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Vacuum Coating for Joinery Workshops: Windows, Doors & Frames

Graeme Thomas

Vacuum Coating for Joinery Workshops: Windows, Doors & Frames

Complex profiles, exterior-grade requirements, short runs — vacuum coating handles all three.

Joinery workshops producing windows, doors, and frames face a unique set of coating challenges. The profiles are complex — multi-rebated, glazing-beaded, and often asymmetric. The finish must withstand exterior weathering for decades. And batch sizes are often small, with frequent profile changes throughout a shift.

Traditional methods — hand painting, dipping, or flow coating — each have significant limitations for joinery production. Vacuum coating addresses all three challenges in a way that the alternatives cannot.

Joinery Coating Challenges

Why standard coating methods struggle with joinery profiles.

Complex Profiles

Multi-rebated window sections, ovolo glazing beads, and quirked mouldings have recesses that brushes can't reach consistently and spray mist can't penetrate evenly.

Exterior Durability

Windows and external doors need complete, even film builds on all faces — including end grain — to meet coating manufacturer warranty requirements of 60+ microns DFT.

Short Runs

Joinery workshops may run 10 different profile sections in a day. Quick-change capability is essential — long setup times between profiles kill productivity.

VC6 Vacuum Coater

The VC6 handles profiles up to 300mm wide — accommodating the full range of window, door, and frame sections used in joinery production. Quick-change templates make it practical for the frequent profile switches that joinery workshops require.

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