System Capacity
- System package envelope is 5’ wide, 19.2’ long, and 10.8’ high
- 1,320 square feet of surface area per pallet
- Maximum pallet load of 3,200 Ibs
- All non-aluminum metals
- Black paint/resin coating
- Full cycle time of 2.5 hours
Process Equipment
- Pretreatment and electrocoating system manufactured by George Koch Sons
- Large processing area – 58’ clear ceiling height and 79,000 square feet of space
- Six programmable cranes
- Fifteen-stage cathodic electrocoat system – 11 pretreatment stages and 4 electrocoat stages
- Eleven 22,500-gallon pretreatment tanks
- One 33,500-gallon electrocoat tank
- Three 33,000-gallon post-electrocoating rinse tanks
- Two 130° caustic cleaning stages
- Zinc phosphate conditioning
- Drainage tilting above tanks
- Full tilting inside electrocoat tank
- PPG ED6451HE Enviro-Prime 2000®, lead-free, cationic electrocoat
- 385° overhead oven and contiguous lower cooling tunnel
In-House Laboratory
- On-site PPG technician oversees lab operations and quality
- Daily testing and data collection from pretreatment and electrocoat tanks
- Statistical process controls to maintain pretreatment and electrocoat performance
- Regular certification of gauges and lab equipment
- Daily part quality inspection for film thickness, curing, gloss level, etc.
Receiving and Shipping
- Six freight-level docks
- Five street-level docks
- Warehouse area – 32’ clear ceiling height
