Next, Artisan will arrange related technical staff to go to Germany to learn the production and manufacturing technology of water-based paint, and lay a solid technical foundation for future packaging and color matching in China.
Both parties stated that we will go all out to jointly provide high-quality water-based coating products and services for rail transit, commercial vehicles, and construction machinery in China.