Welcome
Finishing Technology Solutions was formed in 2005 to fill two important needs in the finishing industry.
FTS helps companies improve the performance of their finishing operations.
- We focus on solvent based, water based, two-component and UV coatings.
- We focus on the total finishing process including material handling, part racking and density, pretreatment, finishing application, curing and system controls.
- We map your current state and offer solutions to enhance your finishing line to improve quality, efficiency and cost effectiveness.
- We provide integration services from simple system enhancements to full turnkey systems.
- We provide instructional system operation training, showing your operators how to get the most from your system.
- We provide follow up support services to insure your system operation continues to operate at its peak efficiency.
- We offer automation and control solutions that enhance your finishing line personnel’s ability to produce a consistent, quality finish on your product.
- We have over 30 years of experience working with automated finishing applications so you get the benefit of our vast knowledge and experience with a wide variety of finishing applications.
FTS designs, builds and installs finishing systems that utilize UV (ultra-violet) and EB (electron beam) curable coating technologies.
UV/EB technology is fundamentally different than conventional coatings because of the strong interdependence between the coating chemistry and the application and curing processes. UV/EB technology is a liquid polymer technology that is applied using conventional methods, cured with energy efficient methods and provides value on many levels. Our finishing process experience and know-how combined with our hands-on experience with designing, building and integrating systems has allowed us to take a leadership role in providing custom solutions for our customers.
- We help companies leverage the value of UV and EB technologies by working with them to develop the application process and helping them source the right coating for each individual application.
- We operate each project using a Process Development Model that provides you with comparative analysis information which allows you to make informative decisions about your finishing operation. This includes:
• Mapping your current finishing state, identifying areas for improvement and learning your project goals and objectives.
• Generating a project specification, clearly identifying the project objectives.
• Discussing potential solutions and the pros and cons to each.
• Identifying and preparing a plan of action for analyzing potential solutions.
• Generating a proposal to implement the plan of action.
• Implementing the plan with a method of reporting that allows you to provide valuable input along the way.
• Run testing of each aspect of the project and providing you with data for comparative analysis.
• Help you understand and identify the best solutions to meet your specific goals.
• Generate a system specification for you to present to vendors for bidding.
• Provide system proposals with pricing and present economic analysis data that allows you to understand investment versus payback and how it compares to your existing process.
• Design, build, install, commission the system and train your operators how to effectively run it for maximum efficiency.
