Saint Clair Systems makes it easy to control viscosity at the point of application and maintain unparalleled consistency in your process.

“This was the easiest capital project implementation that we’ve ever done!”

Paint Area Manager at a Rancho Cucamonga Facility

Saint Clair Systems’ temperature control system technology helped a company with two different continuous coating lines on the West Coast. Here’s some of how it transformed their processes. They saw:

80% reduction in naphthalene (solvent) usage, which reduced costs and ultimately lead to an EPA National Partnership Environmental Award
95% reduction in blister and solvent pop
75% reduction in paint shortages
Paint film thickness variation across the strip virtually eliminated
An “extremely easy to use, basically ‘set and forget’ operation”

You can watch the full video here to see how our technology became “an integral part of the painting process.”

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Disruptive Temperature Control Technology Takes Fluid Dispensing Applications to the Next Level

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Point-of-Application Outperforms Traditional Methods

Temperature control in fluid dispensing processes is nothing new; many processes attempt to control temperature at the source. Controlling temperature at the drum is simply what’s always been done. And nothing has really challenged that.

Until now.

A lot happens once the process material leaves the drum and makes its way to the paint spray gun. Ambient temperature affects viscosity along its journey, which means variations in viscosity naturally occur once the material leaves the source and makes its way to the point of application. That creates inconsistencies in the texture and quality of the output and has a cascading effect on costly waste, delivery times on specific components, efficiency, and overall profitability.

This does not need to be a cost of doing business.

The Saint Clair Solution

Control Temperature Right at the Point of Application

Instead of controlling temperature at the source (but leaving the material vulnerable to temperature change along its journey to the dispense point), we start right at the point where the fluid is applied. We begin at that point of application, and then work backwards far enough to control the temperature to within +/- 1 degree °F. This removes the issue of temperature change entirely.

There is no other temperature control system that provides this type of consistency, accuracy, and efficiency from the onset.

Eliminated rework in your process
Dramatically reduced or eliminated harmful solvents in your process
Over 10% reduction in material costs
Consistent output: better quality with less variations in your application
Reliable, consistent, and measurable results
Higher profitability
Improved product quality: By maintaining a consistent temperature, manufacturers can ensure that products have consistent properties, such as hardness, dimensional stability, and viscosity.
Increased efficiency: temperature control can improve process efficiency by reducing variability, which in turn can reduce waste and downtime.turn can reduce waste and downtime.
Enhanced safety: Proper temperature control can reduce the risk of hazards, such as thermal runaway reactions, that can result from temperature fluctuations.
Increased reliability: Consistent temperature control can help improve the reliability of manufacturing processes and the products they produce.
Cost savings: By reducing waste, increasing efficiency, and improving product quality, temperature control can ultimately result in cost savings for manufacturers.
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Overall, by maintaining temperature control at the point of application, manufacturers can improve product quality, increase efficiency and reliability, enhance safety, and realize cost savings.

Point of Use Components for Temperature Control Systems:

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Water-Traced Covers

Flexible covers that are lightweight and contain temperature-controlled water.
Installed on a robotic arm, allowing you to control temperature right up to the point of application.
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Water Jacketed Coaxial Hoses

Material hose surrounded by a hose containing temperature-controlled water.
A temperature sensor is placed in the hose block (the end where the dispensing device is mounted). Temperature is controlled up to that point.
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Recorable Coaxial Hose Heat Exchanger (patented)

Placed near the point of dispense and involves a flexible tube-in-tube heat exchanger.

We are globally-recognized experts in temperature and viscosity control with over three decades of experience in the field.

We have seen a large variety of applications and are confident we can find a temperature control solution available for your unique process. To speak with one of our temperature control experts, give us a call.

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