Spray Booth supplied to Marshall SV

Airchannel has supplied Marshall SV of Cambridge with a range of ITW spray painting equipment. The apparatus, including the patented Magic-Flow system, will help achieve the precise standards on paint finish and colour consistency needed on a new fleet of trucks, that form the first stage of a massive contract to replace the MoD’s tri-Service fleet of four, eight, and fourteen tonne cargo vehicles and recovery trucks.

The new support vehicles will be the logistic workhorse for all three Services. The trucks are fitted with more comfortable cabs, air conditioning and the latest in diagnostic and fault finding systems. They can also be fitted with an armour pack to protect crew from small arms fire and mine blasts.

Because of the nature of operations, the trucks will be painted in a collection of colours to reflect their varying environments. The Magic-Flow system makes this an easy process, its precise fluid handling capability is ideal for all types of spray applications with guaranteed accuracy, reliable mixing and metering of two component materials.

Magic-Flow is a true power horse, a rugged unit that creates perfect finishes every time, repeatedly, whilst complying with the toughest EPA Legislation. Mixing ratios can be stored in a wide range, with up to 50 recipes and an icon guided touch screen, which ensures easy communication between operator and machine. It can use either solvent or water based materials and can handle up to 32 paints or colours.

A brand new spray booth was constructed for the contract, outside this a mixing room now houses two 3K units. Each of which mixes the colour, hardener, and solvent at high pressure and feeds five Binks AA4000 spray guns, all of which are pumped through the system by Binks HP1032 paint pumps. A separate Binks HP0432 pump feeds solvent for flushing purposes. All of which is done automatically by the Magic Flow system via remote gun flushing holsters. The main control panel is located independently and, once set, rarely needs any further adjustment.