Paint-film production has low environmental impact

摘要

The machine that is cleaning the plant floor resembles a small, futuristic Zamboni, and it is scrubbing and vacuuming at the same time. Watching this unit diligently comb the pristine expanses of Soliant's 100,000-ft~2 (9290-m~2) factory in Lancaster, SC, is the first hint that the process of manufacturing paint film requires exceptional cleanliness. "This is a Class-10,000 clean room," said Jeff Bailey, Vice President of Operations, as he escorts us into the plant's main coating department. Here, the coating lines are running at a rate of 100 ft (30.5 m) per minute, producing "more square footage of paint film than anyone else produces in the world," he claimed.