Paint Kit Stillages

Scope

We manufactured a custom paint stillage for our customer to enhance the safe storage, handling, and transportation of painted components. This solution helps prevent damage, improves organisation, and optimises their workflow, ensuring a more efficient and reliable process.

Solution

Project REF: AD-2518-2024-05-1 / 12708-P1

A paint stillage is a specially designed metal frame or rack used for storing, handling, and transporting painted components or parts. These stillages help protect freshly painted items from damage such as scratches, dents, or contamination during drying, curing, or movement within a facility.

Key Features of a Paint Stillage:

• Custom Design: Can be tailored to fit specific parts, ensuring secure placement and protection.
• Stackable & Space-Saving: Often designed to optimise storage space and improve workflow efficiency.
• Durable Construction: Made from steel and other robust materials to withstand industrial environments.
• Safe Transportation: Ensures painted components remain intact and undamaged while being moved between production stages.
• Preventative Measures: May include padding, separators, or coatings to avoid paint transfer or surface imperfections.

A paint stillage can be used across various industries where painted components need to be stored, handled, or transported safely. Some key industries include:

1. Automotive Industry

• Used for storing and transporting painted vehicle parts such as bumpers, panels, doors, and trim.
• Helps prevent scratches and damage before assembly or shipping.

2. Aerospace Industry

• Protects painted aircraft components like fuselage panels, wings, and engine parts.
• Ensures high-quality finishes are maintained before final assembly.

3. Construction & Architectural Metalwork

• Used for storing and moving painted steel structures, aluminium frames, and decorative metalwork.
• Prevents surface damage and contamination during transit.

4. Rail & Public Transport Manufacturing

• Helps organise and protect painted train and bus components.
• Ensures consistent paint quality before installation.

5. Industrial & Heavy Machinery

• Used to handle painted machinery parts, structural components, and equipment frames.
• Reduces handling damage and improves logistics.

6. Furniture & Interior Design

• Stores and transports painted furniture parts, metal frames, and decorative panels.
• Keeps finishes pristine before final assembly or delivery.

7. Marine & Shipbuilding

• Protects painted ship components, metal structures, and offshore equipment.
• Ensures coatings remain intact during production and transport.

A paint stillage is essential in manufacturing for several reasons: it protects painted components from damage, ensures efficient storage and organisation, and facilitates safe handling and transportation. Custom-designed stillages prevent unnecessary movement, reduce costs by minimising rework, and optimise space with stackable designs. Additionally, they help maintain quality standards and support lean manufacturing, ensuring a smooth and efficient production process.

Acres have a range of standard products but also support clients with custom machinery and medium-high volume products such as trolleys, stillages etc. 

We have manufactured lots of different tables / workstations / workbenches for various industries.

We also manufacture access platforms, jigs and fixtures and many other types of production support solutions / products. 

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