Do You Need an Industrial Painter?
Industrial painting is defined as the application of varnish, paint or other types of coatings to surfaces including houses, businesses, machinery, vehicles and other materials that require finishing. Under the circumstances then, a ‘commercial and residential paint company’ could also be labeled an ‘industrial painter’.
Industrial painters work in the construction and manufacturing industry. Most often they paint structures, but they also work on other commodities. Industrial painters also tend to specialize in a particular area. For example, some may focus solely on house or business painting – and may stick to exterior work only. Others may offer painting services for both indoors and outdoors. Still other industrial painters will focus on machine or automotive painting. It is sensible to note that most industrial painters work collaboratively. It is very difficult to complete a paint job as a one-person job. There are exceptions such as doing specialty auto painting.
Industrial painters will have a variety of specialized equipment to complete the work appropriately and according to industry standards. Since 2008 the industry has worked tirelessly to enhance their presentation to the public – demonstrating their competency to the public – by creating standards and opportunities to become certified. One example of a respected certification is the SSPC – CAS. SSPC is an acronym for the Society for Protective Coatings. They present themselves as the ‘leading source of information on the preparation of all types of surfaces’. This is much more complex than one might believe. There are a variety of environmental and health and safety issues that must be taken into consideration when applying any type of coating to a surface.
The second part of the acronym is ‘CAS’, which is short for Coating Application Specialist. In order to become certified, you must complete a training program. This certification provides a better guarantee that the painter is knowledgeable in the area of surface coatings. It is not uncommon for today’s paint companies to continue to train and educate their employees on subjects related to environmental issues as well as those concerning health and safety.
It should be noted that there are conflicting responses to the question of ‘what is an industrial painter’. Some researchers will claim that this is a specialty type of painter that works only in industrial settings such as power plants and that the equipment they use differs from the commercial painter. While this may be true to a certain extent, there are similarities to some processes as well as expectations.
To learn more about the industry of painting, contact the professionals at University Painters, Inc.