Illinois Open Face Booths and the Building Air They Depend On
In Illinois, the question with an open face booth is rarely the booth itself. It is the plant around it. An open face booth exhausts shop air through rear filters, and every cubic foot leaving the building in January was air someone paid to heat. Double D Mechanical installs open face booths with the building make-up air, heating and exhaust planned together so the plant stays comfortable and the booth keeps working.
Discuss your installationComponent Finishing for Truck and Trailer Supply
Trailer production growth, such as Hyundai Translead's plants in Will County, supports many smaller suppliers making components like brackets, light housings, latches and mounts. Those parts often get finished in open face booths because they are small, varied and run in modest quantities.
Heating Replacement Air
An open face booth running all shift can pull a large amount of heated air out of a building. Without a dedicated air source, the building goes negative and cold air pours in around dock doors. A heated make-up air unit supplying air near the booth keeps the plant balanced.
- Supply replacement air near the booth so it is not pulled across the whole plant
- Interlock make-up air with the booth exhaust fan
- Size heating for the coldest expected weather
- Keep supply air diffusers from blowing directly into the booth face
Lighting and Operator Position
Open face booths depend on good lighting to see film build and coverage. Fixtures are usually mounted in the side walls or roof behind sealed glass. The operator should stand inside the booth with the airflow at their back so overspray moves away from them. We set lights and spray positions with the part and the operator in mind.
Planning a booth or oven project in Illinois
Crews mobilize from Houston; Illinois is roughly 950 miles away, so equipment, panels and tooling are staged and shipped ahead of the install crew.
Manufacturing in Illinois is concentrated around Chicago, Peoria, Rockford, and Champaign. The sectors most likely to be specifying spray booths, blast rooms, powder systems and cure ovens there include heavy equipment and machinery, food processing, metal fabrication, and transportation equipment.
Cold winters mean make-up air heaters are sized for sub-freezing intake, and booth or oven placement has to account for frost lines, snow loads on roof penetrations and winter slab work.
Frequently asked questions
Will an open face booth make the plant cold in winter?
It can if the building has no make-up air. Adding heated replacement air near the booth solves that.
Can an open face booth be used for production painting?
Yes, for small and medium parts. Higher volumes may call for multiple booths or an enclosed booth with dedicated air.
How do you pick a spot for the stack?
Away from building air intakes, doors and windows, and high enough to clear the roof.
Do you install the building make-up air unit too?
Yes. We install and connect make-up air units along with the booth exhaust system.
Can open face booths share an exhaust fan?
Sometimes, but separate exhaust systems are simpler to balance and service. We look at the layout before recommending either.