Ames True Temper Ramps Up E-Coat Speed With KPAK™ UF Membrane Modules

Over the past decade, production has grown rapidly at the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, manufacturing plant of Ames True Temper. Ames is the oldest and one of the largest producers of non-powered lawn and garden tools in North America.

Ames True Temper uses anodic acrylic electrocoat paint to provide corrosion and abrasion resistance to its products. The e-coat system was originally installed in 1977 with a 10 gpm ultrafiltration (UF) membrane system that employed ABCOR® tubular membrane modules from Koch Membrane Systems (KMS). In 1996, UF capacity was doubled to 20 gpm.

By 2005, Ames needed to significantly increase its ultrafiltration capacity, but additional floor space was not available. Complicating matters was the need for all new UF equipment to quickly accommodate changes in paint color.