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Airflow Group operates in many sectors and applications. A number of recent client projects are illustrated on this page. We are at the forefront of client requirements and look to drive research and development within the sectors of Industrial Ovens, Spray Booths, Product Finishing & Controlled Environment Enclosures. If you have any feedback or would like to feature in this section please contact us. We will be happy to provide a link to your website.

"My personnel choice is an Airflow Dry Filter Spraybooth"
Pat Doonan, Production Manager, Tradestyle Cabinets Limited

"Very Professional Industrial Oven solution"
Aston Martin, Managing Director, Professional Coatings Limited (Procoat)

My personnel choice is an Airflow Dry Filter Spraybooth

The Company
Established in Glasgow twelve years ago and moving to its present custom built premises in five years ago Tradestyle Cabinets employs around one hundred personnel. It is one of the leading manufacturers of kitchens to both the contract and retail markets, supplying most of the major house builders and high street studios. Managing Director Terry Hamilton who developed the business around the Murray McClean range and subsequently launched the English Rose and Affinity ranges of kitchens owns the company. Products are distributed through a UK network and are exported to Russia, Spain and Portugal. Turnover is around £10 Million with £300K being invested in capital plant during the last year to cater for the growth of 20% currently being enjoyed. Scotswood of Nottingham is a sister company manufacturing high quality bespoke kitchens.

The Application
Application of a wide range of lacquers paints and stains to solid timber and veneered MDF kitchen components with up to 20 colours being used in any one week.

The Problem
The two five year old Waterwash Spraybooths were considered by the company to be the correct equipment for the volume of business when installed however due to the current level of production waterwash became disliked as their cleaning out was horrendous and the consequent length down-time was effecting production.

The Solution
An Airflow Dry Filter Spraybooth provides a much more production oriented solution for the batches now being achieved as maintenance only requires a change of filter paper and the need for disposal of water and wet paint effluent requiring production shut-down is eliminated.

The Benefits

• Less downtime during maintenance
• No added costs for cleaning agents and effluent disposal tanker
• Personnel protection equipment for handling hazardous chemicals not required
• No overtime payments needed due to quick and easy filter changes
• Reduced running cost provided by less powerful electric motors

Very Professional Industrial Oven solution

The Company
Trade coater, specialising in architectural ballistrading, wrought iron fencing, gates etc. They provide a customer focused, quality coating service. Started in a small unit with a booth and small box oven, now has a 5,000 square feet facility with two new containerised shot blasting units, small box oven, medium sized Airflow box oven sold in 2005 and a new Airflow 'shuttle' oven installed in 2007. They also have two large water wash booths for powder coating and a welding bay.

The Application
Industrial oven & powder coating application for the coating of steel based products. The efficient box oven approach was a more efficient oven and allowed them to substantially reduce the time the oven was on.

The Problem
Before the shuttle oven was installed they had a very inefficient conveyorised LPG fired tunnel oven, which was installed to process larger components up to 7m in length. The problem was the oven was on for 9 hours per day with an exceptionally high running cost.

The Solution
Airflow provided a 7.2 deep x 3m wide x 2.5m high 'shuttle' oven with three non powered tracks running through the oven. The tracking gave them all the flexibility to process smaller components whilst also being able to cater for the largest components. The conveyor track was extended on either end of the oven for load and unload which allowed them to coat a batch load place in the oven with optimum loading of the oven, to start the cure cycle which takes approximately 45 minutes and remove the parts for cooling. Meanwhile the next batch was being coated.

The Benefits

• Worked with Professional Coatings and the Carbon Trust
• Resulted in an annual saving on LPG cost of approximately £32,000
• Payback for the shuttle oven and conveyor system was 15 months
• More efficient plant system and through put in the manufacturing cycle
• Optimum Industrial solution to their problem

Please browse our website for more information about Airflow Group and our range of Industrial Ovens, Product Finishing Plant and Controlled Environment Enclosures then contact us on 01142 327788 to speak to one of our team or e-mail us on sales@airflow-group.com.