Need quick drying paint suggestions
Need quick drying paint suggestions
(OP)
Hi,
I have an industrial application where I need to occasionally spray paint on steel after a rolling mill. The paint is needed to mark defect areas that were detected during the rolling process. Much farther down the processing line (after going through other operations and accumulators) the paint is camera detected to reject the product.
The challenge is to find a quick drying paint so that the paint can tolerate handling by automatic equipment without transfer to the machinery or other product. It would be ideal to dry within 2 or 3 seconds.
Any suggestions are appreciated.
ERT
I have an industrial application where I need to occasionally spray paint on steel after a rolling mill. The paint is needed to mark defect areas that were detected during the rolling process. Much farther down the processing line (after going through other operations and accumulators) the paint is camera detected to reject the product.
The challenge is to find a quick drying paint so that the paint can tolerate handling by automatic equipment without transfer to the machinery or other product. It would be ideal to dry within 2 or 3 seconds.
Any suggestions are appreciated.
ERT





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Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: Need quick drying paint suggestions
I know there are "pre-construction primers" which must provide limited corrosion protection AND be weldable, and these dry in a minute or less.
The only problem may be from a VOC perspective, but I would imagine a case could be made that low volume and/or local ventilation control would allow use of a high VOC coating.
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Garland E. Borowski, PE
Borowski Engineering & Analytical Services, Inc.
Lower Alabama SolidWorks Users Group
RE: Need quick drying paint suggestions
Thanks for your input.
Yes, ink is a viable alternative. The people at www.efd-inc.com and Dykem have been helpful.
On the quick drying paint option, it appears that UV curing a UV sensitive paint is the way to go.
Regards,
ERT
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