Patent ID: 8535752

Claim:
An automated powder-coating method for powder coating one or more work pieces, the method comprising: transferring a first work piece along a plurality of conveyor belts, wherein the plurality of conveyor belts are arranged end to end to transition the one or more work pieces between the plurality of conveyor belts, each of the conveyor belts adapted to selectively move independently of each other; detecting a current location of the first work piece along the plurality of conveyor belts using a plurality of sensors, the plurality of sensors located adjacent to the plurality of conveyor belts; independently controlling each of the plurality of conveyor belts based on detecting the current location of the first work piece, wherein each of the plurality of conveyor belts is selectively controlled by one or more control units located adjacent to the plurality of conveyor belts, wherein independently controlling each of the plurality of conveyor belts comprises slowing down a speed of one conveyor belt of the plurality of conveyor belts to a speed that is slower relative to a speed of at least one other conveyor belt of the plurality of conveyor belts; heating the first work piece using an induction heating coil located adjacent to the plurality of conveyor belts; and based on heating the first work piece using the induction heating coil, applying a quick-drying powder-coating media to the surface of the first work piece, wherein the powder-coating media is applied using a powder-coating apparatus located adjacent to the plurality of conveyor belts.