Liquid Coating
Material-Handling System Wirelessly Instructs Movements
Therma-Tron-X’s Automated Conveyor Carrier (ACC) material-handling systems incorporates a wireless network to send instructions to carriers throughout a paint line, providing point-to-point movement for parts ranging from small to heavy.
Read MoreGeorge Koch and Divisions Offer Variety of Surface Finishing Systems
George Koch Sons, along with divisions PriceWalgren and Jessup Systems, designs, manufactures and installs custom surface finishing equipment for applications including electrocoat, liquid/powder paint, plating, phosphate, anodizing and porcelain enamel.
Read MoreZinc Phosphating Process Designed to be High Performing, Environmentally Friendly
Hubbard-Hall and Phosfan LLC’s new Phosfan zinc phosphating technology is said to discharge no water, operate at room temperature and produce less sludge—all while also producing a coating with high adhesion and corrosion properties.
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Power and Free Conveyor Offers 30-Minute Dwell Time
Richards-Wilcox’s Mono-Cart power and free conveyors for finishing systems are designed to accumulate, load and unload, or halt product carriers for a robotic stop while the chain still moves.
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Rotary Bell Applicator Provides Fine Finish in Scalable Design
Graco Inc.’s ProBell rotary atomizer features intuitive controls and a modular, scalable design for fine-finish atomization and high transfer efficiency in an easy-to-install configuration.
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Spray Booth Exhaust Filters Capture Wide Variety of Coatings
Andreae Team offers a range of exhaust filters for spray booths designed to catch a wide variety of coatings, including high-solid enamels, baked and air-dried enamels, glues, oils, stains, lacquers, fiberglass, epoxies, asphalts, clearcoats, tar, Teflon, and more.
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Air Supply/Filtration System Allows Paint Operators to Breathe Easy
Sata Spray Equipment combines its Air Vision 5000 supplied-air respirator and Sata 400 filter system to provide both breathing air and pure spraying air in a single system.
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Polyurethane Primer Offers Improved Protection Over 2-Component Epoxies
PPG’s Spectracron AdvantEdge HPP is formulated without heavy metals and features a wide application window, compatibility with common topcoat hardeners and shorter wet-on-wet application times
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Acid Etch Creates Decorative Matte Finish on Aluminum
Chemetall says Gardo Etch 8315/8316 produces this finish at lower temperatures with less metal removal than alkaline etch products.
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Flawless Finish? How Digital Microscopy Is Transforming the Automotive Paint Shop
Digital microscopes help engineers quantify the quality of a paint finish, and this helps with both quality control and technology development.
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