The P-250iA/15 robot from FANUC Robotics’ is a reliable and precise solution for coating consumer and automotive products, including plastic, metal and fiberglass parts. The six-axis, high-speed P-250iA/15 features a hollow wrist design and “best in class” work envelope, offering flexibility and easy system integration for a wide range of paint process equipment.

The new Aero Series dry ice blast cleaning systems from Cold Jet, LLC, are designed to provide economical dry ice cleaning in an environmentally friendly format. The new models include the electric-pneumatic Aero 40, Aero 80, Aero 80-DX and Aero 80-HP, and the pneumatic-powered Aero C100, which reportedly cleans twice as fast as other pneumatic systems on the market.

The Solution from Martech Services Co. cleans, dries and heats the atomizing air from an existing compressed air source to allow the air to meet spray paint requirements.

The new Encore manual powder spray system from the Industrial Coating Systems division of Nordson Corp. features a plug-and-play design for ease of use and greater productivity. It includes a lightweight gun with On-Gun controls and display, an efficient pump, and simple yet flexible controls with digital closed-loop flow control.

Wisconsin Oven recently designed and manufactured three gas-fired batch ovens to cure ceramic coatings on assorted parts for the aerospace industry. Each oven has combination airflow, work chamber dimensions of 6’0” wide x 7’0” long x 8’0” high, and 650ºF maximum operating temperature.

The Slim HVLP spray gun from Walmec North America was developed for primers and primer surfaces. This gun is ergonomically designed and lightweight and has 80% transfer efficiency.

Dynamix™ Green 30C612 and Dynamix Green 30C678 “stir-in” inorganic color pigments from The Shepherd Color Co. are part of the Arctic® range for coatings and can be used widely in color matches to maximize total solar reflectance (TSR), minimize heat buildup and reduce overall energy costs.

Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings now has a complete coating system - including pretreatment, corrosion protective primer and topcoat - certified with SAE International's Aerospace Material Specification 3095 (AMS 3095) for Airline Exterior Systems.

A leading organic photovoltaic (OPV) materials and process development company has ordered an Advantage Extrusion Coating system from NexTech Solutions, Inc. and FAS Holdings Group, LLC, doing business jointly as NexTech FAS, for integration into a pilot production line. This technology will be used for the development of solar panels in an industry that is predicted to grow to over $30 billion by 2012.

Raymor Aerospace Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Raymor Industries Inc., has purchased SE Techno Plus Inc., a company specializing in the manufacturing, repair and precision grinding with superfinishing of industrial and aerospace components.