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Design of a device for profiles painting on a pultrusion line
Krejčí, Miloš ; Slaný, Martin (referee) ; Zouhar, Jan (advisor)
Surface treatments of composite materials represent a specific issue in terms of the design of automatic painting equipment. The surface treatment modules were designed to be integrated into an existing pultrusion line, with an emphasis on maintaining the ergonomics of the workplace and adhering to space requirements. The selection of a suitable paint was first made from the coatings available on the market, then continued through collaboration with the manufacturer. The collaboration led to the development of a powdered, thermally curable formulation and a liquid, UV curable formulation. After adhesion tests, an optimised version of the UV formulation was selected. The design of the coating equipment is based on the requirements specific to the selected UV curable formulation. It consists of technologies for UV surface pretreatment, paint application and UV curing of the coating. The surface pretreatment is based on the experience of the supplier of the application technologies and own experiments. Coating application uses spray guns, again selected on the basis of testing in production. Curing of the coating is provided by a set of UV emitters with adjustable output power. Cost savings due to automation of the process and elimination of human labour are insignificant under current conditions due to the high price of the selected coating material. If the predicted production volumes are achieved, the savings can reach up to 10-12 CZK per linear metre of profile.
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