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SELECTIONGUIDE2005•AIRMIX®andAIRLESSmanualsprayequipment•HotsprayingEDITORIALKremlinRexsonaredelightedtopresentthe2005productselectionguideforAIRMIX®andAIRLESSmanualsprayequipment.In2003,KremlinRexson-Stainslocation-receivedtheISO9001-certificationawardversion2000accreditedbyLRQAforthedesignandmanufactureofitsrangeofpaintapplicationequipment.AnenergeticResearchandDevelopmentpolicyhasgivenKremlin-Rexsontheabilitytoprovidethebestsolutionsformostapplicationsinthemetal,wood,plasticandautomotivemarkets.Kremlin-Rexsonproductsaredesignedwithtwoobjectives:-tocontinuouslyinnovateequipmenttomeettheneedsofallnewcoatingsystemsarrivinginthemarket(water-based,high-solids,etc.)-toreduceoperatingcostswhilstmeetingnewenvironmentalconcerns.ThequalityofKremlin-Rexsonequipmentisrecognizedworldwide,astatementwhichisborneoutbythefactthat70%ofitssalesareexported.ThispowerfulinternationalpresenceallowsKremlinRexsontoquicklyrespondtoemergingmarketneedsbydevelopinginnovativenewequipment.OurnewinteractiveProductSelectionguidewillhelpyou,thecustomer,toselectthebestpossi-bleequipmentforyourparticularapplication.Itcontainsadvicewhichwillhelpyoutoselecttherightequipmentanduseittoitshighestpotential.PleasedonothesitatetocontactyourlocaldistributororaKremlintechnicaladvisor.Theyaretheretohelpyoufindthebestsolutionforallyourneeds.AIRMIX®sprayingTheequipmentTheAIRMIX®rangeisdesignedformanual,automaticandelec-trostaticspraying.TheuseofAIRMIX®systemsisoptimisedinapressurerangebetween30and200bar,whichimpliestheuseofpumpswithapressureratiobetween8and40.AstandardAIRMIX®equipmentconsistsofapump,agunandtwohoses.Thepumpisequippedwithasuctionrod,thatissuitableforanycontainerThegunisconnecteduptothepumpbytwohoses:•asmalldiameter,flexible,solvent-resistantfluidhose,•anantistaticrubberairhosefortheatomizationair.WithAirmix®,theadditionalairisinjectedbefo-rethelocusofatomization,itresultsinaverystablefanandaperfectlyevenbuildonallsortsofpartstobesprayed.Withtheothermediumpressuresystems,theadditionalairisinjectedintoorbeyondthelocusofatomization,whichleadstoturbulentairflows,moreoversprayandlessfinishquality.Airmix®(1)wasdesignedtocreateanewsprayingtechnologywhichcombinestheadvantagesoftheconventionalandAIRLESSsprayingtechnologies.Inordertodothis,Airmix®associatesmiddlepressuresprayingandanindirectadditionofatomizationair(ataverylowpressure),whichleadstooutstandingfancontrol.Theoutcomeofthisassociationisasuperchargeofairatthelocusofatomization,rightaftertheoutflowfromthetip,whichresultsinaperfectlycontrolledandadjustablefan.(1)AIRMIX®isaregisteredtrademarkofKREMLIN.ColdAIRMIX®HotAIRMIX®ThenewAIRMIX®sprayingtechnologyoptimisesevenmoretheadvantagesofconventionalandAIRLESSspraying.NewAIRMIX®sprayingWITHOUTAIRMIX®WITHAIRMIX®2Transferefficiency81%TheMVXfeaturesafanadjustingsystemtokeepthesamepower-fulandunsurpassedatomizationqualitywhatevertheshapeoftheparttobepainted.FeedingpumpsAgunrecommendedifyouspray:Solventorwater-basedproductsVarnishesLacquersPolyurethanesTwo-componentproductsHighsolidsStainsUV-curingAAAA•Outstandingfinishquality•Paintsavingsby35%andmore•Higherefficiencyofapplicationforhigherproductivity•Reducedoversprayandparticlesrebounds•Reducedsprayboothmaintenance•Reducedsolventsemission•Outstandingworkingconditions•Awiderangeofproductsadaptabletoproductionneeds•QuickpaybackTheadvantagesofAIRMIX®TheMVXguncanbefedbyvariouspumpsfromtheAIRMIX®range:10.14/10.14S,20.15,17A,PU2160,PU2200,CYCLOMIXTMCYCLOMIXTMPU220017.AFlowmax®20.1510.14/10.14SKremlin,creatoroftheAIRMIX®technologylaunchesitsnextgenerationAIRMIX®guns,whicheli-minatemorethan80%ofoverspray,reducecoatingconsumptionbyupto50%andofferanoutstan-dingsprayingquality.ThenewAIRMIX®conceptwasdeveloped,bearingcustomersneedsinmind,bringingmanynewbenefitstotheend-user.Inadditiontotheexceptionaladaptabilityofferedbythefanadjustmentsystem,KremlinhastakenparticularcareovertheergonomicsofthenewMVX:auser-friendlygriponthehandle,alightweigthgun,amoreflexibletrigger,bettervisualcontrolonyourapplication...withfanadjustment3PrincipleAIRLESSsprayingconsistsinmakingafluidpassthroughasmalltip,underhighpressure.Atomizationisprocessedonlybythishydraulicalpressureandwithouttheneedofadditionalair.Onlyonefluidhosefeedsthegun.Thefeedingpumpmustdeliverapressurecomprisedbet-ween90and60bar,accordingtotheapplication.Thefollowingparametersareessentialtoachievethedesi-redqualityfinish:viscosity,particlesize,fluidpressure,tipsize.Thefluidneedleofthegunisactivatedbythetriggerthatopensandcloses.Thetungstencarbidetipishousedinaninsertandfittedinfrontoftheseat.Ifyousprayquickdrypaintorhighsolidmaterials,werecommendtheuseofareversibletiptoensurefastunbloc-king.Thefanonlydependsonthetip:•thesizeoftheorifice,expressedbyitsdiameter,determi-nesthetipandassociatedflowratesofapplication;•theangleatwhichthetipismilleddeterminesthewidthofthefan.TheAIRLESStipsTherearetwotypesoftips:Reversibletips:recommendedforquickunblocking.Bymanualreversionofthetipduringafewsecondsandbypressingthetriggerofthegun,thefluidpressurewilldrivetheblockageoutofthe