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INDUSTRIAL FINISHING: MANUAL LIQUID SPRAY GUNS

The development of spray gun
technology has continued to this day

and for the vast majority of industrial
finishing jobs, spray guns are essential.

Nordson’s Trilogy AAA (Air Assist Airless) gun.

Airless paint spray guns are ideal for painting large surface such
as with building and industrial applications.

Nordson’s range of manual electrostatic spray guns is “afford-
able, robust, lightweight, easy-to-use and deliver high transfer effi-
ciency for the perfect paint finish”.
The Trilogy AAA (Air Assist Airless) gun can be used for a vari-
ety of liquid coating applications. The company says special injec-
tor technology achieves excellent atomization and is available with
an extensive range of round or flat nozzles for versatility in any
SATAjet 1000 K.
painting operation. The line also features external adjustable
needle seating and rear paint needle removal for easy maintenance
Other manual offerings include the Airspray line (pneumatic and low trigger force to reduce fatigue.
range). These are low pressure, HVLP gravity spray guns with cups. The spray gun has a lot of history, being invented even
A full range of aircaps and nozzles create the desired perfect fan before the automobile, a now-ubiquitous market for the tool.
width for any part to be coated. The FPro and FPro Lock “offer su- In the late 1800s, Dr. Allen DeVilbiss was looking for an easier
perior finishing for all levels of painters”. way to apply medicine to his patients’ throat and nasal passages.
SAMES KREMLIN describes the Airmix range as a medium He invented the DeVilbiss atomizer to fulfill this need. Soon af-
fluid pressure spraying technology, somewhere between its Air- terwards, the atomizer was adapted to industrial use and spray
spray and high pressure Airless lines. The company says the Xcite equipment was born.
and Xcite Light spray guns “give incredible results, with limited The development of spray gun technology has continued to this
overspray, high transfer efficiency and are particularly adapted to day and for the vast majority of industrial finishing jobs, spray guns
spray coatings in every wood industry projects. Our Xcite guns can are essential. The choices are then astounding in terms of the best
be considered as HVLP paint sprayers when fitted with the right option for your shop. n
nozzle/tip.”

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