Few things are more frustrating than noticing that the edge of a painted panel unintentionally stands out from the flat surface, disrupting the overall finish. When producing furniture in large volumes or finishing panels for an established manufacturer, one needs to combine productivity and quality and aim for maximum sustainability.
They have a solution that uses the same technology and the same paint: vacuum technology for both the surface and the edge of the panel. Same technique, same color, same application quality.
- Vacuum lines take up less space.
- Fewer manual operations are required to move parts around the production floor.
- Shorter drying times allow for faster time-to-market.
- The cost per linear meter for edges, and for the flat part using Smartvacuum is lower than that of other known application technologies.
In addition, with 100% UV acrylic paints, the process as a whole is highly sustainable, with a much lower environmental impact, and the stability of these paints means that the quality achieved lasts longer. It is a process-level technique that in most cases can avoid applications using polyester paints or other solvent-based paints.
Smartvacuum: The Perfect Partner for Smartedge
Smartvacuum and Smartedge use the same technique and paint . This helps to achieve an optimal match between the flat surface and the edge of the panel. The finish, smoother to the touch than the effect obtained with other techniques, is improved on panels with rounded edges and fewer operations are needed to achieve a perfect final result.
Spray painting lines
Spray painting lines are a closed-loop solution with the application of polyurethane or polyester primers in multiple passes on flat surfaces and edges. This is followed by long drying times as the panels must be stabilized at appropriate intervals in the warehouse before the sanding and finishing processes.
With Smartvacuum, the paint line would look something like this:
- Panel sanding
- primer application and gelling
- application of 100-140 g/m2 of 100% UV product in a single pass
- withering for 5/6 minutes
- UV oven drying
- sanding or matt/gloss finish, if requested, performed with another painting technique
Smartvacuum technology , combined with the Smartedge range for edge finishing, makes the process simpler, faster, greener and more economical, eliminating many manual operations.
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