A plant that starts by choosing the booth ends up rearranging everything around it after installation. A plant that starts by ordering the stations finds the booth lands in the right place first time.
A furniture finishing line is three linked stations rather than one machine: prep separated physically, then a chamber built around the largest piece, then a drying cycle at a temperature that suits timber.
The three stations and what governs each
| Station | What sets its configuration |
|---|---|
| Prep and mixing | Dedicated extraction separating sanding from spraying physically, not procedurally |
| Spray chamber | The largest piece on the line and how it enters, within 3,000–24,000 mm long |
| Curing | A lower-temperature cycle suited to timber, on a curve signed off before manufacture |
| The route between them | Fixed during the site survey from plant area and part movement |
Why layout comes before purchase
A prepared part travels from prep to the chamber, and every metre it covers in open air is an opportunity for dust to settle on it. Station order is therefore part of handling dust rather than tidiness of floor space. That is why a custom booth begins with a site survey before the internal size is fixed.
What to send for a line design
Three items are enough to start: the size of the largest piece on your line, how it is loaded or hung, and the finishing material you use. Add the site area, and the design comes back built around your line rather than a generic one.
Frequently asked questions
Do I start with the whole line or one station?
One station is workable, provided the final layout is known now. Where the chamber sits today decides where the prep room sits tomorrow, and moving either after installation is harder than planning both together.
Does the layout change with plant size?
The principle holds and the distances change: physical separation between prep and spraying is required at every scale, and the length of the route between them is what follows plant area. Both are fixed during the site survey.
How long is a part’s cycle through the line?
Cycle time follows the finishing material, the drying curve and the size of the part, and those are fixed per line. If you have a target throughput, send it — it feeds the number of stations rather than the chamber configuration alone.
Would an off-the-shelf car booth do to start the line?
The principle is the same — a controlled air and temperature environment — but the size and the way parts are loaded are completely different. That is why a wood booth is built to order around the part and the production line.
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Next step
Send the largest part on your line, how it is loaded and the finishing material you use, and a chamber design comes back built around your line. Talk to a specialist. The published range sits on the paint booths family page, and the sector configuration on the Woodworking & Furniture sector page.