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Step 1 Of The Powder Coating Process: Pretreatment

The pretreatment stage of powder coating process, also known as parts prep, is crucial to the success of the finish. Ensuring that the parts are properly cleaned and prepared to accept the powder coating may be the most critical step. This step ensures the powder coating adheres properly, resulting in a long-lasting, corrosion-resistant, protective layer. Most defects in a powder coated part are due to inadequate pretreatment. Different materials require different pretreatment approaches and often, there are strict guidelines that need to be met. Step one in pretreating parts begins with cleaning – mostly with chemicals. The amount of cleaning required is dependent on the condition of the parts. Is the part brand new and relatively clean? Or has it been sitting on the manufacturing floor or outdoors for weeks and gotten rusty? Is there oil, grease, or welding spatter on the part that needs to be removed? Manual pretreatment cleaning methods, such as using a pump sprayer or spray wand, are common for most shops. With this set-up, an operator manually applies chemicals using specific equipment. Sometimes pretreatment with [...]

Dawn Denby2024-11-11T12:54:01-05:00November 11th, 2024|Company News, Pretreatment & Surface Prep Booths|Comments Off

Second Wood Furniture Finishing Line For Gat Creek

From Gat Caperton, President of Gat Creek, "Production Systems just completed a second wood furniture finishing line for Gat Creek. Both are world-class. The first was completed in 2005 and helped lead our factory through a renaissance. Our product got better and customers & consumers noticed! The 2005 line also improved our productivity significantly. Though designed to be similar, the 2023 finishing line that PSI designed and installed outperforms the original. Too often, the quality of the design and craftsmanship of manufacturing systems decline when compared over time nut not with PSI. We have two winners on our hands and look forward to working with PSI again in the future. They have our highest recommendation." Initially Production Systems designed and built a tow line finishing system for Gat Creek. The tow line carries carts of case goods and chairs to be conveyed through spray booths, flash and cure enclosure. The system includes opposing, enclosed and pressurized spray booths, a heated flash enclosure with turbulent air flow, and a direct gas fired cure oven with turbulent air glow typical of furniture [...]

Dawn Denby2024-07-01T10:48:21-04:00July 1st, 2024|Company News|Comments Off

Finishing Systems For The Door Manufacturing Industry

Industrial finishing systems are routinely used in the door manufacturing industry. These door finishing systems are designed to provide a high-quality, durable and aesthetic coating for various types of doors. These systems can include spray booths, curing ovens, conveyor lines, dust collectors and other equipment that are tailored to the specific needs and requirements of the door manufacturer. Some of the benefits of using door finishing systems are: They can handle different materials, such as wood, metal, fiberglass, composite and plastic, and apply different coatings, such as paint, stain, varnish, lacquer and polyurethane. This allows the door manufacturer to offer a wide range of products with different styles, colors and finishes. They can improve the efficiency, productivity and profitability of the door manufacturing process, by reducing waste, energy consumption and labor costs. They can also increase the output and quality of the finished doors, by ensuring a consistent and uniform coating application. They can enhance the appearance and performance of the final product, by providing a smooth, glossy and resistant surface that protects the door from scratches, stains, moisture and [...]

Dawn Denby2024-01-08T15:20:48-05:00January 8th, 2024|Company News|Comments Off

Production Systems Provides Finishing System To Gat Creek

Speaking to Manufacturing Today, Gat Caperton, President of Gat Creek, shared his interesting and impressive story about how he started his furniture manufacturing business. Gat Creek, now 26 years old with $25 million in sales and 165 employees, creates residential home furnishings built from Appalachian hardwoods. In the article, Caperton spoke about his ethos regarding the use of sustainable, locally harvested hardwoods and his work with The Conservation Fund, where he learned about protecting the forest. As a wood furniture maker located in Berkley Springs, the geographical center of the Appalachian Forest, Caperton is proud of the fact that there are more trees there now than at any time in the past 100 years. Also a source of pride for Caperton is the fact that domestic manufacturing is experiencing a revival and companies have reshaped the way they make products. Technology has changed the way Gat Creek manufactures furniture. It’s no longer an assembly line approach; artisans have their own work bench where they work on one to five pieces of furniture a day. When this person is finished, they [...]

Dawn Denby2023-01-03T10:24:28-05:00October 18th, 2022|Company News|Comments Off

Production Systems Partners with Barberan To Provide The Highest Quality Finishing Systems

Production Systems is the US integrator of Barberan S.A. Our partnership with Barberan allows us to offer our customers the most innovative technology for hot coating, lacquer application, and curing. Together, we also offer custom equipment for adhesion, base coat, sanding, and top-coat finishing. Barberan technology allows our customers to achieve incomparable results and cost savings. Founded in 1929 and headquartered in Castelldefels, Spain, Barberan is a family-owned business that manufactures industrial surface finishing machinery. They design and manufacture machines used in the furniture, construction, decoration and packaging industries. As Barberan’s integrator for the United States, Production Systems is proud to offer machines that are designed and adapted to the unique requirements for each of our customers’ processes and applications. Contact us to learn how Production Systems, with Barberan machines can provide the most cost-effective and efficient technology to achieve the best finishing solutions.

Dawn Denby2023-07-03T11:35:35-04:00February 21st, 2022|Company News|Comments Off