Clean and Prepare Prior to Powder and Liquid Coatings
Global Finishing Solutions® (GFS) Industrial Pretreatment Washers are used for cleaning metal and plastic substrates prior to liquid or powder coating, as well as before and after machining or forming components. Industrial Pretreatment Washers provide a highly efficient environment for washing processes and are often designed with separate housing sections to accommodate multiple pretreatment stages.
Precision engineered and manufactured of heavy-duty materials, GFS Industrial Pretreatment Washers are built to last. The tanks on GFS Pretreatment Washers are double-welded — both on the inside and outside — preventing leaks.
GFS is experienced at designing and building high-quality washers that are custom engineered to meet your business’ needs. GFS Industrial Pretreatment Washers can be designed as a spray or immersion environment — or as a combination of both.
The number of stages and design of the Industrial Pretreatment Washer is dependent upon the complexity and finish specifications of the parts. A typical multi-stage washer includes a chemical cleaning stage, followed by water and seal rinse stages. Complex multi-stage washers may also include phosphate stages, additional rinse stages, and reverse osmosis or surfactant final rinse stages.
GFS Pretreatment Washers feature clip-on nozzles, which can be easily removed for cleaning, allowing for hassle-free maintenance. Since each nozzle can be adjusted, you can precisely aim it at the desired part or product in the washer.
| Stainless or mild steel |
| Overflow gutters on all stages |
| Dual stainless steel filter screens with bottom sludge dam |
| Gas-fired immersion heating equipment |
| Removable access covers |
| Sloped tanks to sump drain for easy cleanout |
| Stainless or mild steel |
| Drain decks sloped (70/30 with a 2-inch center dam) |
| Bulkhead access doors in drain stages |
| Entrance and exit exhaust vestibules |
| Silhouettes between all spray sections |
| Bolted construction |
| CPVC schedule 80 header piping with quick, overhead disconnects |
| CPVC schedule 80 risers with quick disconnects |
| Drains, overflows and counter-flow piping (schedule 80 CPVC) |
| Rapid fill bypass on all stages |
| Vertical pumps |
| Thermometers on heated stages |
| Pressure gauges on all stages |
| UL-listed, PLC-based control panel |
| Electronic solution-level controls on all stages |
The following options can be added to a GFS Industrial Pretreatment Washer:
| Stainless steel grating in solution tanks |
| Insulated tanks with 18-gauge, stainless steel panels |
| Manual solution level controls |
| Particle filtration system |
| Oil separation systems |
| Conveyor shrouds in spray and drain stages |
| Tank cleanout marine doors |
| Blow-off units or dry-off ovens for drying parts |
GFS guarantees that our products meet or exceed all of the applicable codes related to the equipment. Our engineers regularly follow and contribute to the advancement of codes and standards that affect the industries that we work in. One of our engineers currently serves on the NFPA Technical Committee on Finishing Processes, a key standard in the finishing industry.
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