News blog - Harbil Next Gen

Introducing the X-SMART PRO Automatic Dispenser

6 August 2024 - Written by: Marketing Communications

Introducing Harbil Automation - Revolutionizing Tinting Operations for Higher Efficiency and Lower TCO

15 July 2024 - Written by: Marketing Communications

Pioneering Paint Preservation - Fast and Fluid Management's UVC Solution

9 June 2024 - Written by: Marketing Communications

Meet our X-PROTINT 24c

5 September 2023 - Written by: Marketing Communications

Enter the X-PROTINT 24c — the ultimate automatic dispenser that offers high performance, reliability, and simplicity. Say goodbye to operational complexity and maintenance headaches with its user-friendly interface and ready-to-use design that ensure easy installation...

Protect Your Colorant Longevity with our Biocide-Free Spray Solution

23 May 2023 - Written by: Marketing Communications

Colorant systems have changed within the world of inks and coatings, providing a wide range of color options while being environmentally friendly. However, biocide-free colorant systems can be vulnerable to contamination from bacteria and fungi,...

Tinting Next: Gear Up for AutoDrive 2

2 December 2022 - Written by: Marketing Communications

Are mistints spoiling the show for you? Errors in tinting can occur because of stalling and vacuum in pumps; when the pump’s speed is higher than what the current environment or state of the colorant...

Speed, accuracy and precision are essential in sample tinting

14 February 2022 - Written by: Product Management

Want to dispense very small amounts of paint in exactly the right color? Research shows that the nozzle has to be in perfect condition. Even the slightest brush liquid residue underneath the pump can influence...

Industrial and small-batch tinting with Harbil dispensers

7 February 2022 - Written by: Product Management

Deciding which dispenser is best suited to your tinting applications should not be taken lightly. In this article we're happy to tell you the four specific requirements you need to consider.

The difference between POS and LAB sample tinting

25 January 2022 - Written by: Product Management

We differentiate between POS and LAB sample tinting. But how are they different? And can you have both applications in one machine?

Harbil: a flexible platform for industrial and deco segments

27 October 2021 - Written by:

Are you looking to expand your paint tinting options with a dispenser that’s at home in every retail or industrial environment? Whatever you need, the Harbil dispenser platform of Fast & Fluid always offers a...

Ventilation interface

8 March 2021 - Written by:

Workplace safety needs to meet various standards and regulations at all levels, whether these are laid down locally, nationally, or internationally.

Can positioning light

15 February 2021 - Written by:

Do you have a Harbil dispenser and use an external punch? Or does your company produce industrial paints that come in large drums with a bung hole?

Harbil Series Insights No 6

16 December 2020 - Written by: Marketing Communications

With the HA180, HA480 and HA680 firmly established on the tinting market, we can say that the name Harbil Next Gen no longer seems appropriate. After all, the next generation is now, and under the...

Sample dispensing. Now available for HA480 & HA680

1 December 2020 - Written by: Marketing Communications

Many paint retailers want to have the possibility to offer their customers color samples of decorative paints. We have developed our solution to sample dispensing; a modular design that can be fully integrated into our...

Service support made easier

27 January 2020 - Written by: Marketing Communications

We spoke with Eric Arnoldus, Technical Customer Trainer at Fast & Fluid, about the main differences between the Harbil Next Gen and other dispensers in terms of service support. And in what ways the Harbil...

HA180 Tips from the Technical Product Manager

21 January 2020 - Written by: Marketing Communications

When designing the Harbil Next Gen dispensers, our aim was for every Harbil dispenser to be as closely related to the other as possible. How much easier would life be if the same critical components...

Harbil Next Gen Insights No 5, Next level in serviceability

16 December 2019 - Written by: Marketing Communications

The previous issues of Harbil Next Gen Insights focused on Speed, Reliability, Sustainability and Operator Friendliness. It’s now time to concentrate on the fifth pillar of the Harbil Asterisk: Serviceability. After all, even the most...

Ever wondered how your dispenser, shaker or mixer is built?

11 November 2019 - Written by:

Ever wondered how your dispenser, shaker or mixer is built? With this infographic, we would like to give you an insight into tinting equipment manufacturing at Fast & Fluid management.

Designing, developing and producing a dispenser. Do you know how it's done?

17 June 2019 - Written by: Marketing Communications

You might have seen them on Dutch TV, the short company videos that explain “How it’s Done”. The editors of this TV program travel the country in search of interesting businesses and how they make...

ECS 2019 Review

16 May 2019 - Written by: Product Management

We look back with pride at another successful European Coatings Show. It's special to spend three days together with an entire team and to have inspirational talks with our customers. We hope our visitors went...

Harbil Next Gen Insights No 4

14 January 2019 - Written by: Product Management

The Harbil Next Gen platform is in constant motion, always looking for ways to make life easier for you and your operators.

Facilitate cable routing to monitor/keyboard arm on HA680

27 November 2018 - Written by: Product Management

A break-out plate has been made in the panel number 1818598. By breaking out the plate, a hole is created that can be used for the cables of the monitor/keyboard arm.

New software release available on MyFastFluid

17 September 2018 - Written by: Gijs Heukelom

Do you want to stay up to date on the latest software changes at Fast & Fluid?

HA480 & HA680: improved brush tray removal construction

1 August 2018 - Written by: Product Management

In the unlikely situation that the latch of the brush tray fails, removing the unit from the machine to repair it can be a bit of a challenge.

Harbil Next Gen Insights No 3

4 June 2018 - Written by: Product Management

Meet the latest addition to the Harbil Next Gen platform: the HA680! After extensive development and testing in the field, it has now been introduced to the market. This bigger brother of the HA480 offers...

New options and enhancements for the HA480

30 May 2018 - Written by: Product Management

It has been twelve months since we launched our first dispenser of the Harbil Next Gen platform, the HA480. The response so far from users has been overwhelmingly positive.

Harbil Next Gen Insights No 2

29 January 2018 - Written by: Product Management

When we started developing the Harbil Next Gen platform back in 2012, sustainability wasn’t our top priority. Our aim was to develop a dispenser that was reliable, user-friendly, fast, and easy to maintain. At the...

Improved table drive module on the HA480

13 November 2017 - Written by: Product Management

In our commitment to safeguard the reliability of our machines, one thing we have done is change the small gear on the turntable drive, which now has a milled steel-based design (this was previously an...

Handy sticker brush container holder HA480

10 November 2017 - Written by: Product Management

Our HA480 dispenser comes equipped with a brush container that also has an additional standalone bracket.

Harbil Next Gen Insights No 1

31 October 2017 - Written by: Product Management

After years of research and testing, we were ready to launch the first dispenser of the Harbil Next Gen platform, the HA480, at this year’s ECS in Nuremberg. There’s so much to tell about the...

Firmware update HA480