Open Face Booth Installation for Pennsylvania Plants
Open face booths are a practical way to add painting capacity inside an older Pennsylvania plant. They have no doors, no ceiling plenum and a single exhaust point at the rear, so they slot into a corner of a bay or alongside a production cell. Double D Mechanical installs, relocates and services open face booths and connects them to exhaust, electrical and building air.
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Electrical equipment builders like GE Vernova, which is expanding breaker and switchgear production at Charleroi and Rostraver, depend on many painted parts. Small components, cabinet hardware and touch-up after assembly often happen in open face booths close to the assembly area.
Placing the Booth in an Old Plant
The open front draws air from the room, so placement affects finish quality as much as the booth does. In older plants, drafts from big doors and overhead heaters can disturb the airflow.
- Keep the opening out of the path of unit heaters and dock door drafts
- Allow clear space in front for the operator and parts
- Check ceiling height for the booth and any overhead crane
- Locate near a practical exhaust route to the roof or wall
Exhaust and Air Balance
We install the rear exhaust chamber, fan and stack and confirm the exhaust volume. If the plant cannot supply replacement air on its own, a make-up air unit near the booth helps keep the building balanced and avoids drawing cold air through every gap in winter.
Keeping It Working
Open face booths are simple, and service is mostly about filters, fans and lights. Overloaded filters are the most common cause of poor performance. We inspect and service fans, motors, belts and lighting, and verify exhaust interlocks with spray equipment.
Planning a booth or oven project in Pennsylvania
Crews mobilize from Houston; Pennsylvania is roughly 1,350 miles away, so equipment, panels and tooling are staged and shipped ahead of the install crew.
Manufacturing in Pennsylvania is concentrated around Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Allentown, and Erie. The sectors most likely to be specifying spray booths, blast rooms, powder systems and cure ovens there include steel and metals, heavy machinery, rail equipment, and defense.
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
Can an open face booth go near an assembly line?
Yes, if it is placed away from drafts and dusty operations, with enough room in front for the operator and parts.
What size exhaust fan does an open face booth need?
It depends on the booth face area and the airflow the booth maker specifies. The fan is matched to the booth, not chosen separately.
Do unit heaters affect booth performance?
They can. Strong air currents near the booth opening disturb airflow and can push overspray out of the booth.
Can you service our existing open face booth?
Yes. We service fans, motors, lights and controls and check airflow on existing booths.