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Godwin Manufacturing recently installed an automated finishing line to powder coat steel dump bodies. Shown here: a dump body leaves the new 70-ft-long Wheelabrator shot blast machine en route to the booth were a zinc-rich primer is applied.

Godwin Manufacturing recently installed an automated finishing line to powder coat steel dump bodies. Shown here: a dump body leaves the new 70-ft-long Wheelabrator shot blast machine en route to the booth were a zinc-rich primer is applied.

Godwin Manufacturing recently installed an automated finishing line to powder coat steel dump bodies. Shown here: a dump body leaves the new 70-ft-long Wheelabrator shot blast machine en route to the booth were a zinc-rich primer is applied.Dump bodies are transported by forklift from the assembly plant to the beginning of the conveyor line that will carry the body through the finishing process. This turning fixture accepts the dump body from the forklift and rotates it 90° so that it cA mixture of hot water and biodegradable cleaner is sprayed to remove surface contaminants. By sending a clean body to the shot blast booth, the shot can be recycled more effectively.
After being cleaned, forced air speeds the drying process, reducing the possibility of flash rust.Key components of the Godwin powder coat line can be seen here. Moving at an average speed of three feet per minute, bodies move through the shot blast machine, foreground, followed by the powder coat booth and primer oven. Including the top-mounted hoppeThe first load a Godwin body dumps is the residual shot blast material that cleans its surface. The steel shot falls through the floor grate so that it can be collected and recycled.
Compressed air removes the remaining shot that did not fall out when the body was hoisted up.A powder coat of zinc-rich primer is applied immediately after bodies leave the blast booth, background.Manual application of powder supplements the 26 guns contained inside the automated spray system inside the booth.

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