McAree Engineering

Having achieved ICOR accreditation for paint finishing, the company decided to invest in a state-of-the-art shot blasting, spray painting and spray baking facility from Riley Surface World. The equipment had been declared surplus to requirements by a UK- based utility vehicle manufacturer.

After taking advice from the Riley Surface World technical support team, McAree purchased a 7 x 7 x 4 metre Hodge Clemco shot blast room with large, fixed shot blast machine, media recovery system, Nederman reverse pulse dust collection and all modern safety devices built-in. The system will be used for priming and pre-finishing of the metals prior to painting or powder coating.

For paint application and curing, the company selected a purpose built, Spraybake 4 x 7 x 5 metres spray/bake room with thermostatically controlled gas heating, fan-assisted air handling, floor-mounted extraction system and ample fluorescent lighting for a high quality paint finish combined with minimum wastage and maximum operator safety.

Finally, McAree acquired a large paint storage and mixing room with all necessary ventilation, product security and fire prevention facilities built-in.

The equipment is to be commissioned in McAree’s new purpose-designed paint and powder coating building alongside their existing factory in Ballinode. Once fully operational, the new facility will provide extra services to existing sheet metal customers, as well as attracting new sub-contract projects from Ireland, the UK and the rest of Europe.

According to project manager, Vincent McAree, the company enjoyed excellent value for money by purchasing such high quality, pre-owned equipment from Riley Surface World. He was also impressed by the customer service shown by the Riley support team in enabling the purchase and transfer of the items from the UK to Ireland and is confident that the investment made will pay dividends in potential new business to be won in the near future.