A specialist vehicle sits in the middle ground: too large for the automotive envelope, too small to need an airframe chamber. That middle ground is where most built-to-order chambers are built.
A civil defense vehicle booth is therefore built on the vehicle’s own dimensions: what is published for this sector is heavy vehicle and large equipment sizes within the delivered chamber range, special finishes, and site and security requirements defined per project.
Where a heavy vehicle falls in the range
| Category | Delivered size |
|---|---|
| Automotive envelope | Internal chamber 6900×4000×2650 mm |
| Buses and long vehicles | From 8000 mm to 16,000×6,500×4,500 mm |
| Built to order | Up to 24,000 mm long · 20,000 mm wide · 6000 mm high |
What actually settles the dimensions
Vehicle length, and its height once everything mounted on it is fitted. A specialist vehicle usually carries equipment above its roof or behind it that counts towards the overall envelope, and that is what gets forgotten when dimensions are sent. Send the overall size as equipped rather than the chassis size.
Entry door and air
The delivered main door runs from 3000×2600 mm up to 14,200×5,000 mm powered, and air capacity from 18,000 to 190,000 m³/h per supply or extraction set. It is a wide or tall vehicle that makes the large opening and the powered operation necessary.
Frequently asked questions
Does the published range cover heavy specialist vehicles?
What is published for this sector is heavy vehicle and large equipment sizes within the delivered chamber range, which reaches 24,000 mm long and 6000 mm high.
Which dimensions should be sent?
The vehicle’s overall size as equipped — length, width and height including whatever is mounted on it — rather than the chassis size alone, because the chamber is built on what actually enters it.
Is a powered door required?
The delivered main door reaches 14,200×5,000 mm powered, and electric actuation becomes necessary once the required opening exceeds a standard door because of vehicle width or height.
Does the configuration differ from a civilian vehicle booth?
Size differs, and with it air capacity and heat output follow chamber volume. Special finishes and site and security requirements, meanwhile, are defined per project.
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Next step
Send the dimensions and weight of the largest part or platform to be coated, together with your site area, and the internal size and configuration come back against them. Talk to a specialist. The published range sits on the paint booths family page, and the sector configuration on the Military & Defense sector page.