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PAINT & POWDER
Gallito Fume Extraction for Ultrimax
When paint shop support
specialists Ultrimax
Coatings Ltd relocated to
new premises they had
their new facility fi tted
out with an array of Gallito
fume extraction equipment.
As a supplier of Gallito
equipment to their own
customers, Ultrimax were
obviously more than happy
to have the same quality
products installed for their
own use.
Ultrimax Coatings is a family-owned business
that has been serving the paint and coating
industry since 1973 and, as Managing
Director Giles Hoare explains: “It’s the
continued support we receive from our loyal
and growing customer base that’s made the
move to our new premises a viable reality.
The new facility provides us with three times
the floorspace which will help us to achieve
our goals for future growth and improved
customer service, and it has enabled us to
develop a bespoke production area.”
Although paint shop consumables and spray
equipment have become a significant part of
the company’s business, Ultrimax is primarily
a manufacturer of protective coatings and
high-performance industrial paint systems.
In addition to its own-branded products,
the company is also a distributor of Jotun
Protective Coating products, and has
long-term partnering relationships with the
likes of 3M, Mirka and Devilbiss. As well
as a new production area, the increased
storage space now at their disposal allows
Ultrimax to hold large quantities of stock
lines ready for immediate dispatch.
Acquired in 2019 by Filtermist International,
the Gallito brand itself was also established
over 40 years ago. All Gallito equipment
continues to be produced at the company’s
manufacturing facility near Wetherby, West
Yorkshire, and the equipment supplied for
Ultrimax’s new premises was installed by
Gallito engineers. The scope of supply
included bespoke Fume Extraction Hoods, a
Paint Kitchen, dismantling and re-installation
of a Bench Booth that Gallito had previously
installed at the old premises, along with
design and installation of all internal and
external ductwork.
A major consideration for the system design
was the fact that extraction ductwork would
not be permitted to exit directly through the
roof of the building. Drawing on the
extraction system design and installation
expertise available within the Filtermist
organisation, the ductwork was configured
to exit through the back wall of the building,
with vertical stacks neatly installed in a very
narrow space to the rear, and topped off with
Swedish cowls.
Internally, the key feature of the installation
is a custom-designed twin extraction hood,
with a central dividing wall. At over 5 metres
in length, and almost 2.5 metres deep, the
completed structure covers a working area
of approximately 13 square metres and
provides a working height of 2.3 metres.
The hooded construction effectively
comprises two rows of five individual hoods,
manufactured from folded galvanised steel
panels, and each connected to the main
560mm diameter extraction ductwork.
Fumes are drawn from the main duct by an
internally-sited, ATEX-rated centrifugal fan,
and expelled to atmosphere via the external
ductwork stacks.
Ultrimax’s new production area
with Gallito Paint Kitchen and
‘twin’ Fume Extraction Hood.
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