Circle J Horse Trailers

compliant with NATM safety and productionrecommendations. Circle J is one of the fewmanufacturers in the trailer industry to have earnedthe right to put the NATM Compliant Sticker on itstrailers.Sikkens primer and paint are made by Akzo Nobel.Production informationDesigns – Trailers are designed by Circle J with acomputer program that interfaces with their ERPsystem.Engineering – Circle J contracts with outsideengineers to verify its trailer designs and theengineering behind them.Quality Control – Quality control is performed bythe lead person in each department. The final qualitycontrol check is done by the person who delivers thetrailer. Over 100 points are checked through theproduction process and frequent random inspectionsare done by the sales department. The paintdepartment tests the thickness of primer and paintbefore a trailer leaves the paint area. Electrical testequipment is used to test electrical circuits.Paint – Trailers are placed in a special booth wherethey are washed to remove oil, grease, and dirt. Afterbeing washed, trailers are moved to another buildingto dry. Trailers are then moved into a paint booth fora primer coat to seal the steel from moisture andother contaminants. Trailers are then moved into ahigh temperature bake booth that has heated forcedair to cure the primer onto the steel, unique in thehorse trailer industry, though standard practice in theautomobile industry. Trailers are then moved into astate of the art paint booth where they are given twocoats of paint. And, lastly, trailers are moved into ahigh temperature bake booth that has heated forcedair to cure and set the finish. Circle J uses Sikkensepoxy primer and Sikkens Autocoat LV paint.Page 2 - HorseWheels Volume 1 Issue 1Metal bending and forming – All aluminum andsteel bending and forming is done on site, except forfenders and dividers, which are purchased fromoutside sources. Metal sheeting and roof bows aregalvannealed steel in some trailers and aluminum inothers.