Fluid Flow and Pressure: Why and How to Manage Both
The reputation of metal finishing operations often depends on efficient fluid flow and pressure management in your paint circulation system and spray booth. Failure to do so will decrease quality and increase waste. For example, as temperature fluctuates, many factories rely on painters to manually adjust flow and/or pressure preventing consistency from painter to painter with each shift change. This presentation will show metal finishers how to overcome these challenges with practical solutions.
Blake R. Erickson - Graco Inc.
How to Increase the Efficiency of Your Liquid Finishing Application Process
Factors affecting variables in powder coating and liquid finishing applications will be discussed, including application techniques from manual to automated, transfer efficiency, coating delivery, equipment maintenance and training. Understanding the current process, benchmarking, and identifying opportunities for improvement will be examined along with emerging technologies to deal with new coating types and trends. Examples of how process improvements increased production and operational efficiencies will be discussed, along with opportunities for questions from the audience.
Martin G. Powell - Carlisle Fluid Technologies
Eliminating The Seven Deadly Sins of Liquid Finishing
Thousands of coating materials are applied daily to a myriad of substrates. Cost, quality and environmental concerns dictate much of the equipment used but best practice processes and continual improvement determine the most successful. This presentation shares forty plus years of experience in manual and automated finishing experience.
Michael D. Elberson - Autoquip Automation