Large paint spray plants take planes, trains and boats

Citation

(2002), "Large paint spray plants take planes, trains and boats", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 74 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.2002.12774ead.003

Large paint spray plants take planes, trains and boats

Keywords: Paints, Spray Coatings, Aerospace, Transportation

Hodge Clemco, best known for blast cleaning equipment and abrasives, has added large- scale paint spray installations to its product range under a joint marketing agreement with the US manufacturer JBI Booths Inc.

The American company, founded in 1975, is one of the leading specialists in its field in the USA, and its equipment is widely used in the transportation and aerospace industries for painting aircraft, railway rolling stock, buses, agricultural and construction equipments, boats and other large items.

JBI equipment is reported to include a number of advanced systems for overspray capture, VOC suppression and other factors, in order to meet current and anticipated environmental standards. Under the agreement between the two companies, JBI will design the installations and provide the technical expertise, while Hodge Clemco will manufacture, install and service them.

Hodge Clemco's managing director, Neal Crisford, described the new agreement as "an important step in creating the UK's most comprehensive range of surface preparation and finishing equipment". He added: "JBI has considerable experience in this area and an excellent reputation in the USA. British manufacturers can now have the benefit of that expertise through a UK-based company which is already a major player in the finishing industry".

For smaller-scale painting requirements, Hodge Clemco is continuing to offer its Enviraclean range of standard spray booths, introduced two years ago.

Details available from: Hodge Clemco Ltd.; Tel: +44 (0) 800 783 2467; Fax: +44 (0) 114 254 0250; E-mail: sales@hodgeclemco.co.uk; Web site: www.hodgeclemco.uk