PETERBOROUGH, England – Airblast AFC has just completed work on a $1.4 million project for a large Ohio-based rail group that repairs, sells, manages and leases a fleet of almost 23,000 various types of railcars and locomotives. Airblast AFC is a joint venture between Airblast Ltd. and AFC Finishing Systems (AFC), who has been manufacturing paint spray booths, air make-up units, powder coating equipment throughout North America since 1967.
The new facility is comprised of a blast booth, painting booth and drying booth for the maintenance of the railcars. The three booths are all roughly the same size at 7.62 m wide by 27.43 m long, allowing plenty of space for the larger railcars. The new facility features four blast machines that allow up to four operators to work on a job and personnel lifts to ensure the safety and comfort of the workers.