Equipment I work with
Notes on how the main categories of electrostatic powder coating equipment differ, when each one pays back, and what to ask a supplier before you order.
Manual electrostatic powder coating guns
Hand-held corona or tribo guns for job shops, touch-up and low-volume work — the cheapest way into powder coating, and the category where cheap equipment fails fastest.
Automatic linesAutomatic powder coating lines and reciprocators
Reciprocators, fixed gun banks and conveyorised lines: the point where automation pays back is set by part mix and consistency requirements, not by volume alone.
Recovery & boothsRecovery systems and powder booths
Booths and recovery units decide how much of your powder you keep, how fast you can change colour, and how much powder ends up on the floor.
Curing ovensCuring ovens for powder coating
The oven is where most under-sized coating lines are born: it is sized from part mass and line speed, and it is the one component you cannot fix by adding guns later.
Not sure which category fits your parts?
Tell me the part material, size and how many you coat per shift. I will tell you what the line needs — and what you can skip.