Paint shop
With the automotive industry demanding higher performance, paint shop success depends on equipment that fits changing needs.
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Automotive Manufacturing Solutions
Driving durability & loyalty
A perfect finish and sound seal not only insulate and make a vehicle look good; they drive durability and consumer loyalty. Improve the quality and efficiency of your automotive production with Graco paint shop solutions. Proven results include lower labour and material costs, and increased precision.
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Seam sealing
Seam sealing seals out dirt, corrosives, and water on the upper body, interior, and exterior of the car. Water ingression and corrosion protection need an optimised and repeatable process within the paint shop. Graco has a range of sealer pumps, metering systems and applicators for manual and automatic processes, whatever size of material delivery containers you may have.
LIQUID APPLIED SOUND DEADENING
Liquid applied sound deadening materials are vibration-damping or sound-absorbing materials used to reduce the noise from vibrations. Common application areas include the interior floor pan, rear wheel well, and the dash panel. Graco has affordable, high-quality equipment solutions resulting in lower labour and material costs, and increased precision.
Paint kitchen
The heart of every paint shop is the paint kitchen. Mixing room equipment combines primers, base and clear coats, supplying the correct colour, volume and pressure to the paint spray booth.
Paint spray booth
Painters or robots apply coatings in the paint spray booth. Regulators and positive displacement flow control send the right mix and colour to electrostatic applicators and manual spray guns.
Acoustical foams for noise vibration hardness
Controlling automotive interior noise levels is important. To create a quieter ride, many automotive manufacturers use acoustical foam to both to fill and seal roof pillars or other frame members that would otherwise transmit noise. The Graco NVH system easily allows you dispense acoustical foam into these cavities to prevent road, wind and engine noise from entering the vehicle interior. Achieve lower costs and less re-work by using Graco’s proven HFR system for acoustical foams.
Articles & case studies
White Paper
Unique Research Explains Subtle, but Costly, Automotive Finishing Challenge
An automotive factory paint shop suffered from inconsistent quality. Certain colours or metallics that provided high-end finishes sometimes went flat or lacked lustre. The dull paint had to be flushed and discarded at great expense.
Why the costly waste? Industrial finishing experts uncovered the real problem.