Spray guns poised to create environmental and bottom-line savings

Citation

(2006), "Spray guns poised to create environmental and bottom-line savings", Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Vol. 53 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/acmm.2006.12853ead.003

Spray guns poised to create environmental and bottom-line savings

Spray guns poised to create environmental and bottom-line savings

Keywords: Coatings, Fluid engineering, Liquid flow

Kevin Kelley, President and CEO of DUX, Inc., Seattle, has announced the immediate availability of three innovative spray guns. By saving their customers at least 15-40 percent of coatings costs, the company is building an impressive list of US-based manufacturers who have adopted the DUX technology, including industry leaders such as Lockheed Martin, Stickley Furniture, SnugTop Custom Fibreglass Manufacturing Co., General Dynamics Electric Boat and Evergreen Air Center, Inc.

DUX was founded in January 2004 and for the past two years has been researching, developing and testing new advances in spray-coating equipment. The three resulting products dramatically reduce the amount of “overspray” and booth fog created by typical spray guns, saving customers costs and improving the work environment, according to the company.

DUX products are built on advanced airflow technology originally developed to optimize the performance of Formula Three racing engines. Features of the DUX product line include:

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  dramatic transfer efficiency improvements;

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  significantly reduced overspray;

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  reduced disposal costs and less use of air filters and other consumable items containing hazardous waste;

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  operator-friendly design-balanced, easy-to-use products that are the lightest weight in their classes;

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  flexibility, which allows one gun to be used for multiple applications and with a wide range of coating viscosities and solids content; and

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  meets or exceeds all US and international air-quality standards related to air-spray equipment.

To learn more about DUX, visit the web site: www.duxarea.com.