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Tumble Painting — Technician Levels

Tumble Painting — Technician Levels

Pick your level to see exactly which pages you should read. Each level below carries its own article library.

Tumble Painting: which level are you?Four levels - the work you do on this equipment, and the pages you should read.paint drum + paint canJunior1-3 yearspaint drum + paint canIntermediate3-5 yearspaint drum + paint canSenior5-8 yearspaint drum + paint canManagementsupervisor / owner

Process route: Load Drum → Paint Inject → Spin & Tumble → Dry & Separate → QC & Pack

8-15 rpm
Spin
5-10 min
Distribute
> 97%
Yield

What each level covers

Junior · 1-3 years
Start here if you are 1-3 years in: the standard steps, the daily checks and the values you must not skip.
Inside: 5-step flow walk-through · daily check list · basic parameter values · simple do / do-not rules
Tumble Painting → Junior pages
Intermediate · 3-5 years
For 3-5 years: diagnose defects, read real data (titration, hull cell, salt spray, film gauge) and set the working windows.
Inside: defect cause & cure · parameter windows · data reading · option comparisons
Tumble Painting → Intermediate pages
Senior · 5-8 years
For 5-8 years: how the steps before and after this one change your result - root cause, cross-process reasoning, deep analysis.
Inside: root-cause tracing · interaction with pre-treatment / post-finish · failure analysis · boundary conditions
Tumble Painting → Senior pages
Management · supervisor / owner
For the supervisor / owner: cost per piece, capacity, staffing, emergency recovery and keeping customers happy.
Inside: cost & payback models · capacity and staffing · KPI and governance · claims & recovery plans
Tumble Painting → Management pages

Tumble Painting on the shop floor

Tumble Painting LineINTERMEDIATETumble Painting - process boardOperatorFill 30-40% of the drum - more parts means partssticking together.ChemistPaint 3-6% by weight of parts. Weigh it, never guess it.QCKeep a retention sample for every batch - colourdisputes end with samples.ManagerPaint per kg of parts is the cost line to track everyweek.STEP 1Load DrumFill 30-40%Part mixWeight check1STEP 2Paint InjectPaint 3-6% wt8-15 rpm2-8 min2STEP 3Spin & TumbleDistribute 5-10 minUniform filmNo tack3STEP 4Dry & SeparateAir dry 30-60 minSieveBatch sample4STEP 5QC & PackFilm gaugeColour matchRetention sample5!Bald spots are almost always too little paint, not too little spin.COMMON MISTAKES vs WHAT WORKSfrom shop-floor auditsxOverfill the drum to raise outputv30-40% fill; parts must separatexGuess the paint weightv3-6% of part weight, weighed every batchxShip without a retention samplevKeep one sample per batch8-15 rpmSpin5-10 minDistribute> 97%YieldCASE FROM THE LINECase: a colour dispute was settled by the retention sample from batch 12.QLQ Surface Treatment | steps, roles, checkpoints, mistakes and a real case

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