Paint Process Monitoring And Control

To maintain optimal painting transfer efficiency and consistent appearance quality, appropriate paint process monitoring and control must be in place for real-time control as well as for process trend analysis. The objectives of this project are to develop a system that initially provides monitoring functions in three basic areas: the application process, the application environment, and the finished quality. Development also involves computer integration with sensors and controls, first for use as an "open loop" control system, then for "closed loop" application. Completely automatic operation is a long-term goal after appropriate production data, trend analysis, and mathematics modeling.