| Abstract Scope |
For any manufacturing environment that involves painting, the paint process is the most expensive process in the plant. It is the most expensive to build and operate, and accounts for more rework and scrap than any other department.
Setting up a new part or paint color is a tedious process. Checking the result of this process requires painting parts, running them through the cure process, then spending countless hours inspecting each part to determine if the process was successful. Each defect can require hours or even days to resolve.
In this study, in cooperation with CFAN, a manufacturer of high-tech composite jet engine turbine blades we utilized the SprayVision System to analyze the impact of temperature-based viscosity variations on spray application performance.
The results demonstrate how easy it is to generate inconsistency in an otherwise carefully controlled process. |