Automated Powder Coating Machine

In late 2000, FORCE Manufacturing, Inc. was contacted to build an automated Powder Coating Machine for a customer with extraordinarily large back orders. They required a new high speed Powder Coating Machine as quickly as possible. Because of their immediate demand, the customer specified a high demand machine with the capability to handle a broad range of products and incorporate the latest technologies.

Due to an aggressive schedule and a bonus/penalty contract, thorough engineering of long lead time components and purchases were completed first, followed by a system integration plan, and incorporated into a final automated machine design.

A final qualification of the machine was performed five (5) weeks ahead of the deadline, demonstrating production rates, safety, and operator interface.

Powder Coating Machine - Features and Components
	Custom vibrator bowl feeder
	Linear parts conveyor
	Oven loading station
	Unload bi-axial chute
	12 position indexing station
	Liquid cooled rotating spindles
	Multi function powder coating fluid bed
	Custom vertical lift powder auger
	Multiple curing stations
	Integrated cooling system
	Integrated water circulating system with chiller
	2 Axis unload station
	Unload conveyor
	PLC with touch screen interface, including complete programing with multiple sub-routines.