Setina Manufacturing, located in Olympia, WA, is a leader in the aftermarket law enforcement transport security industry with products ranging from specialized push bumpers to in-car separation screening and security caging.

After many years of use, Setina needed to replace an aging batch powder process line with an automated two-coat powder line. The new line needed to provide enhanced pretreatments with the implementation of an in-line blast system along with five-stage wash process. Setina needed a new system to reduce labor for increased production at a lower per cost unit while greatly improving the products “in field” operating performance in terms of salt spray and durability.

GAT Finishing Systems designed and installed a full turnkey system which would allow Setina to apply primer under a top coat or a top coat only with a state-of-the-art pretreatment process applied to the base metal. The newly engineered line consists of an in-line blast system, Five stage Zirconium Deposition pretreatment washer with exclusive GAT “By-Pass Evaporator” technology, convection dry-off oven, unique over/under prime gel and bottom entry convection cure oven, two separate powder booths in a combined powder room and 3” monorail conveyor. The system can process parts up to 3' w x 4' h x 6' l at 6 fpm, weighing up to 300 pounds. This new capacity allows them to take on more projects and dramatically improve completion times.