Patent ID: 8393290

Claim:
A powder coating system for powder coating treatment of a part, the powder coating system comprising: (a) a powder coating application system; (b) first and second heating systems, wherein the first heating system at least partially cures a powder coating applied to the part by the application system, and wherein the second heating system fully cures the powder coating applied to the part by the application system; and (c) a conveying system, including: (i) a first conveyor that conveys the part through the first heating system, the first conveyor contacting the part during conveyance such that a first portion of the part is exposed; and (ii) a second conveyor that conveys the part through the second heating system, the second conveyor contacting only the first portion of the part during conveyance; (iii) wherein the first conveyor automatically transfers the part to the second conveyor without reorienting the part.