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Andamios Atlas S.A. de C.V. Chooses Nanogun Airspray Gun to Achieve a 40% Savings in Time and Paint Consumption Andamios Atlas S.A. de C.V. is specialising in safety in the construction field and works with the highest quality standards for its scaffolding systems. It has been able to achieve a 40% savings in time and paint consumption by choosing SAMES KREMLIN electrostatic spraying equipment.
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n building construction, scaffolding is a temporary structure widely used
committee works constantly to offer innovative solutions to the
to elevate and support workers and materials during the construction,
construction sector and the finishing process.
maintenance, repair or cleaning of buildings, bridges and all other
“In our paintshop – continues Carrizales - degreasing, washing, and
structures. Scaffolds are essential to get access to heights and areas
surface preparation processes are carried out in paint booths and curing
that would be otherwise hard to get to. Tubular scaffolding of steel
oven in order to guarantee an even coating with optimum thickness and
or aluminium, that has largely replaced timber scaffolding on most
adhesion. Here we are able to treat from small pieces to components with
construction projects, can easily be erected in any shape, length, or
1600 x 1400 x 2800 mm dimensions and a weight up to 400 kg”.
height. Unfortunately, unsafe scaffolding has the potential to result in death or serious injury. This is the reason why the aim of Andamios Atlas
The Nanogun experience
S.A. de C.V., located in Tlalnepantla de Baz (Mexico) and specialising in
When it came to choose the most suitable application solution to its
manufacturing and selling architectural and structural metallic scaffolds, is
production, Andamios Atlas asked SAMES KREMLIN team to show its best
the safety in the construction industry.
equipment, and it suggested the Nanogun Airspray gun.
“For more than 50 years our company has been supporting the
“The Nanogun Airspray is specially designed for spraying liquid solvent-
Mexican construction industry in keeping workers and materials in safe
based materials at low pressures – says Thomas Comandone, Business
conditions”- says Carlos Raul Carrizales, Production Manager at Andamios
Line Manager for Electrostatic liquid range at SAMES KREMLIN. Its
Atlas S.A. de C.V.. “This means paying a great attention to the highest
lightweight and its ergonomic design make it the best choice for
quality standards in manufacturing our scaffolding systems. And quality
the operators to improve their comfort. Its high transfer efficiency
means perfect coverage of the paint to prevent any corrosion over time:
and optimum coverage for outstanding finishing application make it
the quality and performance of the spraying equipment is thus a major
unsurpassed in paint savings”.
concern for us”.
“This gun really helped us a lot in saving paint and which proved to be very easy to handle for our painters” – says Carrizales. “The electrostatic
About Andamios Atlas S.A. de C.V.
Nanogun met our needs since it was installed and the technical support
Andamios Atlas S.A. de C.V. started operations in 1965 and has
was very good. They explained us all functionalities since the installation,
consolidated as the biggest leader in scaffolding rental and sales in the
all the manipulation and how to use the equipment, and gave us specific
national and international markets.
trainings, instruction manuals and tips and tricks to improve the use of
“Our production capacity amounts to 26,000 tons of construction
the equipment and how to keep it in the best conditions. We began with a
equipment, and our products are divided in 7 ranges with the highest
new project and we noted 40% of reduction in production time and paint
safety, quality and technical standards in construction industry. This
consumption. We have achieved very significant paint savings and realised
throughput and our 16 divisions distributed over the Country allow us to
the real benefit of SAMES KREMLIN equipment”.
be involved in any building project. Our engineering department carries
The words of José Luis, coating specialist at Andamios Atlas, are also
out more than 100 monthly projects, and we maintain an average of
significant: “The gun is very easy to handle. The Nanogun is very
10,000 tons of equipment working on site per month, with approximately
lightweight, it is very easy to paint above and below without any problem.
100 daily operations nationwide”.
The flexibility of the hoses is also a plus. There is less wasted paint, a
Andamios Atlas S.A. de C.V. is committed to providing products and
better finish quality and the equipment performance is excellent”.
all-round services with technology, quality and prices that meet the requirements and expectations of their customers. Their new products
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