Painting
Painting station, cleaning / static electricity discharge
The Problem: High-performance plastic parts (like automotive bumpers, mirror covers, or consumer electronics) are highly insulative and build up massive static charges during the cleaning and conveying stages. This static creates two critical failure points in the coating process:
- "Magnet Effect": The charged part attracts airborne dust and fibers just seconds before the paint is applied, resulting in "dirt-in-paint" inclusions that require expensive sanding and reworking.
- Uneven Finish: Static charges on the surface can repel the atomized paint droplets or cause them to cluster unevenly (orange peel effect), preventing a smooth, high-quality finish.
The Solution: An ionizing air blower or a localized ionizing air gate is installed immediately before the painting booth. As the parts pass through, the system floods the complex 3D surfaces with a high-volume stream of neutralizing ions. This breaks the static bond holding any remaining dust and ensures the surface is at zero volts, allowing the paint or coating to lay down perfectly flat and uniform.
Application: Pre-paint surface preparation for automotive exterior parts, high-end consumer electronics housings, and decorative plastic coatings.
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Ionizing Nozzles
Ionizing Airguns: Eliminate dust as well as static electricity with high pressure ionized air.
