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 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 process improvements, increased production and operational efficiencies will be discussed, along with opportunities for questions from the audience.
Martin Powell - Carlisle Fluid Technologies