# NST Painting Robot (NST-H8)

> NST builds the NST-H8, a gantry-mounted intelligent painting robot with nine axes of motion that batch-sprays car bodies, bumpers, doors and fenders inside existing spray booths, and applies liquid car-wrap film. It is made by NST (Dalian Newstar Automobile Equipment Co., Ltd.), a maker of intelligent tools and aftersales equipment for the automotive aftermarket, founded in 2005 and headquartered in Dalian, China.

## Company

- NST (Dalian Newstar Automobile Equipment Co., Ltd. / 纳思达), founded 2005, headquartered in Dalian, China.
- 20 years of intelligent tools and equipment for the automotive aftermarket. Four business lines: intelligent painting robots, OEM special tools, EV service equipment and mobile service vehicles.
- NST manufactures tools and equipment, not paint booths or paint shops. The NST-H8 installs into a spray booth the customer already owns.
- Tools and equipment have served around 100 car brands and their dealer networks; one of the top 10 enterprises in China's auto-maintenance industry; national High-Tech Enterprise and "Little Giant" SME.
- Invention patents in China, the United States and the EU; PCT filings and multi-country trademarks.
- Customer history from SAIC in 2005 to leading international and Chinese new-energy vehicle makers today (names withheld at customer request).
- Showcased at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of the New Champions (Summer Davos), Dalian 2024.
- Corporate site (China): https://www.nsttool.com/

## Product: NST-H8

- Gantry-mounted articulated arm above the workpiece with 9 axes of motion.
- Works in existing spray booths. AI vision tracks the work; obstacle avoidance is designed to keep the arm clear of parts, fixtures and booth structure.
- Teach-free on-site trajectory generation, or send a scan to the NST cloud service and engineers return a production-ready spray trajectory.
- Built for explosive atmospheres: explosion-protected arm and servo motors with a purge-pressurized enclosure, independently certified for the booth environment. CE-marked with multiple EU certifications.
- In customer operations to date, added spraying revenue has typically covered the cost of the system within a year.
- Pricing by quotation: info@nstrobot.com

## Buying and installing (facts)

- Installs into existing spray booths of standard size with no major structural changes; other gantry sizes available. Exact booth requirements confirmed per project.
- Utilities: the standard single-phase power supply a body shop already has (no three-phase connection) plus a stable, dry compressed-air supply. Exact requirements confirmed per project.
- Delivery: about 1-2 months production for standard configuration; shipping varies by destination and is scheduled per project.
- Installation and training: a compact on-site window covering installation and commissioning followed by operator training; NST sends a mechanical, an electrical and a training engineer; the customer provides 2-3 operators to train.
- Warranty 12 months. After-sales outside China: NST remote engineering support to authorized partners; the local partner serves end customers. Standard spare parts typically ship within about a month.
- Automatic color change, including gun flush: about 3 minutes.
- Suitable work: most passenger-car bodies and exterior panels (doors, fenders, bumpers, hoods) of mainstream sedans and SUVs; oversized or extreme-geometry parts assessed case by case.
- Export: EXW, FOB and CNF (CFR) trade terms; fumigation-free wooden crate packaging.

## Track record (customer-approved figures)

- At the multi-city direct-operated stores of a renowned international new-energy vehicle brand, the NST-H8 has run continuously for 18 months, spraying more than 500 panels a month.
- NST won the tender of a leading Chinese new-energy vehicle manufacturer; around twenty robots deploy over the coming months.
- South Korea: the local partner runs NST systems; the first was installed in July 2025, with more commissioned through 2026.

## Sales partners

- Partner for Germany: SEHON Innovative Lackieranlagen GmbH (Gechingen), integrating the NST-H8 into its own custom booth systems.
- Partner for South Korea: a Seoul-based aftermarket partner, NST's first overseas market.
- Partner models: regional partnership (showroom, technical team, joint market development) and authorized reseller (no fixed minimum purchase).
- Partner contact: NST International Sales, sunyunna@nsttool.com

## Trade shows

- NST exhibits at Automechanika Frankfurt 2026, September 8-12, 2026: Hall 11.0, Booth D37 (listed as Dalian Newstar Automobile Equipment Co., Ltd.).

## Pages

- Product and technology: https://nstrobot.com/product/ (specifications, certifications, spray-booth demo videos)
- FAQ, buying and installing: https://nstrobot.com/faq/ (booth size, utilities, delivery, training, warranty, export terms; also in German at /de/faq/)
- Sales partners: https://nstrobot.com/partners/ (cooperation models, current partners, contact; also in German at /de/partners/)
- Customer cases: https://nstrobot.com/cases/ (Germany, South Korea, and an anonymous EV-maker service network)
- News: https://nstrobot.com/news/ (trade shows and partnerships, dated)
- About NST: https://nstrobot.com/about/ (company history, patents, four business lines)
- Contact and sales partners: https://nstrobot.com/contact/
- Core pages available in 10 languages: English at the root, plus /zh/, /de/, /fr/, /es/, /it/, /ja/, /ko/, /pt/ and /ru/ paths.

## Media

- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NSTRobotics