Spray Paint Booth – Part-2

About Spray Paint Booth, Structure & Current trend of Spray Paint Booth

What is a Spray Booth?

The purpose of a paint booth is to contain hazardous materials such as overspray and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and to prevent fumes, chemicals, gases and vapours from spreading in the workshop or outside. In addition to protecting the environment, complying with local regulations and ensuring the safety of your employees and facilities, are of prime importance. Enclosing the painting process in a booth allows for better quality paintwork that’s free of contaminants (for example dust).

What is the structure of a Paint Booth?

A paint booth is a ventilated and, if necessary, heated space that allows painters to work in safe and hygienic conditions under the current regulations. A paint booth can be open or enclosed; it is adapted to the dimensions of the parts to be painted. There are paint booths for vehicles, industrial applications, etc

A Paint Booth is made up of:

A structure of panels that channel the air.
A motorized fan unit to evacuate the air that’s been polluted by the fumes of the sprayed paint. It is equipped with special filters.
An extraction chimney that evacuates air outside the building.
A specific electrical control cabinet that controls the booth.

What is the current safety standard for Paint Booths?

There are different international norms according to where you will be working, so it is important to look into this before you purchase a paint booth. For example, US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has several specific requirements.

Generally safety standards that are mandatory for a spray Paint Booth are :

Ventilation by one or more fans
A dry air filtration OR air cleaning system.
Measurement and monitoring devices
Fire-extinguishing equipment
An alarm system

How to choose the size of a Paint Booth?

You will need to consider the dimensions of the biggest part to be painted, including racking, pallet or trolley. Then add a minimum of 60 cm (2 feet) to the height and 1.5 m (5 feet) to the length and width to determine the size of booth you need.

If you are going to paint several parts simultaneously, count about 90 cm (3 feet) between the parts.

Paint Booth trend: connected booths

As in many fields today, there are now paint booths that include a connected system. The operator monitors the work on a touch screen. The workshop manager can thus follow the work in real-time. The manager can not only supervise production, but also monitor the booth process parameters such as temperature, humidity etc.As in many fields today, there are now paint booths that include a connected system. The operator monitors the work on a touch screen. The workshop manager can thus follow the work in real-time. The manager can not only supervise production, but also monitor the booth process parameters such as temperature, humidity etc.

Reference

https://www.directindustry.com/
https://www.iqsdirectory.com/articles/