Scott Rempala is president of Mighty Hook, based in Chicago, a manufacturer of hanging and masking technologies. He can be reached at 773.378.1909 or by e-mail at srempala@mightyhook.com.
Designing an efficient hanging system for an application is one of the most important tasks associated with coating a product, yet it often is given only secondary consideration. Concepts such as designing for the product and production quantities, maximizing the quantity of product within the working window, presenting parts to the coating equipment so they receive the maximum uniform coverage, and making efficient use of the available floor space might seem at first glance to be intuitive. However, in practice, many of these basic strategies are often overlooked.