The secret of a perfect paint job very often lies in making the paint itself.
If this preparation is substandard, it will be impossible to achieve a consistent finish even with the best top coat.

The PROF-X preparation areas (1, 2 or more places) have been designed to complement the painting systems and have been built with a twofold objective: to improve and speed up the preparers’ finishing work in full comfort and with the highest technological standards.

PROF-X preparation zones are extremely popular due to their flexibility and expansion possibilities.
At USI Italia we have been able to engineer more than 70 standard combinations: from the most simple to the most complex; “dressing” the systems to suit the specific needs of the customers.

Here are some of the features and options available with the PROF-X mount:

1. ASPIRATION FLOW: can take place in different modes:

• Vertical mode thanks to a suction floor (on uneven ground) or suction metal base (sunken or above ground)
• Semi-vertical mode with side or rear suction box

2. TYPE OF WORK PROCESS: can be carried out in different ways:

• Independent mode in which each preparer works in his own zone and has his own independent suction flow, not shared with colleagues.
• Interdependent mode in which the preparer works in his own area but has a shared suction flow with colleagues.

3. FAN GROUP can be configured in different types:

• Simple extraction (1 motor) without heating
• Combination (with 2 motor inlet and exhaust) without heating for continuous compensation in the working environment
• Combined with “upstream” heating by convection (direct flame, electric heaters, heat exchangers, hot water coils)
• Combined with “downstream” heating by radiation (infrared)
• Combination with “mixed” heating (both convection and radiation)

4. WORKING COMFORT: each zone can be enhanced by means of:

• Side or rear sandwich panels
• Side or rear sandwich panels with inspection windows
• Perimeter levelling strips with other installations for anchoring blinds or lighting systems
• Manually operated or motorised blinds with transparent central inspection section
• T8 or high-efficiency T5 LED lighting systems
• Walls equipped with cabinets for the storage of supplies
• Implementation of USI Italia extras

5. PROCESS CONTROL Depending on the type of work and control required, control panels can be:

• Electro mechanical with selectors
• Electro mechanical with selectors + inverter
• Basic digital with 7″ colour touch screen industrial PC, inverter, integrated remote assistance, 10 work profiles that can be registered, recalled and easily customised.
• Advanced digital with 12″ colour touch screen industrial PC, inverter, integrated remote assistance, infinite work profiles that can be recorded, recalled and easily customised + possibility of digitalisation and process tracking.

6. ENERGY EFFICIENCY TYPE can be achieved through:

• Plenum with large filtering surface: the suction of the preparation area causes air depletion and heat loss in the workshop.
• The compensation system with plenum allows the rebalancing of air pressure in the workshop and reintroduces ambient air in the preparation area.
• Motors in premium efficiency class IE3 or high efficiency class IE2 equipped with frequency inverters.
• Inverter, regardless of the efficiency class for customising suction volumes, depending on the types of work required.
• Selection and partialisation dampers for directing air flow in two or more work bays.
• Control buttons located in each zone to minimise operator travel time due to machining changes.
• Ventilation of the preparation area can be started automatically when using a pneumatic and/or electric tool or a specific work sequence.
• The servo tool principle saves up to 70% energy.

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