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Sample Painting Process Flow Chart

Part Preparation
Part preparation will not directly result in paint-related wastes and releases. But, it can be a source of quality defects and the need for rework, which will create paint waste and releases. The next steps are to identify important sources of rework, the causes and then the solutions.

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Prevention Planning
Part preparation will not directly result in paint-related wastes and emissions. But, it can be a source of quality defects and the need for rework, which create paint waste and emissions.

The next steps are to:

1. Judge if the wasted raw materials and rework are a significant cost to the company.
2. Estimate their effect on paint and solvent use and on regulatory generator waste compliance size. Your generator size affects your requirements for record keeping, reporting and training.
3. Identify which steps are the greatest sources of rework.
4. Identify what is causing the defects.
5. Develop solutions.

Plant operations for this example:
paint preparation | part preparation | paint application | paint curing | paint cleanup | assembly, inspection & shipping