Quadrant coating systems supplied to German and US customers

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(1999), "Quadrant coating systems supplied to German and US customers", Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Vol. 46 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/acmm.1999.12846dad.001

Quadrant coating systems supplied to German and US customers

Quadrant coating systems supplied to German and US customers

Keywords: CAE, Coatings, Spray coatings

Three Quadrant spray coating machines have been supplied by CAE Cleaning Technologies plc (formerly Tempest & Dibb Ltd) to customers in Germany and the USA boosting the company's 1999 export sales (Plate 4).

The latest orders cover custom-engineered systems for the application of specialist finishes to precision automotive and aerospace components and have already paved the way for enquiries for an additional seven machines from customers throughout mainland Europe and North America.

Plate 4 The "Quadrant" system

German component manufacturer, Adelhelm GmbH, purchased the first machine to provide a range of protective and decorative PTFE-based finishes on a variety of plastic and metal parts. In addition, two high capacity Quadrant systems have been supplied to leading American coating solutions producer, the E-M Corporation. These machines will be used at the company's Los Angeles manufacturing plant for applying its "Kal-gard" 242 Aluminium barrier coating to high performance titanium and high alloy steel fasteners used by aircraft manufacturers such as Boeing and McDonnell Douglas.

According to CAE the Quadrant system's ability to achieve consistently high quality coating coverage with up to 90 percent raw material utilisation was a key factor in clinching both contracts. These characteristics score over traditional methods not only by providing substantial process cost savings particularly where high value coating materials are in use -- but also by helping to minimise solvent emissions.

"This is especially important for the two machines destined for Los Angeles, which have been required to pass stringent American 'UL' and Canadian Standards Authority (CSA) test procedures", comments CAE Cleaning Technologies Sales Director, Alan Holmes.

"However, both of these orders are significant in their own way", he continues. "The German contract reflects the efforts we have made over the past 18 months to expand our European sales in the face of difficult trading conditions. Furthermore, winning the US order almost 6,000 miles away from the equipment's point of purchase underlines the technical advantage of the Quadrant process over traditional coating methods."

All Quadrant machines feature a patented loop-belt system developed from an idea by Harry Johnson - one of the industry's leading experts. By effectively turning barrel coating operations inside-out, the Quadrant belt automatically orientates components to the optimum angle for efficient spraying, before drying and then re-positioning them until the total surface area has been coated evenly. The system's exceptionally high coating solution utilisation means raw material cost savings of up to 40 percent can often be achieved.

For further details contact: CAE Cleaning Technologies plc. Tel: +44 (0) 1274 729341.