See how Global Finishing Solutions® (GFS) products have played a key role in the success of industrial finishers and manufacturers, and learn how we can benefit your business.
For more than two decades, the old yet incredibly reliable GFS paint booth at Markquart Auto Body has hummed along. Of course, there have been mechanical problems over the years, and the booth’s motors have been rebuilt. Still, day after day, month after month, year after year, the booth just keeps running.
With an Ultra XL Paint Booth and Ultra XD Paint Mix Room from GFS, Trubilt Collision Center is profiting from additional fleet work and has doubled their number of daily paint cycles.
Spraying 200 to 300 gallons of paint a month, with an operation that runs seven days a week, Samuel Pressure Vessel Group needed reliable equipment that was simple for multiple technicians to use. In 2022, Dave DuPont, finishing foreman at the company’s plant in Marinette, Wisconsin, helped select a Large Equipment Paint Booth, Blast Booth and Industrial Paint Mix Room from GFS — all with user-friendly controls, for technicians with differing styles and skillsets.
From cabinets and furniture to beer tap handles, coasters and awards, woodworkers at the Appalachian Center for Economic Networks (ACEnet) create a bit of everything. For a small expense, their big dreams — and those of ACEnet executive director Larry Fisher — can become reality. It’s all made possible by an Enclosed Finishing Paint Booth from GFS that provides a clean, dependable finishing environment for small businesses on the rise.
Finishing their carbon fiber composite parts with two to three times as much clearcoat as a typical automotive body shop, SpeedKore needed faster curing, without sacrificing quality. A visit to the Center for Excellence — the state-of-the-art training facility resembling a working body shop in Osseo, Wisconsin — convinced SpeedKore that the REVO Handheld from GFS could help them maximize efficiency, for a relatively minimal investment.
When Fox Valley Sandblasting & Powder Coating expanded to a 37,000-square-foot facility in 2020, Mike Schwebke and family wanted equipment that could handle any products that came to their door. A 40-foot-long Batch Powder Oven from GFS has been big enough to outsize their competition and help boost their bottom line.
Looking for equipment for his new powder coating shop, Justin Trepper wanted an oven larger than those of his nearest competitors and one that could cure even the thickest steel. A 26-foot-long Batch Powder Oven — and equally sized Powder Recovery Booth — from GFS have helped JC Powder Coating capitalize on steady revenue from increased commercial work.
When Robinson Inc. decided to bring powder coating in house with a new 90,000-square-foot paint and coatings facility, they wanted equipment they could trust from a manufacturer offering local support. Bob Whitefield turned to GFS and local distributor ICAFe — and in 2021, two batch powder coating lines were installed, giving Robinson newfound capabilities to fast-track their growth.
As Bob’s Machine Shop evolved into one of the country’s premier manufacturers of jack plates for boats, their finishing equipment needed an upgrade. A new Performer ES Paint Booth from GFS with long-lasting GFS Wave exhaust filters has Steven Pelini confident in his company’s future, thanks to increased production, shorter lead times and improved efficiency.
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