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In any context you may work, the superficial finishing of furnishing complements or parts of it obtained by ‘painting’ has a basic role both for the product as for the production process, so far that it is classified as a special process.

This definition comes up from the necessity to conjugate as best as possible various requirements, as for example the functional one, the aesthetic one, the one of maintenance and the one with low impact one the environment.

In order to obtain  the result of the requirements, it’s necessary to coordinate the activities through a proper  ‘process devoted  to collect in a chronological order all the phases until its qualification and the formation of the employees involved is reached.

To sustain this activity  we may find technical devoted chapters provided by the customers or proper norms, that define the guidelines to be followed for the development of the activity and of the process.

Here following you may find the phases that build up a process of painting that will later on deeper explained:

Typical phases of the process of painting:

• Analyses  of the general requirements

–        environmental requirements

–        requirements of the paint

–        requirements of the finishing

–        support

• Choice of the paint

–        types of the paint

–        characteristics

–        application process

• Coordination of the process

–        definition of the painting cycle

–        equipment

–        test

• Qualification of the painting process

–        preparation of the item to be painted

–        application of the product

–        checking and tests

1. Qualification of the people involved

 

Umberto Bartolini

Organizzazione Qualità

@orgqualita

 

 

Translated by Carmela Giordano