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Ancillary Systems1
Install automated pumps or recirculation system
Install bulk storage system
Install monitors on spray systems to track use
Install piping or feedlines
Install ventilation system with filters and monitors
Keep lids on composite drums
Finish Lines2
Install HVLP gun
Install electrostatic system
Install gun cleaning tank/unit
Use water-base coatings in place of organics
Operating Practices
Improve customer knowledge of "environmentally friendly" alternative products
Improve housekeeping and maintenance
Improve inventory controls and/or purchasing practices
Improve production schedule to maxiniize process efficiency
Improve tracking system to account for substance use and waste generation
Improve worker training/awareness
Gelcoating or Laminating
GUN APPLICATION
Install electrostatic system
Install HVLP-chopper gun
Install more-efficient gun tips
ENGINEERING CONTROLS
Install gel-coat "set-up" timing equipment
Reduce laminate thickness to engineered minimum
Use heaters in production area to improve process efficiency & reduce styrene use
PROCESS ALTERNATIVES
Install flowcoater/chopper
Install closed-mold system (resin transfer molding)
Install impregnator system
Install resin rollers
Install vacuum-mold or infusion system (SCRIMP)
Use ABS-backed acrylic sheet in place of fiber layup
RESIN ALTERNATIVES
Use low styrene resin in place of higher styrene resin
Use heat to reduce viscosity in place of styrene monomer
Use phenolic-base or furan-base resin in place of styrene resin
Use UV-cured resin in place of higher styrene resin
Use vapor suppressed resin in place of higher styrene resin
Use vinyl toluene resin in place of styrene resin
Tool & Equipment Clean-up
USE & PRACTICE
Allow solvent to become "dirtier" before recycling
Install additional spray lines to reduce cleanout
Install disposable liners in buckets
Install funnel into bucket to catch acetone spray
Install gun cleaning tank/unit
Install two-bucket wash; one clean and one dirty
Keep lids on soaking buckets
Ration solvent or other material
Reduce number of cleaning units/buckets
Remove solid resin by hand prior to solvent wash
Use disposable rollers or brushes
SOLVENT ALTERNATIVES
Use Citrus-base solvent in place of Acetone
Use Diacetone Alcohol in place of Acetone
Use Dibasic Acid Ester in place of Acetone
Use Emulsifier in place of Acetone
Use Ethyl Ethoxy Propionate in place of Acetone
Use Isopropanol in place of Acetone
Use Propylene Carbonate in place of Acetone
Use uncatalyzed resin in place of acetone to flush lines
WASTE MANAGEMENT
Decant and reuse spent solvent
Grind and reuse still bottoms in "putty"
Install on-site distillation unit
1 - Ancillary systems include resin/gel-coat storage and delivery systems, air ventilation systems, and waste management systems.
2 - Finish lines include painting, mold making, upholstery, and foam manufacturing lines.
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