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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 24, 1998
Gerald W Crum, Elyria, OH (US);
Eddie W Dixson, Jr, Norcross, GA (US);
Charles L Gatian, III, North Ridgeville, OH (US);
Jeanne Marie Leidy, Rocky River, OH (US);
William Mark Rucki, Aurora, OH (US);
Joseph G Schroeder, North Royalton, OH (US);
Cynthia Skelton-Becker, Rocky River, OH (US);
Nordson Corporation, Westlake, OH (US);
Abstract
A powder coating control system comprising a plurality of gun controls associated with a like plurality of powder spray guns. Each of the gun controls stores a plurality of presets spray parameters. Each of the gun controls responds to part identification signals and part position signals to select in real time one of the stored presets of spray parameters and trigger its respective powder spray gun ON and OFF to apply a powder coating to the moving part in accordance with the selected set of spray parameters. The control system further permits a gun purge cycle to be programmed either before or after the powder coating process is executed. The control system automatically initializes and brings each of the gun controls to an operable state on-line with the system control.