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Fleetwood Motor Homes... Case Study
CH Reed Compressed Air System, Piping, Dryers, Oil/Water Separation, Paint, Pumping and Finishing Turn-key System.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The goal of the compressed air system designed and installed by C.H. Reed at Fleetwood Motor Homes in Paxinos, PA was to provide a reliable system that would supply all production demands, as well as provide back up with an emphasis on energy efficiency and reduced life cycle costs.

Three Quincy Compressor QSI750’s with PowerSync Control was selected as the air supply source. All three machines are networked together. Networking allows the units to sequence, which provides only the required volume to the plant for energy efficiency while rotating the lead compressor to maintain equal run hours to minimize maintenance.

The compressed air is treated through a Zeks Mist Eliminator Filter and then dried in an Airtek Smart Cycle Cold Trap Refrigerated Dryer. A Quincy Compressor Flow Controller maintains a constant pressure to the plant. A 3,750-gallon Silvan Tank is used in conjunction with the flow controller to hold a reserve compressed air supply to buffer short demand events. All generated condensate is separated in a Summit Industrial ConDePhase Oil/Water Separator. The environmentally friendly ConDePhase separates oil from water thus reducing disposal costs.

The clean, dry compressed air is distributed throughout the facility through approximately 8000 feet of Transair aluminum air pipe. The Transair piping has a blue powder-coated finish that won’t rust or scale like traditional black iron pipe. Its push-to-lock fittings and lightweight pipe speed the installation process and allow for quick and easy modifications or additions and can be re-configured.

Domnick Hunter Breathable Air Panels were selected for the spray booth application.

Finishing System

In addition to the complete compressed air system, The Fleetwood Homes project included an engineered turn-key finishing system. The finishing system included Graco electronic, two component paint mixing equipment, fluid piping, paint kitchen, spray booth products, installation and start-up. The two component finishing system accurately measures and mixes two component Dupont Performance coatings in a closed system at the spray gun application point.

The performance of the Fleetwood Homes system was discussed during the DuPont Performance Coatings National Sales Meeting where all DuPont Sales and Technical Support from North America were in attendance.

During the meeting, the results of the Project at Fleetwood Motor Homes was publicly discussed, since this project involved DuPont Coatings, and the Graco equipment required the support the system at Paxinos PA.

The Dupont National Account Manager who manages and coordinates the project nationwide, commented on how well the Plant in Pa was running. In an effort of giving a complement, asked if "C.H. Reed might want to open a branch in California". He was very complementary of the C.H. Reed team, for the skill and effectiveness of the design, installation and support conducted by Jon Bredbenner, and the entire C.H. Reed team. The Paxinos PA plant project has been running well, due to the effectiveness of the support given to this project by C.H. Reed.

Closing

While the Fleetwood Homes project utilized many of the services and products we provide, one component remained similar to the many other applications we have designed and installed during our extensive history. The system met or exceeded all of the customers application requirements, the installation was performed flawlessly and the after-sales-support from our company has continued to meet the requirements and standards of our customer, Fleetwood Homes.

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