Paint Booth Relocation for Expanding Arkansas Plants
A paint booth often has to move because something else needs its floor space: a new line, a larger assembly area or a reworked material flow. Double D Mechanical relocates paint booths for Arkansas plants that are growing, planning the move so finishing keeps up with production as much as possible.
Discuss your installationClearing Floor Space for a New Line
When a booth moves to make room for an expansion, the new location has to suit both the booth and the plant's future layout. Part flow from fabrication into the booth and out to assembly or shipping is mapped first, so the booth does not end up in a spot that creates new forklift crossings or long carries.
Keeping Parts Finished During the Move
A relocation means some time without the booth. Plants handle that in different ways: building up finished stock ahead, running a second booth harder, or sending some work out. Agreeing on that plan early gives the relocation a realistic window instead of a rushed one.
- Finished stock built ahead of teardown
- Overflow work moved to another booth or line
- Teardown and reassembly scheduled around delivery commitments
Enclosure and Defense Work Near Little Rock and Pine Bluff
The Eaton Fibrebond electrical enclosure plant in North Little Rock and the Hanwha Defense USA munitions plant at Pine Bluff Arsenal show the scale of new manufacturing in central Arkansas. Plant growth on that scale tends to ripple out to suppliers and fabricators that need to rearrange their own floors, finishing booths included.
Reconnecting in the Right Order
Reassembly goes faster when every trade knows its turn. The booth shell goes up first, then exhaust duct and fans, make-up air, gas, electrical and controls, followed by fire suppression and lighting. Each connection point is marked at the new location before the booth comes down, so trades can rough in while the old booth is still running.
Planning a booth or oven project in Arkansas
Crews mobilize from Houston; Arkansas is roughly 400 miles away, so equipment, panels and tooling are staged and shipped ahead of the install crew.
Manufacturing in Arkansas is concentrated around Little Rock, Fort Smith, Northwest Arkansas (Fayetteville and Springdale), and Jonesboro. The sectors most likely to be specifying spray booths, blast rooms, powder systems and cure ovens there include steel, trucking and trailer manufacturing, food processing equipment, and aerospace components.
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
Can we keep painting while the booth is being relocated?
Not in that booth, but plants often build finished stock ahead, use a second booth or send work out. That plan is set before the teardown date.
Should the booth be upgraded while it is apart?
It is a good time to replace worn seals, filters, lights or controls, since access is easy. Upgrades are planned before teardown so parts are on hand.
What happens to the old floor area after the booth leaves?
Utilities are capped or removed, roof and wall openings are closed and the floor is cleared so the next use of the space can start.
Who handles the electrical reconnection?
Double D coordinates mechanical work with the plant's electrical contractor so power, lighting and control wiring are ready when the booth is.
What information helps plan an Arkansas booth move?
A plant layout showing current and future positions, booth model and size, exhaust and make-up air data, utility locations and the production schedule the move has to fit.