Editorial, News, and Products
Manual Spray Guns Integrate Upgraded Features
The Xcite + and Xcite + Light spray guns from Sames North America have received technical upgrades, improving general usability and spraying quality.
Sames North America Welcomes Team Members, Chief Sales Officer
A few staffing changes are occurring on the Sames North America team.
Sames Kremlin Hires Regional Manager for Canadian Subsidiary
Eric Korzer has accepted the position of regional manager for the company’s Quebec and Eastern Canada subsidiary.
Sames Kremlin Hires Automotive Sales Application Engineer
John Becker has over 30 years of sales experience in the finishing industry, notably with Sames Kremlin equipment, both direct and through its distribution networks.
Sames Kremlin Announces New Disposable Cups
The new cups help with productivity and clean-up for painters.
Inocoat Manual Powder Systems from Sames Kremlin
Manual powder systems available to cover all process needs from ordinary to metallic and UV powders.
Manual Spray Guns in Gravity, Pressure and Suction Configurations
Sames Kremlin’s FStart manual airspray guns offer a cost-effective solution for professional painters to spray solvent- and water-based materials.
Sames Kremlin Announces Entry-level Airspray Gun
Sames Kremlin has added the FSTART, a new high-quality entry-level Airspray gun, to its range of Airspray manual spray guns
New Airless Pumps Provide Pressure Stability
The new Azur Airless protective coatings pump range from Sames Kremlin improves atomization, ensures performance in extreme conditions and minimizes maintenance downtime.
Three Diaphragm Pumps for Medium Paint Circulating Systems
Sames Kremlin diaphragm pumps feature compact design, quick flushing and resistant materials.
FPro Suction Manual Airspray Gun from Sames Kremlin
Sames Kremlin released the FPro S Manual Airspray Gun, which combines features from the FPro P with additional options.
Sames Kremlin Airless Spray Gun Minimizes Payloads
Compact design allows easy access to recessed part areas.
Josh Gilmore Joins Sames Kremlin
Gilmore named regional manager for U.S. central states region.
Sames Kremlin Bell Applicator Works with Variety of Materials
Powder bell sprayer designed for high transfer rate, easy maintenance and integration as well as finishing quality.
Heater Heats Paint Evenly Without Burning Effect
Can maintain constant temperature for each color or for direct heating to increase paint temperature just before the application.
Improving Your Liquid Finishing System
Is your liquid system bugging out? Steve Romer from Sames Kremlin says there are some things to check on.
Low-pressure Fluid Hose Designed to Reduce Operator Fatigue
Hoses have lightweight, flexible design.
Air Hose Offers Lightweight, Flexible Design
Hoses are compatible with most competitive equipment.
ASB Automatic Spray Gun Delivers Atomization in Airless Applications
Gun delivers atomization in airless applications for a variety of materials, including solvent-based, water-based and UV-cured.
Sames Kremlin Offers New Airspray Tanks
The tanks have capacity from 2 L to 50 L, maximum pressure from 3.5 Bar to 7 Bar, are made from aluminum, carbon steel or stainless steel, have bottom or top output, and come with or without an agitator.
Using Experts to Design a Finishing System
When your facility is ready to design a finishing system, Sames Kremlin’s Steve Romer recommends bringing in outside experts to help.
Bell Applicator Designed for High Efficiency, Improved Uniformity
Sames Kremlin’s InoBell powder applicator can be installed on a robotic or reciprocating system for a variety of different applications or markets.
Sames Kremlin Manual Spray Guns Provide Repeatabilty, High Transfer Efficiency
The Xcite Light Airmix manual spray guns are available in both 60-bar (870-psi) and 120-bar (1,740-psi) models.
Tips for Applying Epoxy and High-Solids Paint
Controlling a coating’s thermal viscosity is a top priority, says Sames Kremlin’s Steve Romer.
Sherwin-Williams Recognizes Vendor Award Winners
Mirka Abrasives earned Vendor of the Year and Excellence in Sales awards, Sames Kremlin also was recognized with a Sales Excellence Award, and Roo Glue won the New Market Growth Excellence Award.
How to Audit a Liquid Paint System
To correct paint system settings that have drifted over time, Sames Kremlin’s Steven Romer strongly recommends annual audits.
Manual Spray Gun Offers Better Operator Control
Sames Kremlin’s FPro Airspray manual spray gun is said to be perfectly balanced, providing the painter with complete control over the paint application.
Getting the Most from a Liquid Paint Line Audit
An audit of its liquid coating system led to more than $100,000 in savings for this Pennsylvania maker of steel storage drums.
Airspray and Airless Combine for a Fine Finish
Sames Kremlin’s Nanogun Airmix manual electrostatic spray gun combines unique airpsray and airless technology with electrostatic application for a high transfer efficiency.
EXEL North America named Sherwin-Williams Vendor of the Year
EXEL North America is an expert in finishing and dispensing solutions and introduced the patented Airmix technology in 2013, resulting in a winning program for both Sherwin-Williams and its customers.
Stopping Paint Line Bottlenecks
New Exel system on paint line improves efficiency by 95 percent
Painting on Oil ... Rigs that is
When part-time oilman Terry McIver went to Brady, TX in 2004 to buy a used drilling rig, he was surprised to find the company he was visiting was going bankrupt and had just two employees left from over 200 it had a year earlier. Brady left with the oil rig, but a few months later he went back and bought the company.
Stanrail Puts Painting on the Fast-Track
When Stanrail—a manufacturer of rail car doors—sought to paint large parts using a system that occupies only a small amount of real estate, it turned to a supplier for assistance…