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AFS Announces Ratio-Check™ Precision Monitoring System
April 2008
BECAUSE THE COST OF FAILURE IS TOO HIGH!
Features:
• Shuts down pumps when an off-ratio scenario is detected, sounding an alarm horn with red flashing light
• Complete shut-down at any off-ratio percentage desired
• Easy reset should an alarm occur
• Monitors ratio by volume on Graco Reactors and other plural-component pumps
• Continuous monitoring with LED readout of both A & B components
• Totals of both A & B per part or job
• System is completely installed at the pump controls for operator convenience
• Runs on 110-volt circuit
• Compact with meters attached directly to the pump system
• Hands-on start-up and training by trained field technicians available
AFS News Item
Nordson® Launches New Encore® Manual Powder Coating Systems
March 2008
Now available from AFS, the revolutionary new Encore manual powder spray system is packed with features to provide unsurpassed operator control, coating capability and ease of use for an unprecedented level of coating performance on demand.
System features include:
• On-Gun controls and display
• One-hand powder flow adjustment or preset selection
• All-digital gun control interface
• Nordson patented Select Charge® technology
• True, closed-loop powder flow control
• Vibratory box or hopper feed
• High-efficiency pump
To read all the details, go here and click on "Powder Coating Equipment."
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Graco® Announces new line of air-spray guns, the AirPro®
February 2008
With one of the best spray patterns in the industry, the NEW Graco AirPro gun offers improved atomization and transfer efficiency. With an ergonomic handle, the new design offers a lighter weight (410 grams) and better balance, making it easier to spray at a steady rate all day.
Reduced spray turbulence through a more-uniform airflow and enhanced atomization is achieved through a new line of material-specific aircaps. Available in both conventional and HVLP, pressure, siphon, or gravity-feed models, these new air spray guns offer versatile options for your every finishing need.
For all the details, go here and click on "Spray Guns".
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AFS Display Appears at US Bank
December 2007
For the month of December 2007, AFS has a display at the US Bank along N. Interstate Avenue in Portland, OR. Thanks to Hope, the branch manager, local businesses are offered an area to advertise inside their bank. AFS placed an eye-catching display in the designated area to garner some attention to our company.
Advanced Finishing Systems sincerely appreciates the opportunity.
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 AFS to Participate in a "Green Finishing" Webinar
October 2007
Let’s face it, while most responsible finishing managers are good environmental stewards, it can be difficult to truly maximize productivity while simultaneously minimizing environmental impact. Ever-increasing production demands, strict finish quality standards, cost constraints, and other factors all conspire to make proactive environmental management a difficult job - and one that rarely benefits the bottom line.
Fortunately, new technologies and work practices are not only making “green” finishing a reality, but a very profitable reality at that!
The Webinar was October 18, 2007! Thanks for attending!
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Graco Roadshow Coming to AFS!
May 2007
The Graco Road Trip is a traveling product exhibit and training venue touring the country in a 48-foot trailer that features the latest Graco finishing and process equipment, as well as a fully operating spray booth where you can experience first-hand a variety of different Graco finishing products.
It will be at Advanced Finishing Systems on July 10th from 10:00am to 3:00pm. Come join us for a BBQ and refreshments!
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Graco's Silver Paint to Reduce Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions
April, 2007
AFS is proud to partner with companies that "think green." We are therefore happy to announce a change that Graco, a key equipment vendor, is making to their manufacturing process.
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At the beginning of March 2007, Graco began replacing its Hammertone paint with a new Silver paint, which has significantly lower xylene content. The new Graco Silver will reduce the xylene content by 92% and overall HAP emissions by 96%. The change will be subtle, but to a keen eye, the new paint will be slightly brighter than the old.
From an environmental protection perspective, reducing xylene and overall HAP emissions helps protect local air quality. VOCs such as xylene and other "Volatile-HAP" emissions from solvent-based coatings are precursors to the formation of ground-level ozone ("smog"), which has adverse health consequences of particular concern for children, people with asthma and existing respiratory conditions, and the elderly. As such, reducing Graco's xylene and HAP emissions helps protect the air quality of the Twin Cities. Furthermore, it helps to keep the Twin Cities are in "attainment" with the Nation Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone.
In a commitment to preserving the air quality, Graco has investigated other ways to reduce emissions by changing formulations for several other coatings. Through these changes, Graco will reduce its overall HAP and xylene emissions by 11,000 lbs and 7500 lbs. This represents over a 50% reduction in both of these emissions.
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