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Santa Rosa Systems

As customer needs increase, new solutions are required to meet quotas and keep customers satisfied.
Meeting Demands

Exponentially Increasing Throughput with GAT

The ability to improve throughput in production means the difference between meeting or exceeding quotas and losing customers to their competition. To meet the ever-increasing demand for their products, Santa Rosa Systems partnered with GAT to increase their line density with improved hanging methods and other process improvements.

"Every day, we paint the equivalent of 6 to 7 daily shifts worth of parts compared to our old powder paint system thanks to the line that we designed with GAT."
Santa Rosa Systems
Background
Santa Rosa Systems (SRS) is an OEM manufacturer of conveyor and material handling systems in Louisville, Kentucky. They serve a variety of industries including courier/express, warehousing/distribution, airport, industrial manufacturing, automotive and food and beverage. They create cargo decks, sortation systems and custom loading/unloading solutions.
Challenge
SRS needed a new powder coating line to meet their increased demand. Their customer’s needs had increased, and Santa Rosa wanted to meet their needs while supplying an even better quality finish on the product. They also wanted to improve supply chain management and manufacturing efficiency of SRS.
Solution
GAT Finishing Systems and Santa Rosa Systems collaborated on an automated three-stage powder coating line. GAT created a custom-built line with an aqueous pretreatment washer, convection dry-off oven, automated powder booth with reclaim capability, and a convection cure oven. The system can handle up to a 5' w x 5' h x 26' l part weighing 5,000 pounds.
Bottom Line: Increased Efficiency

Concurrent with the implementation of the powder line, SRS improved vendor and supplier management, and a constructed a new state-of-the-art manufacturing and assembly facility. Santa Rosa’s new factory is nearly 100% operational. The collaboration between SRS and GAT resulted in a designed a finishing system that has improved throughput by 300% and improved the quality of the process and finish.

“The new line has given us the ability to blow our old system’s throughput out of the water. Every day, we paint the equivalent of 6 to 7 daily shifts worth of parts compared to our old powder paint system thanks to the line that we designed with GAT. The increase in efficiency has been outstanding and has made our customers very happy.” —Santa Rosa Systems

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