AODD Pump Applications in Coating Industry

The coating industry is spread across multiple industries as coating work is required in multiple industries. In simple words, a coating is a covering that is applied to the surface of various products to achieve two basic reasons. These two reasons are simple! The first is to make the surface decorative to ensure pleasing-looking products while the second is to apply the coating for functional purposing like saving the product from water or corrosion etc. AODD pumps play a major role to achieve these two targets. Hence, AODD pumps in the coating industry are a common tool. Let's understand about AODD pumps.

What are AODD Pumps?

AODD pumps or air-operated pumps are simple pumps that work with compressed air to pump any liquid, fluid, or powder, etc. As the name shows, it is operated through the supply of air. So, it is cheap and safe to use. Furthermore, it works with the help of two diaphragms and valves on both sides. In this way, it can pump any coatings uniformly at any constant pressure. Hence, AODD pumps are used widely in the coating industry. Let's have a quick overview of the coating industry to understand how the coating industry is spread across multiple industries.

A brief overview of Coating Industry

The coating is required on every other product. Therefore, the coating industry is integrated into multiple industries. The major examples of these multiple industries are the automotive industry, ceramics industry, packaging, and labeling industry, aluminum industry, concrete industry, glass industry, flooring industry, aerospace industry, and shipbuilding industry. All of these major industries require coating their products. Therefore, the coating industry is integrated into all of these industries. Now, let's understand the applications of AODD pumps in the coating industry.

Applications of AODD pumps in the coating Industry

As we understood, the AODD pumps are used in the coating industry but the coating industry is integrated into multiple industries. Therefore, AODD pumps are used in different settings and situations in these industries. However, here are the major applications of AODD pumps in the coating industry.

Transfer of coating material from transport trucks to storage tanks

Every Industry requires a unique coating material. This unique coating material is transferred from their transport trucks to the storage tanks with the help of AODD pumps. AODD pumps are used for two reasons to transfer the coating material from trucks to the tanks. The first reason is that AODD pumps have no internal fluids or mechanical parts that can contaminate the coating material. This contamination can result in low-quality coatings. Hence, AODD pumps are the ideal choice. Second, AODD pumps can handle any type of dangerous chemicals and fluids. Hence, other alternative pumps are not used in the transfer of coating material from transport trucks to storage tanks. Instead, AODD pumps are preferred!

Powder coating: The new way of coating in the industry

It is a relatively new concept in the coating industry. Earlier, the liquid coating was a conventional method to do coating on the product. However, powder coating is becoming more popular now. In powder coating, a free-flowing dry powder is applied to the surface of the products with the help of compressed-air spray guns or pumps. After powder coating is applied, it is treated under heat or with ultraviolet light to complete the process of powder coating. AODD pumps are ideal to do powder coating at a large scale as these pumps can apply more coating, at a certain pressure with uniformity.

General Transfer of coating and painting material

Coating material needs to be transferred from one place to another and AODD pumps are ideal to do so. Every quoting material has unique characteristics and therefore, it needs to be transferred according to requirement. Therefore, there is a need to continuously transfer coating material from one place to coating workstations or plants. Hence, for the smooth running of general transfer operations, AODD pumps are used as they can quickly transfer the coating material without contaminating or impacting the coating material in any way. In this way, AODD pumps work to support the controlled transfer in a restricted and time-sensitive environment.

Filter press to recycle and reuse the material

Contamination and mixing of solid and liquid happen during different industrial procedures. However, there is a need to separate liquids from the solids to recycle and reuse the materials. Therefore, the filter press is used. Filter presses are the machines and procedures by which the mixed slurry is pumped with the help of AODD pumps into a process to filter out the cakes of solids from the liquid. Once, this is done, the filtering membranes need to be separate to access the cakes of solids that are filtered from liquids. After it, these membranes are cleaned with the help of AODD pumps to start the process again.

Filling machines

The use of filling machines is very common in different industries and AODD pumps are the best choice to operate filling machines. A filling machine is a piece of equipment that can automatically fill bottles, jars, or any other typing of packaging with liquids or fluids. Air-operated pumps are used to pump liquids or fluids with the help of a filling machine. This process allows the coating industry to automate the process of packaging and shipping coating materials with precision and efficiency. However, this same process is used for paints and all the other functions that are related to coating in any industry.

Mixing tanks

Sometimes, one material of the coating is not enough to do the job. It happens because some coating materials are good for decoration while others are good for ensuring the right functionality of the surface. Therefore, there is a need to mix the coating materials with a perfect mixture to ensure optimum results in the coating industry. This kind of mixing is done in the mixing tanks and these mixing tanks are filled with the help of air-operated double diaphragm pumps. Usually, the tanks or drums of all the coating materials are attached with multiple air-operated pumps to ensure simultaneous transfer with a target to make a uniform output.

Paint and Coating filtration

Sometimes paint and coating materials need to be filtered before applying. It is required as a smooth and clean material is required in the process but the paints and coatings can have debris like dried flakes, dust particles, or un-dissolved pigments. Therefore, this debris must be removed to ensure quality coating or painting. Hence, the process of filtering is applied in the coating industry. In this process, the filters are placed and the material is pumped with the help of air-operated double diaphragm pumps. It passes through the filters and the solids accumulated and turn into cakes. These cakes are removed in the end while the material becomes free of debris.

Now, let's understand what fluids are usually transferred with AODD pumps in the coating industry. So, if you are working with these fluids, you need an AODD pump in your organization!

What fluids are usually transferred with AODD pumps in the coating industry

Air-operated double diaphragms pumps are used in various settings and processes in the coating industry. However, the following are some of the most popular fluids that are usually transferred with AODD pumps.

Paints

Paints are one of the most common fluids in the coating and painting industry. A large amount of paint is required to paint the products. Therefore, the continuous and uniform supply of the paint is crucial in the coating industry. This supply of paint from the tanks to the nozzles can be done by air-operated double diaphragm pumps.

Varnish

As we know, the coating industry is spread across multiple industries and these industries overlay each other. Take this example, if you are coating or painting in the automotive industry then you have to do wood coating as well for the high-end interior of automotive products like cars. In this way, the usage of fluids overlay. Varnish is a coating material that is usually transparent and glossy. It is ideal for wood coating.

Lacquer

This coating material is used on metals and wood for decorative and safety purposes. Lacquer gives a glowing effect on the surface so it fulfills the decorative requirement of the product. Furthermore, the coating of lacquer is hard, and in this way, it protects the surface of any product that is made of wood and metals. Air-operated pumps are used to apply lacquer on a big scale.

Grease

Grease is considered a semisolid liquid due to its high viscosity. Therefore, it is not easy to transfer and transport it from one place to another in high quantity. Hence, air-operated pumps are used to transfer and transport grease to use grease in the coating and painting industry. Without these pumps, it is really difficult to transfer grease from a single tank!

Adhesive

Adhesives are substances that can bind two items together. Therefore, it is very tricky to transfer, transport, and use adhesive at a large scale especially in the coating industry. Adhesives form a good protective coating and therefore, it is growing in popularity in the coating industry. These adhesives are applied after heating and once it is applied to the surface, it is cooled down. In this way, the coating of adhesive is applied and it creates a solid protective coating.

Latex

It is a white substance that is derived from nature for coating. However, synthetic latex is also growing in popularity. A latex coating is usually applied in the coating industry on the fabric and porous surfaces to increase certain features of the products. Take the example of a simple glove; it is difficult to have a good grip with gloves, the situation becomes worse when the gloves are wet. Hence, the coating of latex is applied to it that will ensure a hard grip even in the wet environment.

Powders

There was a time when the coating was only done with the help of fluids. However, as the technology improved the situation changed. Now, powdered materials are used to do the coating of different products. This powder coating is applied with the help of air-operated pumps, and once it is applied it is heated so it can form a protective layer on the surface.

Why AODD Pumps are the best pumps as compared to alternatives?

Air-operated pumps are the best pumps for the coating industry as compared to other alternatives. It is a fact! Following are the three major reasons that AODD pumps are better!

Continuous and Uniform Supply

The coating is a time-sensitive and process-sensitive procedure. Therefore, a continuous and uniform supply of the coating material holds key importance. It can only be achieved by the air-operated pumps because these pumps provide a uniform supply due to their unique design.

Safety and Precision

Safety and precision are the two most pain points of the coating industry. Both of these pain points can be healed with the help of air-operated pumps. It is so because air-operated pumps do not require electricity so there is an improved safety feature. Furthermore, air-operated double diaphragm pumps provide uniform flow at required pressure. In this way, precision in the coating is achieved.

Reliable Multitasking Options

Lastly, the coating industry requires pumps that can perform in various settings instead of a one-process solution. Therefore, air-operated pumps are the ideal solution for the coating industry. It is so because air-operated pumps can be used in various processes reliably like transferring or applying the coating materials, storing or mixing the materials, etc.

Conclusion

In conclusion, air-operated pumps are widely used in the coating industry in various settings and forms. It is so because the coating industry is integrated into other industries and every other industry has its requirements. However, the basic settings of the coating industry remain somehow the same as the material is needed to be applied on the products for a coating to ensure the decorative or functional objectives and this process can be achieved by AODD pumps. Therefore, AODD pumps are used widely in the coating industry.