


Getting Started in
Powder Coating

A typical Batch System for Powder Coating consists of a Pretreatment
Washer, Batch Oven, Powder Paint Booth, Powder Gun, Paint
Hopper and a Transport Cart.
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Coating Procedure: |
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Place the parts to
be powder coated on a paint rack or part hanger(s). |
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Place the rack(s)
of parts on the transport cart. |
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Clean and pre-treat
the parts using a manual operated pretreatment station. |
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Dry the parts in a
open shop area or use the batch oven as a dry-off oven. |
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Powder coat the parts. |
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Place the transport
cart of powder coated parts inside the batch
oven to be cured. |
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Normal cure time is
15 to 45 minutes depending on the weight and size of
parts |
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Remove the transport
cart from the oven |
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Cool down the parts
in a designated area |
Equipment Description

Parts Rack: A fixture designed to hold parts on
a rack using hooks or wires.

Transport Cart: A steel cart with casters designed
to carry a number of part racks from
one operation to another.
 
Pretreatment Washer: A manual pretreatment system
using chemicals to clean, iron phosphate, rinse or seal
the parts. The pretreatment tank is heated. The pretreatment
station requires an operator to clean and pre-treat the
parts.

Batch Oven: The batch oven can be used to dry off
parts after pretreatment and is used to cure the powder
coated parts. The oven is gas fired and operates up to 500
degrees F.

Powder Paint Booth: The powder booth consist of sheet
metal panels, paint filters, exhaust fan & motor and
fluorescent lights. The booth is designed to reclaim the
filtered exhaust air back into the building, thus eliminating
the expense of an make up air unit

Paint Application Equipment: Consist of self contained
powder gun and controls, fully adjustable and a box or paint
hopper
Technical support

The equipment, chemical and powder suppliers offer FREE
operator training and after sale technical support to the
customer
To contact BSI about your Batch System needs:
Phone: 616-647-4098 Cell: 616-901-7155 Email
Mart Kuks

Or complete the Information Request form on this
page.
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