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If
your industrial or automotive business includes production line painting processes
with Ransburg, Nordson, Behr, Sames, Graco, ABB, Fanuc, or equivalent
equipment and you require the highest productivity,
quality, and economy, North American
Paint Applications can
support you at any level to improve your process to
achieve the very best performance that your existing system can
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PAINT
OPERATION SYSTEM AUDIT
NA
Paint offers a low cost yet extremely powerful tool for paint shop
engineers and management both to evaluate the operational efficiency of
an existing paint application process and to improve it.
Audits are tailored to your needs and are completely impartial to existing paint
application spray methods, equipment
manufacturers, and paint suppliers. Audits can focus on
addressing current issues, evaluating operational efficiency, and
improvement. They can include,
Paint
Application System Audit
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Assess
the efficiency and method of paint application.
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Examine
the sequence of painting for optimal performance and quality.
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Estimate
actual paint to part transfer efficiency.
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Record
the level of paint and solvent waste generated.
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Assess
the pre-finished parts quality and paintability.
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Assess
quality control issues.
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Estimate
the level and types of finish defects and probable causes.
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Examine
the uniformity of film builds.
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Assessment
of
overspray patterns on booth equipment contamination.
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Assess
conveyor utilization, including speed and part density.
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Assess
production cycles and job sequencing efficiency.
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Assess
paint and solvent supply and distribution system efficiency.
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Assess
compressed air supply and distribution system efficiency.
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Assess
operator and labor efficiency.
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Assess
equipment utilization.
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Assess
process layout.
Optional
Audits
For
a comprehensive analysis of the entire paint shop, we offer these
additional audits. Not only can they identify potential
areas for improvement in each system, when viewed collectively,
they can often identify the best and most economical methods for
increasing paint shop productivity, quality, and operational
efficiency.
These
audits are:
Pre-treatment system performance evaluation.
Booth
air velocity distribution and quality.
Supply
and exhaust air unit performances.
Oven performance evaluation.
Paint
Operations System Audit
Our
audits will also make use of relevant historical data, if available,
such as defect and reject rates, maintenance records, and other such information that
is useful to the audit process.
Once
this data set is recorded, it will be analyzed and will provide the
foundation for a comprehensive report on the operational
efficiency of the system. This report can include, but is
not limited to, the following information.
1.
Estimation of actual paint to part transfer efficiency.
2.
Quantify levels of waste generated by respective processes.
3.
Identify finish defects, calculate defect rates, and examine probable
causes.
4.
Establish part film build distribution profiles.
5. Estimate
existing system capacity, unit by unit.
6.
Estimate existing system utilization, unit by unit.
7.
Discuss existing system operational efficiency, unit by unit.
8.
Estimate operating costs.
9.
Estimate the cost of rework.
10.
Estimate the cost of scrap.
11.
Comprehensive discussion of all items listed above, under Paint
Application System Audit.
Although
different types of paint application systems often have similar
processes, not all audit categories are applicable for every
system. For example, in manual spray applications, a part
film build distribution model in most cases is meaningless.
Each audit must necessarily be tailored to an individual system
and/or specific owner requests. The
results of this audit will be presented in strict confidentiality.
Addendum
to the audit, and based on our extensive knowledge of efficient
and modern painting processes and technologies, NA Paint will
identify those areas of your existing system where productivity,
ecological, quality, or other economic improvements are possible
and project the net gain in each area. In this, our track
record speaks for itself. Most paint process we have
optimized have realized 30 to 50% increases in operational
efficiency.
does
your PAINT SHOP measure up ?
Our
audits identify and quantify specific areas for efficiency,
productivity, or
process control gains. They support continuous improvement
and Six Sigma. Major opportunities can be identified in one
day. Depending
on the system and scope, these audits can be quite comprehensive and require several days of on-site assessment. Most
data is acquired during production although further assessment
during downtime is often necessary. Our auditor requests the support of
facility staff and management for the timely provision of
information and assistance.
This
service offers enormous potential value to North American
businesses and their communities. We also recognize that a healthy, efficient
paint shop is good for your business and ours,
and therefore make every effort to keep audit costs low.
If
you value such an audit, contact
us. For even small paintshops, payback for
our audits are generally measured in hours or days. While on
site, we can also document as-built system installation and
provide for a very reasonable fee, quick turn-a-round on as-built
pneumatic, affluent, or electrical drawings and flow schematics.
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