Controls & Air Balancing

GFS Control Panels are UL 508 & CUL Listed Panels

Standard Control Panels are prewired featuring single point connection for quick and easy wiring with NEMA rate enclosure.

Deluxe Control Panels

Built by GFS are for special applications such as booths with air makeup units, multiple booth operations or booths with automatic air balancing systems. Each control panel is designed for a single point wiring connection. All control wires are numbered for easy wire identification. All components are labeled to match electrical schematic. Includes terminal strip for field wiring.

Control Packages are also available.

Standard INSIGHT Control Panel
GFS Batch Process Ovens come standard with the INSIGHT control panel and The Professor control system.

The INSIGHT control panel comes standard with the following components:
• Type 1 industrial panel with main disconnect

• Door-mounted disconnect switch
• Operator remote control station with 5.7” BW touch screen
• UL 508- listed for flame control
• Choice of continuous run or batch control
• Easy pop-up screens for setting temperatures and batch cycle times
• Digital display of set point temperature and current process temperature
• Digital display of batch set time and time remaining
• Intuitive pop-up screens of current changing operations and faults
• Access to the Professor help functions

The major feature of the INSIGHT control panel is the PLC-based control and a touch screen remote featuring the Professor. The Professor control system continuously monitors all systems for safety and function. The simplistic setup and operating screens, along with built-in help screens, provide the operator with the current status of the oven. Pop-up displays show running information and faults. The remote operator station comes standard with a prewired cable assembly for fast, easy wiring between the operator station and the control panel.

LOGIC 3 Control Panel

Designed with everything you need to control your booth. The LOGIC 3 comes standard with controls for optional AdvanceCure, Smart Flash, SmartCure and can be upgraded to include filter monitoring and Economy Mode with the purchase of an intake VFD. This panel is easy to use with a clear 6” monochrome interface that provides all the information you need. The Logic 3 is an impressive yet simple control system for your booth.

LOGIC 4 Control Panel

The fully-loaded LOGIC 4 control panel provides complete control over your booth, and the ability to easily switch from a waterborne user interface to a solvent base interface. At the touch of a button, you have controls for AdvanceCure, SmartCure and Smart Flash. The panel even comes with Economy Mode, and Filter Monitoring function, saving you time and money. The LOGIC 4 boasts a 10” color user interface providing ease of use, displaying more information on each screen so that users can operate the booth quickly and more efficiently.

AXIOM Control Panel

The AXIOM control panel is a simplified, easy-to-use control system. The intuitive display provides continuous updates of the system control of operation and faults.
It comes standard with spray, cure and flash cycles, auto pressure control, 18 system faults/warning codes, lighting controls, and optional economy mode cycle.

Air Balancing

POWER SAVER - Non Pressurized Spray Booths
The Power Saver Control Panel is a control panel upgrade that allows the painter to slow the exhaust fan to half speed when they are not painting. The system has a gun hanger switch that is wired to the control panel. The control panel has a Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) that will control the fan motor. When the painter hangs the gun on the hook, the VFD will slow the fan to half speed. When the paint gun is taken off the hook, the fan returns to full speed.

The Power Saver Control Panel will save energy in two ways. First, the fan motor will use less electricity. Secondly, the booth will exhaust less heated air during the cold months. The Power Saver Control Panel can be purchased with new booths or for existing booths already in service. A booth with a Power Saver Control Panel can be upgraded to include a Consta-Flow System for a small additional charge. Consta-Flow System judges filter loading and increases fan speed to compensate, keeping the booth airflow constant.

ECONOMIZER SYSTEM - Pressurized Spray Booths
The Economizer system is an energy saving system for booths that have air makeup units directly pressurizing the booth.

The Economizer System requires an air makeup unit with a Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) and variable air volume damper package.  This design reduces airflow to 50% during the energy saving mode.  The Economizer also includes an auto-balance system with a VFD to automatically adjust the airflow of the exhaust fan(s), to ensure proper booth balance.  Along with this system is a gun hanger switch, located inside the booth that controls the booth function from paint mode to energy saving mode.  When the paint gun is hanging on the hook the booth air flow will slow to 1/2 speed. The Economizer System can only be used on new booths or existing booths with Variable Air Volume air makeup units.
A control panel purchased with an Economizer System will also automatically receive an Auto-Balance System that will keep the booth balanced regardless of filter loading.

Variable Frequency Drives (VFD)
VFDs automatically adjust fan motor speeds based on actual airflow conditions and maintains an air balance within the paint booth which keeps paint fumes from escaping and preventing dust from entering. The also provide optimum air pressure, consistent exhaust and a consistency in controlled temperature.

Benefits:
> Decreases energy cost
> Improves process control
> Increases transfer efficiency
> Controls and directs overspray into filtration systems
> Controls and exhausts VOCs from the work place
> Extends dry filter usage up to 50%
> Provides a cleaner system and paint finishes