Surface Coating Plants & Turnkey
Painting Plants – Autocoat Engineering
Autocoat Engineering is India’s most experienced manufacturer of Surface Coating Plants, Turnkey Painting Plants and Conveyorised Paint Shops — with 35+ years of expertise. A special team of project engineers handles every project from enquiry stage to commissioning. Complete systems including spray paint booths, curing ovens and air supply units — engineered for maximum efficiency and economy in mass production environments.
About Surface Coating Plants
In recent years, Autocoat Engineering has become increasingly involved in the design and installation of large finishing plants. This has led to the creation of an industrial division with a special team of project engineers responsible for liaison with the customer — from enquiry stage all the way through to commissioning of the plant. It is the project engineer, with his wide knowledge and experience of finishing methods and problems throughout the world, who makes the first assessment of the customer’s needs — translating them into suggestions, designs, costing, quotations and, ultimately, into hardware. The erection teams then take over, working days, nights and weekends as required to ensure the installation is ready when the customer wants it.
Our philosophy is to serve our customers as an equipment and technology partner. Our goal is to be your finishing partner from custom turnkey system design and custom build to individual equipment sales and service, and from trial run through to commercial production.
A complete Surface Coating Plant is a combination of spray paint booths as per two-coat or three-coat system, with a curing oven and an air supply unit — keeping the whole environment dust-free. Autocoat Engineering is the most experienced Surface Coating Plant Manufacturer in India since the last 35 years — with wide experience across different material handling systems, product sizes and production volumes.
Conveyorised Paint Shops – How They Work
Conveyorised Paint Shops are used for painting of components in mass production. They are designed with two main types of spray painting booths — selected based on the size and weight of components being painted:
- Ideal for small or lightweight components
- Painting done standing in one position
- Horizontal airflow — side to exhaust chamber
- Water wash system removes overspray
- Lower initial cost — compact design
- Suitable for mass production of small parts
- Easily integrated with overhead conveyor
- Ideal for heavy components
- Operator can paint by moving all around the job
- Vertical airflow — top to bottom
- Water wash removes overspray through floor grating
- Single or double-sided extraction chamber
- Suitable for large, heavy components
- Higher output quality for complex components
Both types of painting booths in conveyorised paint shops share the following features: adequate exhaust resulting in effective removal of overspray paint particles and eliminating settling on wet painted surfaces; providing clean air to the operator; and a washing action that minimises the escape of paint along with exhaust air — thus eliminating surrounding pollution and eliminating fire risk.
Benefits of Conveyorised Surface Coating Plants
Once installed, a Spray Painting Plant can operate round the clock without any increase in capital equipment. The following key benefits make conveyorised surface coating plants the preferred choice for mass production painting:
24-Hour Round-the-Clock Operation
Once installed, the spray painting plant can operate round the clock without any increase in capital equipment — the cost of painting is greatly reduced as output increases through additional shifts.
Clear Floor Area for Operations
A plant with an overhead conveyor for transportation of components normally leaves the floor area clear for storage and other movement of material — improving overall factory workflow and space utilisation.
Reduced Operator Fatigue
Objects to be sprayed are moved at a predetermined speed and at a convenient height — reducing operator fatigue, resulting in greater efficiency and increased output with consistent quality throughout all shifts.
Greatly Reduced Painting Cost
The cost of painting is greatly reduced as the output of the paint is increased by the operation of additional shifts. Conveyorised plants are engineered for maximum efficiency and economy in mass production environments.
Operator Breathing Safety
The spray painting plant is designed to maintain an adequate velocity of clean air at the operator’s breathing level and ensure all overspray paint is sucked into the water tank — keeping the operator’s zone free from solvent and paint overspray.
Continuous, Higher-Quality Output
By keeping the operator’s breathing level free from solvent and overspray, operators can work continuously for longer periods — increasing production and improving the quality of work throughout the entire shift.
Spray painting booths used in conveyorised surface coating plant systems are totally enclosed and dust-free. If you wish to expand your paint shop and space is a problem, it will pay you to investigate this type of installation. Autocoat Engineering has a special team of project engineers with wide knowledge and experience of finishing methods and problems throughout the world — providing a comprehensive assessment and complete design service from the first enquiry through to commissioning and commercial production.
Autocoat Surface Coating Plant – Key Features
Autocoat Surface Coating Plants and Turnkey Painting Plants are designed with the following proven features:
- Turnkey — Enquiry to CommissioningSpecial team of project engineers handles the complete project — from first enquiry and design through manufacturing, installation and commissioning to commercial production.
- AutoCAD Design CapabilityMost professional engineers for designing with AutoCAD facility — manufacturing Turnkey Painting Plants as per different applications, component sizes and production volumes.
- Overhead Conveyor SystemComponents transported on overhead conveyor at predetermined speed and height — floor area kept clear, operator fatigue reduced and output quality improved.
- Two-Coat or Three-Coat SystemsComplete surface coating plant designed as per two-coat or three-coat system requirements — spray paint booths, curing oven and air supply unit in one integrated solution.
- Air Supply Unit — Dust-Free EnvironmentAir supply unit keeps the whole painting environment dust-free — ensuring high-quality paint finish with no airborne contamination on wet painted surfaces.
- Round-the-Clock OperationOnce installed, the spray painting plant can operate 24 hours without any increase in capital equipment — dramatically reducing cost per component for high-volume production.
Compliance & Safety Standards
Operator Safety
Adequate exhaust velocity of clean air maintained at the operator’s breathing level — all overspray paint sucked into water tank, keeping operators free from solvent and overspray throughout the shift.
Fire Safety
The water wash system and efficient exhaust of flammable solvent vapours eliminates fire risk in and around the spray painting area — meeting fire safety requirements for mass production paint shops.
Pollution Control
The washing action of the water wash system minimises the escape of paint along with exhaust air — eliminating surrounding pollution and meeting environmental regulations for conveyorised paint shops.
Paint Finish Quality
Adequate exhaust effectively removes overspray paint particles — eliminating settling of overspray on wet painted surfaces and ensuring consistently high-quality finish in mass production environments.
Side Draft vs Downdraft – Booth Selection Guide
| Parameter | Side Draft Water Wash Booth | Downdraft Water Wash Booth |
|---|---|---|
| Airflow Direction | Horizontal — side to exhaust | Vertical — top to bottom |
| Component Type | Small or lightweight components | Heavy or large components |
| Operator Position | Standing in one fixed position | Can move all around the component |
| Extraction Chamber | Side exhaust chamber | Single or double-sided below floor |
| Water System | Water wash overspray capture | Water wash through floor grating |
| Overspray Removal | Efficient — horizontal direction | Efficient — downward direction |
| Floor Space | Less civil work required | More civil work — pit required |
| Capital Cost | Lower | Higher |
| Pollution Control | Water wash minimises paint escape | Water wash minimises paint escape |
| Best For | Mass production of small/light parts | Large, complex, heavy components |
Autocoat Engineering’s goal is to be your finishing partner from custom turnkey system design and custom build, to individual equipment sales and service, and all the way through to trial run and commercial production. Autocoat is among the leading manufacturers of conveyorised plants in India for quality manufacturing — with the most professional engineers for designing with AutoCAD facility to manufacture Turnkey Painting Plants as per different application requirements.
Surface Coating Plant Applications
Autocoat Surface Coating Plants and Conveyorised Paint Shops are used across a wide range of mass production industries: