Painting, Coating, and Finishing System Integrators Specifications

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Capabilities

	Finishing Technology / Process:
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	Dip / Immersion		Coating equipment or systems where the entire part is dipped into a tank filled with the paint or coating media and then excess coating drip off the part falling back into the tank.
	Centrifugal / Dip-Spin		Coating equipment or systems where the entire part is dipped into a tank filled with the paint or coating media and then excess coating is removed by spinning the part.  Bulk painting of small and unchangeable parts is accomplished by dipping a mesh basket of parts, followed by rapid rotation of the basket to remove excess paint. Parts from the dip-spin coater are dumped onto a conveyor belt for curing.
	Curtain / Flow Coating		In curtain coaters, flow coaters or cascaders, paint or liquid coating media is poured forming a waterfall or sheet through which parts or stock materials are passed.
	E-coat (Anodic / Cathodic)		E-coat, electrocoat or electrophoretic coating use the charging of particles to attract paint or coating particles or molecules in a bath to the surface of a submerged part.  A dip coating application method where the paint solids are given an electrical charge, which is then attracted to the part. In a method closely paralleling electroplating, paint is deposited using direct electrical current. The electrochemical reactions that occur cause water-soluble resins to become insolubilized onto parts that are electrodes in the E-coating paint tank. Subsequent resin curing is required.
	Electrostatic		In electrostatic coating, paint droplets or coating powder particles are charged and then sprayed toward a part with an opposite and attractive electric charge. The spray process may be airless or air assisted.
	Fluidized Bed		In fluidized bed systems, air is blown up through a porous bed or screen to suspend coating particles thereby forming a fluidized bed.  Hot parts are inserted into the fluidized bed allowing the powder coating particles to stick onto the exposed surfaces.
	Plating / Electroplating		Equipment used to apply metal plating or finish to a product.
	Powder Coating		In powder coating systems, protective or decorative coatings are formed by application of powder to a substrate, after which the powder is fused into a continuous film by the application of heat or radiant energy. Powder coatings are finely divided particles of generally containing organic polymer or binder, pigments, fillers, and additives.  In a fluidized bed powder coating process, hot parts are introduced and the powder coating particle stick or fuse onto the part's surface.  In electrostatic powder coating systems, the particles are given an electric charge that causes the particles to be attracted to an oppositely charged part.
	Spray / Atomization (Wet)		A coating process using wet spray paint or fluid coating media where a spray gun directs a coating or paint aerosol toward the part's surface.  The paint or coating aerosol is formed using a rotary (spinning disc or bell) atomizer, an ultrasonic atomizer or by forcing the media through a nozzle with pressure.
	Thermal Spray		A process in which coating material is heated and accelerated from a spray torch towards the workpiece. The deposited material forms a coating on the surface.
	Thin Film (PVD / CVD)		Thin film equipment is vacuum process equipment for the deposition or modification of thin films or surfaces using CVD, PVD, plasma etching, and thermal oxidation or ion implantation.  Thin film equipment is widely applied in the semiconductor or wafer processing, cutting tool coating and optical films.
	Web / Coil Coating		Web and roll coaters are used to rapidly apply controlled layers of paint, protective films, adhesives and other types of coatings onto the surface of paper, plastic film, coil stock, metal foils and other sheet materials.  The coating is often metered onto a roll and then transferred onto the moving web. Other web coating technologies include extrusion or slot die coaters, spray coaters and curtain coaters.  Narrow web, wire or reel-to-reel coaters are included in this category.  Reel-to-reel or narrow web products include wire, lead frames, connectors, mechanical cable, wire rope, magnet wire, communication cable, wire and decorative wire, strip and fiber roving.
	Specialty / Other		Other unlisted, specialized, or proprietary coating process or technology.
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	Applicators / Guns		The gun or applicator is directs the stream of paint droplets, coating powder or adhesive through a nozzle or opening and at the appropriate region of the workpiece.
	Booths / Rooms		Rooms, booths, tunnels or acoustic rooms are used when processing larger workpieces. The rooms contain the painting or coating equipment, the workpiece and the operator.  The booths usually contain internal lighting, ventilation and recovery systems.  The operator may operate the spray gun in offhand mode or the gun may be reciprocator mounted.  The workpieces often rest on open grid flooring that allows used paint or powder coating to drop through for recycling.  Specialized coating room or booth designed to contain the sound generated by high-pressure paint or thermal spray processes.  Production tunnels consist of long walk-in enclosures containing continuous processing lines and systems for cleaning, coating, drying or curing and conveying or material handling.
	Control Consoles / Systems		Control or display console for operator interface with the coating system. Analog, digital or video interfaces may be used.
	Curing Systems - Infrared / Oven		Thermal curing system using infrared, RF, combustion or resistance heating technologies.
	Curing Systems - UV / EB		Thermal curing system using ultraviolet or electron beam technologies to activate the free radical resin system.
	Coating Heads / Cartridges		Coating heads or cartridges are modules that can be removed from the web or roll coater for cleaning, repair or changeovers.
	Corona / Plasma Treaters		Corona or plasma discharge surface treaters generate and expose organic or polymer substrates to ion gas to improve wettability of adhesives, paints, inks or other coating. Smooth non-porous plastic benefit from corona treatment because no mechanical locking can occur. Paper surfaces due not typically benefit because the inks or adhesive can grab onto the inherent porosity.
	Dryers / Dry-Off Ovens		Integral or optional ovens, infrared heaters or other heating components for drying off part surfaces before coating.
	Dust Collectors / Air Filtration Systems		Dust collection or filtration systems remove fine particle sizes of overspray or other coating waste that would otherwise become suspended in the air.
	Feeders / Metering Units		A feeder or metering unit is used to control the rate that the coating media is fed into the coating machine or gun. Depending on the coating technology, the coating media may be in the form of powder, wire or liquid paint.
	Hoppers / Pressure Tanks		Tank or hopper for storage of paint, coating powders or other coating media. The tank may or may not be pressurized.
	Laminating Systems		Laminating systems bond together two films or webs.
	Power Supplies		Power supply for required for the coating processes such as plating power supplies (DC power supply or rectifier; pulsed or constant), charging power supplies for electrocoating or electrostatic coating and plasma power supplies (RF generators or high frequency power supplies).
	Pretreatment / Washing Systems		Treatment or cleaning to prepare a surface to accept and enhance bonding of a coating.  The pretreatment may include blasting, washing, anodizing, primer layer, conversion coating, corona treatments or passivation. Also, moisturizers for web to improve flexibility, surface tension or wetting and web handling.
	Process Water System (Deionized / RO)		Process water systems provide high quality water for use in the coating process. Process water systems may consist of deionizing units, reverse osmosis filters and/or other water purifiers.
	Pumps / Pressure Generators		The pumping unit or pressure generator increases the pressure of the carrier fluid or propellant (typically air) or directly pressurizes and moves the paint or liquid coating.   In air spray systems, air compressors are typically used to generate pressure.
	Reclaimers / Separators		Separators or reclaimers remove undersized powder, media and coarse waste.  Reclaimer material can sometimes be recirculated back into the coating process if the media's particle size and coating characteristics still meet specifications.
	Unwinds / Rewinds		Unwind stands are used to dispense uncoated web material into the web coater or coating system.  Rewind stands are used on web coating lines to wind up the coated sheet or coil material onto a core.
	VOC Destruction Equipment		VOC destruction equipment consists of thermal oxidizers and other air treatment system capable of destroying the solvents or volatile organic compounds used in the coating process.
	Waste Water Treatment		Waste water treatment systems process the excess water from the plating, cleaning or painting operations removing heavy metal or other types of contamination before release into the environment.
	Specialty / Other		Other unlisted, specialized, or proprietary component.
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	Coatings Applied:
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	Adhesives / Sealants		Adhesives are resins or chemical products used to bong two or more surfaces together. Sealants or sizing agents are coatings applied to fabrics, wood or other surfaces to seal up porosity or gaps. Equipment designed for coating adhesive or sealants must be able to apply a uniform layer at the appropriate temperature.  The equipment should be designed so excess adhesive will not be cured onto components.
	Anodizing		Anodization is an electrolytic process that produces a non-porous fully hydrated aluminum oxide on aluminum parts.  As processed aluminum typically has a partially hydrated aluminum oxide layer with open porosity.  Closing up the porosity seals up the aluminum metal from corrosive surface conditions.
	Autophoretic® / Autodeposition		A precipitation reaction of an organic resin that occurs by the action of an acid etching a metallic substrate. The ions of the oxidized metal codeposit with the vinyl emulsion resin in the autodeposition coating process.  Autophoretic® or autodeposition coating systems are specialized immersion or dip coating processes where the dispersed coating is attracted to a submerged part without the application of an applied electrical voltage.  Autodeposition coating processes use a mild acid to etch the surface of a steel part and release iron ions.  The dispersed vinyl coating particles (latex) bind to the iron ions and then reattach to the metal surface. Next, the parts are processed with a low temperature cure. Autophoretic® is a trademark name for the autodeposition process manufactured by Henkel Surface Technologies.
	Carbide		Coating consisting of metal carbide with or without a metal binder such as tungsten carbide (WC), silicon carbide (SiC), titanium carbide or cemented carbide (co-bonded WC).
	Ceramic		Ceramic coating materials consist of oxides, carbides, nitrides, carbon and other non-metals with high melting points. Ceramics are suitable for applications requiring wear resistance, refractoriness, low electrical resistivity or other specialized characteristics.
	Conformal / Dielectric		Electrically insulating coatings or adhesives such as potting compounds, encapsulants and conformal coatings.
	Conversion		Conversion coatings are formed on a metal surface using a chemical reaction process to produce a thin adherent coating well bonded to the substrate.  Conversion coating can include chromate, oxide and phosphate coatings.
	Decorative Coating		Coatings used for decorative applications as opposed to functional, protective or structural applications.
	Enamel		Enamel coatings have a high gloss finish or a clear, glassy surface appearance.  Organic enamel coatings are used in automotive finishing applications. Enamels are paints that form a film by the chemical union of its component molecules during the curing process. Paints that are not lacquers (film drying paints) are usually enamels.
	Sugar / Food		Food or sugar based coatings based coatings for pharmaceutical or food processing applications.
	Functional / Protective		Coatings used for functional, protective or structural applications.
	Glaze / Inorganic		An inorganic based coating with a glassy surface appearance that is applied to fired porcelain or ceramic surfaces. Usually glazes are based on glass frit mixtures.
	Hot Melt		Hot melt adhesives or coatings can be repeatably softened by heat and hardened or set by cooling, which allows parts to be removed or repositioned during assembly.  Hot melt adhesives are typically solvent-free thermoplastics that melt or drop in viscosity above 180°F, and then rapidly set upon cooling.
	Lacquer		Coatings that dry by evaporation of the solvent. A thin-bodied, quick-drying, coating material that forms a hard protective film. Lacquers are susceptible to attack by the same or similar solvents. (Originally - term referred to solutions of shellac and other resins that dried by evaporation alone. The term then applied to oriental products derived from the sap of certain trees in China, Burma, and Japan. It was later applied to thin, hard baking varnishes used for coating food cans made from tin plate and similar metal articles. More recently, the term applies to mixtures of solutions of nitrocellulose, ethylcellulose, and natural and synthetic resins which dry by evaporation alone.)
	Lubricant / Wax		Lubricant, oil or wax coatings consist of organic, inorganic or petroleum products applied to surfaces to reduce friction or provide corrosion protection.
	Metal / Metallization		Coating consisting of a metal such as plated or plasma sprayed metal layer or conductive pastes and inks.
	Metallic Paint		Metallic coating or spray paints are filled with metal flakes or powders.
	Paint / Organic Liquid		Liquid coatings or paints based on an organic or polymer material such as acrylics, latex acrylics, epoxies, urethanes or phenolics.
	Polymer Film / Resin Powder		Equipment for application of resin powder or polymer film based coatings.
	Porcelain Enamel		An inorganic based coating with a clear, glassy surface appearance that is applied to fired porcelain or metal surfaces.
	Stain / Dye / Ink		Low viscosity, penetrating coatings used to color substrates by soaking into the material. Coating material designed for printed or pattern application.  Conductive (silver-silicate) inks are coated onto substrates for thick film circuit production.  Colored pigment or organic dye based inks are used for product labels or package identification printing applications.
	Varnish		Liquid composition of oil, resin thinners and driers, which converts to a transparent or translucent solid film upon exposure to are or heat after application as a coating. Varnishes cure through evaporation, oxidation, or polymerization.
	Solvent Base		Systems or equipment with the ability to handle solvents or apply solvent based coatings.  Systems should be explosion proof and have the ability to contain VOCs from escaping into the environment.
	Water Base		Systems or equipment with the ability to handle or apply water based or aqueous coatings.
	Specialty / Other		Other unlisted, specialized, or proprietary substrate material.
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	Products & Materials Coated:
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	Automotive Body		Automotive body panels and components
	Composites / Prepregs		Equipment used to impregnate or coat composite or prepregs with resins or adhesives.
	Containers / Packaging		Equipment designed for coating containers, bottles or other packaging types. Also, equipment for labeling or marking packaging.
	Electronic / Electrical Components		Equipment designed to deposit coatings for electronic components applications such as printed circuit board (PCB, PWB), flexible circuits, silicon wafers, semiconductors or IC chips, IC packages and reel-to-reel connectors or lead frames.  Equipment designed to deposit coatings on printed circuit board (PCB, PWB), or flexible circuit products. For example, the equipment may apply a dielectric conformal coating to insulate and protect the PCB or flexible circuit.  Other PCB coating equipment can selectively apply conductive metal pastes or solders to form circuitry or aid in forming soldered connections.  Thick film and thin film circuits are also formed using coating techniques.  Equipment designed to deposit coatings on silicon wafers, semiconductors or IC chips, IC package products. For example, the equipment may apply a photoresist resins as part of the photolithography process.  Spin coaters are typically used to apply photoresist. Dopants (SOG type) and dielectric layers are also applied to wafers using spin coating techniques. Other PCB coating equipment can selectively apply conductive metal pastes or solders to form circuitry or aid in forming soldered connections.  Wafer level metallization and thin film circuits or interconnect are also formed using PVD, CVD and ECD coating techniques.
	Extrusions / Stock Forms		Equipment designed for coating of extrusions or other stock forms such as pipe, tube, shaped wire, roll formed profiles,
	Glass		Glass is a large class of materials with variable mechanical and optical properties that is formed by cooling from a molten state without crystallization.  Glass is a hard, brittle material consisting of a mixture of silicates that is usually transparent or translucent.  It is considered to be a cooled liquid rather than a true solid.
	Metal - Aluminum		Equipment suitable for coating aluminum metals and alloys parts or bulk stock.
	Metal - Steel		Equipment capable of coating steel or ferrous components or bulk stock.
	Metal - Other		Any of a broad category of elements that usually have a shiny surface and grayish color, are good conductors of electricity and heat, can be melted or fused, hammered into thin sheets, or drawn into wire.  Common metals include, steel, copper, gold, silver, tin, iron, lead and magnesium.
	Paper / Paperboard		Equipment suitable for coating paper of paperboard products. Paper consists processed pulp derived from wood, cotton or other plant sources.  The pulp is converted into paper by forming a continuous sheet of pulp on specialized paper clothing machinery. Paperboard is a thicker heavier layer used for packaging, signs or corrugated applications.
	Pharmaceutical / Food		Equipment suitable for coating pharmaceutical preparations or food products. Coatings might include a protective wax coating on food products or sugar coating on medicinal pills.
	Plastic		Any of numerous organic, synthetic, or processed materials that are mostly thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers of high molecular weight and that can be made into objects, films, or filaments.
	Porcelain / Ceramic		Ceramics and refractories have high melting points and hardness. Ceramics are suitable for applications requiring wear resistance, high temperature strength, electrical or thermal insulation or other specialized characteristics.
	Textiles / Fabrics		Equipment designed for coating woven or non-woven textiles or fabrics.  Typically web or roll coaters are utilized for large scale production needs.
	Wood		Wood or lumber is a natural, organic based composite material consisting of cellulose fibers imbedded in a lignin matrix. Wood products such as particleboard or plywood consist of wood particles or veneers bonded with phenolic or other organic adhesive resins.
	Other		Other unlisted or specialized materials.
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	Part Loading:
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	Barrel / Tumbler		Parts are loaded into a barrel, rotary tumbler or tumbler belt for presentation to the paint spray, coating stream or liquid plating solution.  Different surfaces are exposed to the coating stream as the parts tumble.  Large parts processed in groups may be damaged through impacts with other parts.  Parts may be placed into a basket and then immersed into the coating or plating tank.
	Conveyor - Chain-on-edge / Spindle		Spinner hanger / turnstile - workpiece is hung or hooked onto a hanger mounted on a spinning rack or rotary turnstile with hooks.
	Conveyor - Belt / Roller		Part is mounted on a belt, chain or roller conveyor for presentation to the abrasive blast stream or jet.
	Conveyor - Overhead Monorail		Part is mounted onto an overhead monorail or rail conveyor for presentation to the abrasive blast stream or jet.
	Conveyor - Power & Free		Free and power conveyors are much like trolley conveyors. They contain specifically spaced carriers that are transported by an overhead chain. The name comes from the conveyor using one powered track and one non-powered track. The carriers are suspended on the non-powered or free track. The two tracks are connected by "dogs."  The dogs mate with similar connections on either track to pull the carriers along. The major advantage to this system is its ability to disconnect some carriers so they can be accumulated or switched onto spurs.
	Hoist / Rack System		Gantry or sidearm hoist system for loading and unloading parts or racks in a coating or finishing system.  Racks are system used to hang individual parts on while providing separation and avoiding the mechanical that can occur with larger or delicate parts in a barrel or tumbling system.
	Offhand / Manual Feed		Part is handheld for presentation to the abrasive blast stream.  Parts cannot be presented to the stream in a water jet abrasive machine.
	Omega Loop / Rotary Turn		Omega loop are specialized roller turns in conveyor lines that allow all sides (360) of a part to be exposed to the stream of coating media.  In manual rotary table setups, a workpiece is clamped to or held in a vise mounted on a rotary table, which turns at a controlled rate allowing the operator to uniformly spray all surfaces.
	Other		Other unlisted, specialized, or proprietary workpiece loading type.
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	Features
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	Color Changes		System capable of coating multiple colors and quickly changing between one or more colors without cross contamination.
	Internal / ID Coating		Equipment designed or suitable for coating the internal surface or internal diameters of pipe, tube or other products.
	Multiple Guns / Coating Heads		Coating system utilizing multiple spray guns, applicators or coating heads.
	Other		Other unlisted, proprietary or specialized features.
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	Automation / Control System:
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	None - Manual		Machine or systems capable of operation under manual control.
	Automatic		Machine or system using a CNC controller to operate automatically with little or no operator intervention. The machine changes or adjusts abrasive media and other parameters such as speed, applied load or coolant / lubricant flow rate in a pre-programmed manner.
	PLC		Programmable logic control
	Windows / PC Control		System controlled or programmed through a Windows or PC interface. The machine changes or adjusts abrasive media and other parameters such as speed, applied load or coolant / lubricant flow rate in a pre-programmed manner.
	Other		Other unlisted, specialized, or proprietary form of automation.
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Services

	Services
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	Complete Machines / Turnkey Systems		Complete system with all of the components required for the coating or painting applications such as pumping units, spray guns, dip tanks, plating power supplies, booths, roll coating heads, process water systems AND dust collectors.
	Component / Sub-system Upgrades		Upgrades or replacement of individual coating or painting components or sub-systems such as pumping units, spray guns, dip tanks, plating power supplies, booths, roll coating heads, process water systems OR dust collectors.
	Installation / Commissioning (BOT)		Installation or commissioning services for painting and coating systems and other supporting components or sub-systems (mechanical system, piping, electrical system, safety systems, etc.).   Commissioning or BOT involves the initial operation, final testing and approvals required to put the system into service. BOT means Build-Operate-Transfer.
	Repair / Overhaul Services		Supplier has the capability to provide repair or overhaul services for coating or painting systems.
	Optimization / Inspection		Supplier has the capability to provide inspection or optimization services for coating or painting systems.
	Preventative Maintenance Plans		Supplier has the capability to provide preventative maintenance plans or extended service contract agreements for coating or painting systems.
	Training / Consulting		Supplier has the capability to provide training or consulting services for coating or painting systems.    Consulting services may include the design, selection and construction of coating systems and finishing facilities. Training may be provided on coating processes as well as the operation and maintenance of finishing systems.
	Other		Other unlisted, specialized, proprietary services.
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Location

	Location
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	North America		This selection will only return companies located in the United States, Canada, or Mexico.
	United States Only		This selection will return only companies located within the United States.
	Northeast US Only		This selection will return only companies located in the Northeast US; namely Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
	Southern US Only		This selection will return only companies located in the Southern US; namely Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington D.C., and West Virginia.
	Southwest US Only		This selection will return only companies located in the Southwest US; namely Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah.
	Northwest US Only		This selection will return only companies located in the Northwest US; namely Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming.
	Midwest US Only		This selection will return only companies located in the Midwest US; namely Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
	Canada Only		This selection will return only companies located in Canada.
	South / Central America Only		This selection will return only companies with facilities in South American countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, or in Central American countries such as Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, etc.
	Europe Only		This selection will return only companies located in Europe; namely Germany, Ireland, Italy, United Kingdom, etc.
	South Asia Only		This selection will return only companies located in South Asia; namely India, Pakistan, Nepal, etc.
	Near East Only		This selection will return only companies located in the Near East; namely Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia, etc.
	East Asia / Pacific Only		This selection will return only companies located in East Asia; namely China, Japan, Taiwan, etc.
	Other		Any unlisted country or region.
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