Metal Fabrication Finishing Equipment in Indiana
Fabrication shops in Indiana work for equipment builders, trailer and vehicle makers, agricultural customers and contract manufacturers, and the parts that come off the welding floor can be anything from a small guard to a frame that needs a crane. Double D Mechanical installs, relocates and services the booths, powder systems, ovens and air and utility work that turn those parts into finished goods.
Discuss your installationBlast, Clean, Coat: Laying Out the Sequence
Weldments usually need mill scale and spatter removed before coating. A blast room or wheel blast, then cleaning or pretreatment, then the booth and oven should be laid out in order so parts are not carried back and forth across the shop. Dust from blasting must be kept away from the coating area, which shapes how walls, doors and air paths are arranged.
Walk-In Ovens for Heavy Parts
Cart-loaded walk-in ovens handle large weldments that will not fit a conveyor. Door size, floor rails or track, burner capacity and heat-up time all depend on part mass. A heavy steel frame takes longer to reach metal temperature than a thin panel, and the cure schedule has to account for that.
- Size the door to the largest cart load plus clearance
- Confirm floor capacity for the loaded cart
- Plan exhaust and burner capacity for heavy part mass
Air Balance in a Shop Full of Welding
Welding fume extraction, blast collectors and booth exhaust all pull air out of the building. If make-up air is not planned for all of them together, the shop runs negative and doors become hard to open. A finishing project is a good time to review total exhaust and replacement air across the building.
Heaviest Parts and Welding Floor Plans
Have a list of the heaviest and largest parts, how they move today, existing equipment nameplates, gas and electrical capacity and any expansion plans for the welding floor.
Planning a booth or oven project in Indiana
Crews mobilize from Houston; Indiana is roughly 850 miles away, so equipment, panels and tooling are staged and shipped ahead of the install crew.
Manufacturing in Indiana is concentrated around Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Evansville, and South Bend. The sectors most likely to be specifying spray booths, blast rooms, powder systems and cure ovens there include automotive and powertrain, RV and trailer manufacturing, steel, and aerospace components.
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
How do we keep blast dust out of the paint booth?
Separate the blast area with walls and doors, keep its dust collector working well, and arrange airflow so the coating area is not downwind of blasting.
Why do heavy weldments take longer to cure?
Thick steel absorbs a lot of heat before its surface reaches cure temperature. Oven time and burner capacity need to account for part mass.
Can our existing make-up air handle a new booth?
Only if it has spare capacity after accounting for every exhaust already in the building. An airflow review will show the real margin.
Do you install manual powder booths as well as conveyor lines?
Yes. Manual booths, conveyorized lines, liquid paint booths and ovens are all part of the work.