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INDUSTRIAL FINISHING: SPRAY BOOTHS AND FILTERS

SPRAY BOOTHS PROMISE SHOPS A

BETTER FINISH IN A CLEAN AND

CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT

Using a linear drive, four spray guns coat the
workpieces at a constant speed across the
urchasing a spray booth and filtration system can be mind- entire working width of 1300 mm in the Ven Spray One.
boggling. Booth sizes, options and prices run the gamut so
Palthough the sole purpose of a paint booth may be to establish
a controlled environment in which to complete finishing projects, “This GFS equipment is exactly what we need to accomplish our
ensuring you’ve got the right one for your needs is crucial. goals,” Randev says.
Core Spray is a designer, distributor and servicing company for Randev experienced GFS equipment firsthand in 2018 when
Global Finishing Solutions’ industrial spray booths in Canada. The he visited GFS’ Center for Excellence training facility in Osseo,
company sells complete spray booth packages, spray equipment, WI. He was joined by two Fix Auto executives, Manpreet Nahil and
powder booth equipment, industrial ovens, dust collection booths Lav Sekhon, as well as GFS distributors Bill Burns and Dan Giba
and consumable products. of Calgary-based Booth Brothers.
“Our advanced spray booth technology is specifically designed to Childhood friends of Randev, Sekhon runs Fix Auto Calgary’s op-
meet the exacting standards and compliance for companies who erations, while Nahil is their top body man. Randev brought plenty of
want heavy-duty construction – galvanized or white finish; inside- business acumen to the table, having run his father’s homebuilding
accessible, energy efficient lighting systems; pressurized or non- business, Luxuria Homes, for several years. Taking the leap into the
pressurized spray booths; expandable modular designs; and filtered collision repair industry was a no-brainer for Randev once he saw
entry or solid entry doors,” the company says. GFS equipment in person at the Center for Excellence, he says.
Global Finishing Solutions (GFS) says its Open Face Booths are “It gave us a higher comfort level for sure,” Randev adds.
the company’s most popular industrial spray booth as they are suited Elsewhere, Venjakob’s Ven Spray One is a compact painting
to a wide variety of finishing applications. The open-front design machine the company says is tailored to the needs of craftsmen and
saves valuable floor space, GFS says, and makes it easy to move parts small businesses. With the individual solution, Venjakob says,
in and out. There are 260 pre-engineered models or one can be joiners, carpenters and all companies that coat in small quantities
custom-designed. can get started with semi-automated coating fairly quickly and
Gurveer Randev is a GFS customer in Calgary. He owns three Fix easily. A delivery time of four weeks increases flexibility when
Auto locations in the city with a customer service-based model making investment decisions.
featuring TD Insurance representatives and an Enterprise Rent- “Now we are also offering companies a coating solution for
A-Car center on-site, alleviating some of the immediate headaches which our professional machines are not profitable due to insuffi-
of a car accident. cient capacity utilization,” says Christian Nüsser, Managing Direc-
Randev opened his first Fix Auto location in 2019. The facility tor of Venjakob.
features two Ultra XD Paint Booths, an Ultra XD Closed-Top Open- With high-quality components and a construction designed for
Front (CTOF) Booth and an Ultra XD Paint Mix Room from GFS. sustainability and durability, the system is in no way inferior to the
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