“Increase surface quality and reduce paint consumption with ionization and heated atomizing compressed air”: This is what the trade magazine “besser lackieren” wrote on February 5, 2016. Here is the full report.
By using the “airmatic” compressed air treatment system developed by Ensutec Products, many wood coating companies are improving the quality of their processes and saving paint material and compressed air energy.
The special three-stage process for compressed air preparation is used in many areas of wood painting to further increase the quality of the coating. The compressed air preparation systems from Ensutec Products GmbH are known for their improvement of existing processes, particularly for high-gloss coatings or problems with static charges. In addition, they provide a clear benefit in terms of material and energy efficiency.
The "airmatic" compressed air preparation systems can be used in automatic (e.g. in robot systems, surface machines, rotary spindle systems, etc.) and manual application (conventional, AirMix). The coaters benefit from a significantly improved application efficiency. The atomization air and the amount of paint used can be significantly reduced thanks to finer atomization and a visibly smoother paint finish. Overall, users increase energy and material efficiency. The reduction in overspray in the application process makes working more pleasant, reduces the health risks for employees and protects the system technology.
By reducing static charges, contamination in the painting process and therefore the need for rework are reduced. The paint stretches better and produces a very good and even surface. The drying processes can be reduced by heating the compressed air, thus increasing the capacity of the painting system.
The Kammann carpentry shop in Fredenbeck builds very high-quality furniture and furnishings. This also includes high surface quality. Compressed air treatment is used in the company's own paint shop. The advantages achieved are:
- Better flow of the paint
- No veils and cloud formation
- No flashover fog
- No bacon edges
- Significant paint savings
- compressed air savings
Another furniture and contract coating company operates a robotic painting system with a floor conveyor for coating furniture parts and glass. The “airmatic” used there is a version
where the high-voltage unit is equipped with ATEX approval and is installed directly on the robot. In the meantime, both the amount of atomizing compressed air and the amount of material have been reduced by 15%. The flow is better and even standing edges can be painted better.
The contract coater paints such large quantities that the entire booth needs to be completely cleaned every 6 weeks. The ceiling filters are also no longer as dirty.
The plant manager reports: "We were not able to carry out these obvious optimizations in the past. It was only 'airmatic' that enabled us to save a lot of paint while simultaneously improving quality and reducing energy consumption, pollution and disposal costs in the interests of the environment."