Our vast product line of equipment for surface treatment of LPG cylinders is a means to obtain high cylinder quality and long cylinder lifetime. Surface treatment, including cleaning and painting, is an important and natural part of the regular standard inspection procedure.
- Nice-looking cylinders have high market value
- End-users prefer newly painted cylinders
- Surface treatment extends cylinder lifetime
- Distributors and end-users treat newly painted cylinders with care
Benefits
- A smooth unbroken cylinder surface can be cleaned easily
- Surface treatment protects against corrosion
- Kosan Crisplant only uses internationally recognized sub-suppliers
- Use manpower for cylinder maintenance in quiet periods
- Reduction in procurement of new cylinders
Possibilities
There are three main methods for surface treatment of LPG cylinders:
- 1 Make-up wet painting in filling hall (hazardous area)
- In-line in chain conveyor
- Drying of cylinders on chain conveyor
- Operation can be manual or fully automatic
- 2 Wet painting in non-hazardous area
- Cylinders suspended in overhead conveyor
- Can be used in combination with shotblaster and drying oven
- Operation can be manual, semi-automatic or fully automatic
- 3 Powder painting in non-hazardous area
- Cylinders suspended in overhead conveyor
- Must be used in combination with shotblaster and drying oven
- Operation can be manual, semi-automatic or fully automatic
When using the above methods, the following equipment can be applied:
- Stand-alone cabins for shotblasting
- In-line shotblasting with automatic loading onto or unloading from chain conveyor
- Ovens for burning off old painting before shotblasting for obtaining the best possible starting point for new surface treatment
- Manual spray booths
- In-line wet painting booths
- Fully automatic powder painting plants with overhead conveyor system and loading onto or unloading from chain conveyor
Safety
- All equipment for surface treatment of LPG cylinders is EU approved and designed in accordance with current EU directives
- National/local approvals