What Difference Does it Make?

An inconsistent spray pattern leads to poor adhesion, excess material usage and unnecessary solvent usage. 

The cause: temperature change in your process that negatively impacts viscosity. 

The solution: precisely control temperature within +/- 1°F at the point of application. Maintain constant viscosity and get dependable results — shift after shift, day after day, week after week, month after month… You get the picture.

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Constant Viscosity Everytime?

If you’re not controlling temperature at the most important point in your process, you’re leaving money on the table. Get rid of variations. Adopt consistency. 

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Reduction in Defects

Control Temperature. Control Viscosity.

Temperature change in your fluid process causes viscosity to vary. When temperature increases, viscosity decreases because there is less resistance to flow. When temperature decreases, viscosity increases – there’s more resistance to flow. The result of these inconsistencies in your dispensing process? More defects, increased material usage, and higher costs.

The problems with uncontrolled temperature that lead to viscosity variations:

Increased defects
Increased operator exposure
Increased material usage
Higher costs
Detrimental environmental impact
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Many Different Factors Affect Temperature in Your Bonding or Overmolding Process.

Each of these factors can be eliminated using point-of-application temperature control.

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Ambient Temperature

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Recirculation Rate

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Coating Storage Temperature

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Recirculation Path

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Shear

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Source Container Volume

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Pressure Settings

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Substrate Temperature

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Coating Flow Rate

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Pump Type & Horsepower

Bonding & Overmolding Solutions from Saint Clair Systems

Precisely control temperature at the point of application and maintain constant viscosity every time. The results are:

Improved quality
Higher first pass yield
Reduced material costs
Reduced rework costs
Reduced scrap costs
Reduced warranty costs
Reduced environmental impact
Reduced operator exposure

Saint Clair Systems’ Bonding & Overmolding Temperature Control System is easy to adopt, easy to integrate, and easy to maintain. It’s small enough to fit on your tabletop, consumes relatively little power, and can work for every budget. See below for what our customers have had to say.

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“We saw increased stability in striation patterns when applying PVC to aluminum to create a woodgrain finish and significant reductions in color match issues as a result of consistent film build.”

- Alsco

“Your system provided the biggest bang for the buck of any capital project so far!”

- Jay Michae, Ternium

“We were able to reduce solvent use by 80 to 100%.”

- Ternium Shreveport

“As part of our ongoing continuous improvement plan at Roush, we decided to take a more aggressive approach to our temperature control in the paint shop. The resulting quality improvement with Saint Clair’s solution was obvious immediately and helped drive our FTC (First Time Capability) up and sustain it where we needed it to be.”

- Patrick Henterly, Roush Manufacturing

“At Valspar, we formulate our paints to run under a variety of different conditions and process variables. One of the primary variables is the paint temperature, which can vary from 40°F to 100°F based on the conditions at the coil coating facility. This wide swing in temperature can wreak havoc on both paint viscosity and application setup. Having consistent and targeted paint temperature removes this process variable and its effects from the equation, and that’s exactly what SCS does for us. Additionally, having consistent paint temperature ensures optimal (minimal) usage of expensive reducing solvents to attain the desired viscosity and applied paint film thickness.”

- Kent Hatch, Valspar Corporation

“Being able to control paint temperature within a narrow range can be very beneficial. The most obvious benefit is reduced solvent usage, which is not only more economical for the coater, but also lessens the environmental impact and health risks to employees. With less solvent use, you see two major benefits. The first is you reduce the possibility of solvent-induced popping or blistering. The second is that using significantly less solvent helps you reduce the possibility of color shifts or gloss changes.”

- Herald Cales, Akzo-Nobel