Specialty Coating Systems (SCS), a provider of liquid coating systems, has added a flexible, advanced coating feature to their V platform, the PrecisonCoat Tool Changer. In the world of production equipment, manufacturers are looking for ways to improve their return on investment – especially when it comes to liquid applications. Customers want machines capable of doing more than conformal coating, without having to give up important aspects, such as work area and valve articulation. Often, multiple valves, multiple materials, and UV spot cure systems cause the price of a machine to increase, while the available work area decreases.
The company’s system makes it easy to quickly pick up the active valve or tool, then drop it off and pick up another. This can be performed with up to five valves within the same program with no operator intervention, while maintaining the unit’s large work area. It is a robust, motor-driven 5-axis system capable of selecting and hanging up to five valves and/or tools within a single program profile. Each valve and/or tool enjoys programmable 0–360° rotation and +/- 0–45° tilt. Because multiple heads are combined into one system, it boasts a full 22.5” (571 mm) x 21” (533 mm) work area on every valve. This systems also has largest pass-through height available, measuring 5” on top and bottom.
