When it comes to protecting painters and boosting paint shop performance by minimising rework, there is one key element that is often overlooked.
The humble booth air filtration unit can be seen as a bit dull and boring, especially when compared with the spray guns and air hoods that it actually supplies filtered air to.
However, to global spray equipment specialist, SATA, the air filtration unit is a crucial piece of paint shop equipment and well worth using clever design and technological innovations to maximise the potential it has for positively impacting both painters and the business’ bottom line.
For example, what if you were offered the opportunity to help minimise paint shop reworks for the cost of just a couple of dollars per job. A pretty cheap investment, right, but when you do the return-on-investment sums, that is actually what it would cost for most collision centres to choose the performance of the SATA 500 Filter Series.
As well as aiming to minimise reworks, this is technology that also cares for painters thanks to its ability to supply technically pure breathing air. Think about what would happen if one of your painters got ill.
While it’s obviously not great for that person, it also means they are not at work and, in today’s industry climate, sourcing a replacement is almost impossible so the production schedule suffers. It’s just one more reason not to buy based on price but instead to invest in a filtration unit that contributes to paint shop performance.
Over 90 years of experience
SATA produced its first air filtration unit way back in 1931 and since then it has been at the cutting edge of design. By creating the latest 500 Filter Series, SATA’s R&D team has once again taken air filtration technology to the next level.
For example, a redesign of stage 1 (cyclone separator and sintered filter), as well as stage 2 and 3 (fine filter and activated charcoal) has both improved their performance, as well as reduced maintenance. In fact, for all three stages, filter maintenance is now only required every six months.
For added convenience an in-built display clearly shows the time remaining. The filters themselves feature an easy, three step replacement process and the fine filter and activated charcoal cartridge fit perfectly, simply by being inserted – there is no need for screw fittings or extra seals.
Driving spray gun performance
One key factor to consider when choosing a booth air filtration unit is that the only thing powering your spray gun is compressed air and that is governed by filtration design. Not only does the air have to be free of contaminants, it also requires a consistent flow that avoids issues from pressure drop at the gun.
By holding a large reserve volume of approximately 135cfm of air, the 500 Filter Series significantly outperforms cheap filter units by providing consistent airflow which avoids pressure drop issues, even when multiple painters are spraying at the same time.
This feature alone – which helps avoid wasteful reworks that disrupt cycle-time and eat into profits – is reason enough to make the investment. However, when you take into account what it can do for the health of painters, an investment in German engineered SATA technology makes perfect dollars and sense.
A comprehensive range of high-tech SATA spray equipment is available from your SATA distributor.