Georgia Powder Coating Line Installation and Relocation
A powder coating line is several machines that have to behave like one: a pretreatment washer, a dry-off oven, one or more powder booths, a cure oven and a conveyor carrying parts through all of them at a fixed pace. Each has its own gas, exhaust, water, drain and electrical needs, and each affects the others. Double D Mechanical installs, relocates and connects powder coating lines for Georgia manufacturers.
Discuss your installationLines That Serve Electrical and Fabrication Work
Georgia's growing electrical equipment base, including the Virginia Transformer plant in Rincon, adds to the volume of steel that needs a consistent coated finish. When volume reaches a point where hand-loaded booth-and-oven setups cannot keep up, a conveyorized line becomes the next step. The decision to go to a line usually starts with throughput and the size and weight of the largest part.
Mapping the Line Before Steel Arrives
We begin with a line layout that shows every stage and every utility.
- Load and unload zones with space for racks and carts
- Pretreatment washer stages with water, drain and exhaust
- Dry-off oven with burner, recirculation and exhaust
- Powder booth or booths with recovery and compressed air
- Cure oven with burner, controls and exhaust
- Conveyor path including cooling zones and turns
Building Air Balance Across the Line
Washers and ovens exhaust moist and hot air; booths draw air through their openings. Without planned make-up air, the line ends up pulling air from wherever it can, which brings dust into the booth and causes oven openings to spill heat. We look at the building as a whole and plan make-up air and exhaust so each stage gets the airflow it needs.
Moving a Line to a New Savannah or Atlanta Facility
Relocating a powder line means separating each stage from its utilities, removing the conveyor in sections, moving equipment and reinstalling in a layout that may differ from the original. It is also a good time to fix problems that the old layout created, like a short cooling zone or a booth placed too close to an oven door. We plan relocations so the new line starts up with each stage connected and tested.
Planning a booth or oven project in Georgia
Crews mobilize from Houston; Georgia is roughly 700 miles away, so equipment, panels and tooling are staged and shipped ahead of the install crew.
Manufacturing in Georgia is concentrated around Atlanta, Savannah, Augusta, and Columbus. The sectors most likely to be specifying spray booths, blast rooms, powder systems and cure ovens there include automotive assembly and EV, aerospace, transportation equipment, and heavy machinery.
Hot, humid summers and mild winters put the emphasis on make-up air cooling or tempering, filter change schedules and keeping intake away from loading doors.
Frequently asked questions
What stages does a powder coating line include?
Typically load, pretreatment, dry-off, powder application, cure, cooling and unload, connected by a conveyor. Some lines add a blast stage or a second coat.
Can we start with a booth and oven and add a conveyor later?
Yes, if the original layout leaves room. Planning conveyor paths and stage spacing early makes later automation easier.
Does a pretreatment washer need special drains?
Washer stages require water supply and drainage that meet local wastewater rules. We coordinate with the plumbers and your environmental staff.
How do you test a line after installation?
Each stage is started individually and verified, then the line runs together with test parts to check conveyor speed, washer performance, oven temperatures and booth airflow.