As an international distributor for KCI, we wanted to take some time to talk about their company, and the great equipment KCI offers. For more than 28 years, KCI has researched and developed innovative electrostatic powder spraying technologies and has come to be recognized in the industry for its high quality and high productivity solutions. Early this year, KCI released its new line of manual powder coating guns, the “K-Series”, replacing the “300 Series” which has since been discontinued. In this week’s blog, we wanted to cover some of the changes and differences between the two KCI lines, as well as provide a visual reference for what the units looked like.
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The KCI 301 Manual Coating System
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The KCI K1-1 Manual Coating System
The differences between the “300 Series” models and the “K-Series” models are relatively minor. The look of the control, gun, and cart (for hopper and box feeder units) received an update, and now sport a sleeker, more user friendly design. The control itself, other than the cosmetic update, has changed very little, still providing powder coaters with the same four pre-programmed modes as the “300 Series” – Coating Mode, Re-coat mode, Corner mode, and Pulse mode. At 16.6 ounces, the KCI manual powder gun is lightweight and well balanced to provide the highest level of operator comfort for increased productivity. A wide selection of spray nozzles, and extensions provides the ability to quickly adapt to specific or unique applications.
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The new "K Series" control
Both the “300 Series” and the “K Series” have four distinct styles of the manual powder coating units – The K1-1 Manual Coating System (formerly the 301) hopper style unit, the K1-3 Mini Hopper Coating system (formerly the 303), the K1-4 Cup Gun Coating System (formerly the 304), and the K1-6 Box Feeder Coating System (formerly the 306). Each unit has distinct advantages and disadvantages, and choosing which unit to use largely depends on what application it would be used for, but also personal preference.
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The KCI K1-6 Box Feeder Coating System
Interested in learning more about the KCI “K Series” units? Have questions about your current powder coating gun set up? Give one of our service experts a call at 888-647-9929 or email us info@buyritefinishing.com and we can get you headed in the “Rite” direction!
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