Finishing - March-April 2022
Who knew that after coming out of a pandemic, the world could get any worse, but how wrong was everybody. The effects of the war are going to be be huge for industry. Industry that was already under price pressure, but fuel costs now are going to be astronomical. I truly hope that your business survives this latest onslaught. Fair play to all those people volunteering to look after refugees. They have my undying respect and it shows the people of the UK to be a country full of sympathy and humanity. I hope this message is seen from the outside world as I fear that sometimes our leaders may distort how UK citizens really feel. Good luck in the coming months, I think we might need it.
Who knew that after coming out of a pandemic, the world could get any worse, but how wrong was everybody.
The effects of the war are going to be be huge for industry. Industry that was already under price pressure, but fuel costs now are going to be astronomical. I truly hope that your business survives this latest onslaught.
Fair play to all those people volunteering to look after refugees. They have my undying respect and it shows the people of the UK to be a country full of sympathy and humanity. I hope this message is seen from the outside world as I fear that sometimes our leaders may distort how UK citizens really feel.
Good luck in the coming months, I think we might need it.
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36 POWDER COATINGS<br />
Out with the Old<br />
Significant investment in a new powder<br />
coating system from Gema UK delivers<br />
multiple benefits to automotive supplier<br />
VFS Southampton. With facilities in Wakefield<br />
and Southampton, VFS are a leading supplier<br />
of tippers, and are the sole supplier to Ford in<br />
the UK, are trusted partners and suppliers of<br />
OEM bodywork to Ford, Mercedes Benz,<br />
Vauxhall, VW, Renault, Nissan and Fiat.<br />
VFS have been powder coating for some<br />
15-20 years on their site in Southampton,<br />
following a comprehensive audit the existing<br />
equipment was determined to be inefficient<br />
and unable to meet current demand. With<br />
significant growth plans one of the main<br />
objectives for VFS was to reduce colour<br />
change time, increase capacity and flexibility.<br />
Added benefits from the investment include<br />
reduced waste, and significant efficiency gains<br />
through modern application technology and<br />
automation.<br />
Gary Lawrence, Quality Control Manager,<br />
explained ‘Switching to Gema has proven to<br />
be an excellent move and has allowed us the<br />
confidence to coat our products to the highest<br />
quality. We have addressed the inefficiency<br />
concerns, as well as the health and safety<br />
issues we had identified on the previous<br />
equipment, so we have total peace of mind. It<br />
is fair to say that the increased efficiencies and<br />
cost savings realised from the Gema system<br />
have surpassed our expectations and we<br />
would strongly recommend Gema to anyone<br />
who is looking to update their equipment’.<br />
The system installed<br />
includes a MagicCompact<br />
booth (pictured left) which is<br />
mostly self-cleaning and<br />
designed for fast colour<br />
changes. The powder feed<br />
system utilises the latest<br />
generation All-In-One injector<br />
technology from Gema, this<br />
is fitted with an Ultrasonic<br />
Sieve which ensures<br />
contamination free powder<br />
conditioning. The latest Gema<br />
MonoCyclone and After Filter<br />
ensures the most efficient<br />
extraction and recovery<br />
possible, reducing powder<br />
waste and ensuring high<br />
utilization of raw materials.<br />
The key benefits include;<br />
• 80% reduction in powder<br />
waste to landfill<br />
• Colour change time<br />
reduced from 2 hours to 12<br />
minutes<br />
• Complies with all of the<br />
latest ATEX legislation<br />
• Cleaner working<br />
environment<br />
• Doubled production<br />
capacity<br />
• Significant improvements in<br />
yield from powder<br />
<strong>Finishing</strong> - <strong>March</strong>/<strong>April</strong> <strong>2022</strong>
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