A continuous-conveyor line — pre-treatment, powder primer booth, powder top-coat booth and cure oven — built for the cabinet, enclosure and panel volumes FabTek runs for transformer, switchgear and data center OEMs.
The automated line is where transformer cabinets, switchgear panels, enclosure doors and busway housings get their finish. Parts are hung on a continuous conveyor, pass through pre-treatment, into a powder primer booth, through a powder top-coat booth and into the cure oven, and come off ready for hardware and assembly. Because the conveyor never stops, the throughput matches the laser and press brakes upstream, and a cabinet program runs through finish at the same pace it runs through forming.
Every rack is inspected: film thickness is read and recorded, color is checked against the batch standard, and cure is verified against the oven profile. Recipes for OEM colors are stored so a cabinet finished this month matches the one finished last year. The two-coat primer-and-top-coat system is what the line was designed around, because outdoor electrical equipment needs the corrosion protection a primer gives and the appearance and UV resistance a top coat gives.
Bodies, doors and hoods in ANSI 61, Munsell green and utility-specified colors.
Sections, doors and panels in ANSI 61 and OEM colors.
NEMA 3R bodies, louver panels and roofs with a two-coat outdoor system.
Aluminum and steel housings and tap-box enclosures in a consistent finish across a run.
Formed parts and hardware finished for OEM assembly lines.
Customer-fabricated cabinets and panels finished to spec.
Cabinets, doors and panels racked for the conveyor.
Cleaning, powder primer and top coat in sequence on the line.
Continuous flow through the oven.
Cabinets go to assembly or straight to shipping.
The sheet-metal product families: transformer cabinets, switchgear enclosures, control cabinets, NEMA 3R enclosures, PDU and UPS cabinets, bus duct and busway housings and the panels and brackets that go with them.
| Line | Continuous-conveyor automated powder coat line |
|---|---|
| Stages | Pre-treatment, powder primer booth, powder top-coat booth, cure oven |
| Systems | Two-coat primer and top coat for outdoor; single-coat for indoor |
| Colors | ANSI 61, ANSI 70, Munsell green, RAL and OEM match; textures on request |
| Performance | IEEE 2,000-hour salt-spray certified system; film thickness per spec |
| Inspection | Film thickness, color and cure recorded per rack; ISO 9001:2015 |
| Also specified as | Automated powder coating, conveyor powder coat line, cabinet powder coating, enclosure finishing, two-coat powder system |
Representative capabilities — exact ranges, ratings, and finishes are confirmed per project. Send drawings for a firm quote.
Many powder coaters apply one coat. FabTek's line applies a powder primer under the top coat on outdoor parts because that is what the 2,000-hour salt-spray standard rewards: the primer gives corrosion protection at scratches and edges, the top coat gives color, gloss and UV resistance. On a cabinet that will stand in a utility yard or on a data center pad for decades, the second coat is the cheapest insurance in the build. Our post on what the IEEE 2,000-hour salt spray test means explains the standard.
Built at four production sites in Hazlehurst, Mississippi.
ISO 9001:2015 quality management, AWS-certified welding, OSHA-compliant facilities.
In-house powder coat backed by an IEEE 2000-hour salt-spray certification.
Reserved-line capacity and the automation to grow with your volume.
Pre-treatment, a powder primer booth, a powder top-coat booth and a cure oven on a continuous conveyor, sized for cabinet and panel volume.
FabTek Industries applies a powder primer and powder top coat on its automated line at its Hazlehurst, Mississippi plants, certified to the IEEE 2,000-hour salt-spray requirement.
Yes. Customer-fabricated parts are blasted, pre-treated and finished on the line to your spec and color.
Color recipes and batch numbers are retained by customer and part, and each rack is checked against the batch standard.
Explore related lines: Transformer cabinets · Switchgear panels · NEMA 3R enclosures · PDU, UPS & battery cabinets
Further reading: What the IEEE 2,000-hour salt spray test means · Powder coat film thickness for outdoor enclosures · Running an OEM fabricator program
Have cabinets or panels to finish? Send the spec and color — we'll come back with a plan and a firm price, typically within one business day.