When an appliance or machine is chosen, there are expectations both from the person investing in the machine - in this case the furniture manufacturer - and from the person who will actually work with it. One wants increased productivity or a quick return on investment, while the other wants the machine to make his work easier and protect him. Manufacturers of professional equipment try to combine these criteria as well as possible, considering them equally important. Sames Kremlin's Xcite™ gun is one such machine. With it, material losses are greatly reduced and the ergonomic design eliminates the possibility of occupational diseases. But let's take a closer look at what this spray gun is all about.
When I spoke to Gabi Mănoiu from Falk Consulting, the Romanian distributor of Sames Kremlin, told me that the Xcite™ is their best-selling gun at the moment. Customers are very happy and sprayers say it is one of their best balanced spray guns.
What are the strengths of the Xcite™ gun
Three are the strengths with which the Xcite™ gun has convinced a lot of furniture and wood products manufacturers:
- material transfer rate per object up to 86%
- very good atomisation quality thanks to perfectly calibrated nozzles
- ergonomic design
Reducing losses and some spray defects
Xcite™ is a spray gun that works on airmix technology, considered the most efficient non-electrostatic technology (at electrostatic technologies the transfer is higher, but we are talking about a very different system). Hence the considerable reduction in losses and the efficiency of material transfer.AIRMIXis a combination of low-pressure and high-pressure spraying first developed by the Kremlin in 1975. Incidentally, Airmix is a registered trademark of Sames Kremlin.
The combination of the 2 technologies results in a high material transfer rate and very good film quality. How is this achieved? In the gun the atomisation of the material is done in 2 steps:
- The lacquer is passed with medium-high pressure through a nozzle that atomizes it (no air pressure)
- A low jet of air picks up the atomised lacquer and atomises it once again, forming the correct jet and defining the application angle and quantity transferred.
By going through these atomisation stages, a much better transfer of the finishing material can be achieved and the haze that usually occurs with conventional spraying is reduced. Hence other advantages such as the elimination of spraying defects like film gassed or orange peel. Another advantage is the reduced thinner consumption compared to conventional spraying.
It is good to know that airmix technology has the disadvantage of a lower working speed. If your main requirement is very high productivity, with material loss or quality of finish taking second place, then you should choose a gun airless.
Very good atomisation quality
It is due to nozzles whose calibration is done by special robots so that the orifice through which the material comes out is very close to perfection. When the lacquer is transformed into small droplets that together form the jet, no defect deflects part of the jet or causes the droplets to differ in size.
The result is an even spray that will result in a very nice finished surface, uniform in lay and thickness and well spread. This is how one of the disadvantages of the airmix system is removed, namely the inferior film quality compared to conventional spraying.
Ergonomic design
It is the quality for which I appreciate this gun most. It is an ergonomically designed gun so that it is easy to use, light and "handy" as a friend of mine would say. By using it, the risk of occupational illness from repetitive motions is removed.
At first glance it seems like something said more for attention, but it's not. The ergonomics of the gun have been studied and are proven by tests not visual findings. The way the gun is held in the hand, its weight, how it locks and unlocks, everything has been studied so that the spray operator feels as comfortable as possible and its use does not affect health.
The way we hold the gun, its shape and weight, influences the final result
I don't know if I've told you before, I learned how to hold a spray gun correctly from a very experienced Italian technician. No one until him told me what I had to do to get well, not get tired and work safely. Until then the advice was all about what to do to make the film look its best, not to gas up, or to be glazed.
He was the first to tell me that the hand holding the gun should follow the arm, not form an angle with the arm. That way the blood circulates normally, the hand is oxygenated and can work normally without numbness or feeling marked fatigue. Simple information with considerable long-term benefits.
It's the same with Xcite™. At first glance the fact that it has one shape or another seems unimportant. But in the long run there are important benefits:
- better film quality
- increased productivity
- lack of occupational diseases
More technical information about Xcite™ spray gun and the variants in which it is marketed can be found at Falk Consulting or on the website Sames Kremlin.
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