Patent ID: 6132511
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: B05B,G05B,Y02P

Abstract:
A powder coating system for applying a powder coating to a part comprising:a plurality of powder spray guns disposed with respect to the part;at least one powder source supplying powder to said plurality of spray guns through a plurality of hoses connected between the at least one powder source and the spray guns;a plurality of flow regulators, each flow regulator varying the flow of powder through one of the hoses;a plurality of controls, each of the controls including a processor connected to a memory storing at least one set of spray parameters, each of the flow regulators being connected to one of the controls and each of the controls selecting the one set of spray parameters to vary the operation of the associated regulator and control the flow of powder through one of the hoses; anda communications network in electrical communication with the plurality of controls for providing data to the plurality of controls.