Thankfully, both She and all her customers were already familiar with Pioneer Industrial Systems since they were already using our high-speed automatic dial spray machines.  Our director of sales took the lead on this project and invited her to our shop for a demonstration of an HTS100i on our floor, where we worked to understand further the challenges, constraints, and requirements of the system she was looking to build.

Our engineers have been working with the tire industry since the late 1980s, so we understood the importance of keeping the mold release inside the tire and what a mess the overspray could make. Using our history and knowledge of our Precision Fluid Delivery System and our basic low-cost Pressure Pot solution we worked to provide a lower cost non-servo controlled, but variable controlled pressure fluid delivery system where we could still vary the spray gun fan width, atomizing pressure, and fluid pot pressure and created a dual system for both inside and outside spray.

We also used our history of spray booth projects to offer a three-sided open face spray booth that included many other benefits.  We had a excellent starting point that not only included a fully sealed bottom with removable access grating for cleaning but a drain port for cleaning of the portable booth, and the booth was wash down compatible.  We worked with a vendor to incorporate the correct CFM and filtration to help minimize and collect any overspray in a small package that could be mounted to the portable spray unit. After providing the customer with a proposal that included our prior experience with tire spraying technology and collection, along with low-cost and portability, the unit was approved, and a purchase order was issued.

Pioneer started its defined Machine Building Process. This process involved detailed engineering kickoffs, where we worked closely with the customer on getting signed approvals for mechanical layouts, electrical schematics, and programming structure.  As the project came together on the floor, consistent updates were sent to the customer. Since this was a simple manual load automatic spray machine, the customer asked for a video of the machine running a few spray cycles on different size tires. After the customer runoff, the machine was packaged and shipped to the customer, where it is currently being used for in-plant demonstrations at various tire plants across the United States.

The customer was given machine drawings, a detailed machine manual, the latest copies of the PLC program, and a spare parts list.