Aerosol Line Supporting Equipment

Designed for field striping on grass and dirt surfaces, this Aerosol line marking machine provides accuracy and convenience. Its intuitive visual guide and fingertip control make it simple to use. Equipped with 10-inch easy rolling wheels, the machine also features ample storage space for 12 cans.

This applicator is great for quick touch-up jobs by warehouse maintenance professionals. It fits most aerosol line striping paint cans with a standard “T” tip nozzle.

Line Marking Machines

For larger line marking jobs that require a greater volume of paint, these powerful machine applicators can be used with Atak Traffic Line Marking Paints on a range of hard surfaced areas such as warehouse floors, factory floor, dispatch depots and all other indoor or outdoor hard floor areas. They come equipped with a selection of nozzles to adjust the flow rate and complete different types of line marking tasks, from initial marking to overmarking – saving time, paint and money. An easy-to-use pump priming switch ensures that the system, nozzles and filters are flushed through and cleaned at the end of each job to avoid blockages.

Constructed with an intuitive visual guide, this ergonomic release trigger accurately administers paint at adjustable line widths of 2in-4in for hard surfaces. Featuring 12 spray can capacity and compatible with the majority of aerosol line marking paints.

Ideal for clubs with multiple fields, schools and contractors. Streamlines field preparation and saves valuable time for your grounds team. This state-of-the-art line marker is engineered for high-precision and efficient operation, ensuring perfect lines every time.

Ideal for large sports stadiums and clubs that need to mark out a high volume of fields in a Aerosol line supporting equipment short amount of time. It can be operated by one operator and can line mark a full football pitch in under 15 minutes, making it an ideal choice for grounds teams looking to increase productivity and efficiency.

Stencils

A stencil is a sheet of paper, metal, plastic, cardboard, or even a piece of cloth with letters or designs cut out of it. When a coloring substance or paint is rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the stencil, it passes through the cut out areas to leave the design on the surface beneath. This technique is used to produce many identical symbols, letters, or patterns in a quick and fairly precise manner. The stencils are often created for single usage, but are also available with the intent to be reused.

Stencils can be produced with a variety of materials, such as cardstock and paper for DIY projects, Mylar for arts and crafts and marketing applications, and wood and plastics for construction purposes. The simplest stencils are created by hand, but digital cutting machines can be used to create more complex stencils with islands and bridges (narrow sections of the stencil that are not cut out) that allow for more intricate designs.

Laser cutting offers a faster production time for stencils than chemical etching or adipose printing. It is also possible to coat the surface of the stencil foil with hydrophobic and oleophobic coatings, which can improve solder paste release. This helps the squeegee maintain a consistent angle and pressure while dragging the solder paste, resulting in higher yields and reducing scrap rates.

Spray Guns

Whether it’s for painting the interior of an automobile or stripping a concrete, blacktop or curbside parking lot, spray guns are the essential professional tools that enable liquid paint coatings to be applied quickly and accurately. They’re designed to atomize the paint and transfer it onto the surface, resulting in a smooth and uniform finish.

Traditional air-powered spray guns are simple to operate, but they have a low transfer efficiency, which means most of the paint or coating ends up being released into the atmosphere as overspray. This leads to increased paint waste and costs, plus it increases environmental pollution. LVLP (low volume, low pressure) and HTE (high transfer efficiency) gun models are becoming more popular because they use less air than conventional guns to keep overspray to a minimum.

These types of spray guns also have the advantage of being easier to clean because they have fewer moving parts, which reduces the chances of them getting clogged by paint or varnish residue. They also feature interchangeable nozzles, which can be changed out to match the job at hand.

Many spray gun manufacturers, such as DeVilbiss, Binks, Ransburg and BGK, have innovative quick-change replaceable nozzle technology that allows you to change from one color of paint to another by simply loosening the nozzle. This makes it easy to switch from painting cars in black to dark blue, for example.

Applicators

Applicators are used to control the pattern, angle, and droplet size of spray. They can also serve as the point at which two or more different spray chemicals are combined into a single application stream. This may be done by spinning a disc or cup which breaks the liquid into uniformly sized droplets by centrifugal force. Power to spin the cup or disk is supplied by a small electric or hydraulic motor.

Drift, the off-target movement of chemicals from their intended target, can damage sensitive crops and be harmful to bees, pose health risks to humans and animals, and contaminate soil and water nearby (Figure 1). This is why it is important for Aerosol line supporting equipment supplier spraying contractors to follow special use instructions when applying pesticides and herbicides.

Supporting an army of backpack applicators as they walk under power lines across 28 states could be a logistical nightmare, but Lee Atkins and Mike Economopoulos at Progressive Solutions LLC, the 2011 National Land Management Environmental Respect Award winner, have this mastered. Their company supplies and trains some 500 applicators who spray 50 gallons of a water/herbicide mixture every working day from April to early November.