We’ve had several people inquire recently if our equipment is “explosion proof”. While we take immense pride in crafting exceptionally rugged machinery, I hope we never find out if it can endure a nuclear explosion. “Explosion proof” seems to have evolved into a catch-all term, primarily employed as to whether equipment is suitable for use in a potentially hazardous environment.

The National Electrical Code reflects different Classes (indicative of the type of hazard) and Divisions (indicative of the likelihood of encountering a hazardous or combustible concentration). To mitigate these hazards in equipment, one common approach is to ensure that its components are intrinsically safe, meaning they are designed to prevent the risk of causing an explosion. However, if certain equipment or components do not meet the intrinsic safety criteria, they should be shielded within an explosion-proof enclosure. Such enclosures are specifically engineered to both avert and contain an explosion should one occur.

So while not all equipment can be technically labeled as “explosion-proof,” it may still be safe for use within a hazardous environment.

To our Valued Customers:

We are open for business during this trying and difficult time. We have shipped our equipment to many customers who operate in critical infrastructure sectors, and we will remain available for shipping equipment, replacement parts, and supplies as long as we are permitted by Federal, State, and local authorities.

We count among our customers organizations operating in the communications, critical manufacturing, dam operation, military, defense contracting, emergency services, energy, food & agriculture, government facilities, law enforcement, medical equipment, transportation system, etc… fields. As such, we feel a unique responsibility to maintain operations as needed. We have transitioned to employees working remotely where available and established CDC recommended safety precaution procedures on-site.

We are also working diligently to uncover ways where our portable air filtration systems may be of assistance in the response to COVID-19 developments.

Thank you for you continued support.

In case you missed it, here’s a short video of Ryan Evans, lead painter at Count’s Kustoms, using a Mobile Work Station® portable booth for a live paint demonstration at McCormick Place in Chicago.

Once again the organizers of the NACE Expo have requested we provide our portable booths for live painting demonstrations at this year’s show in Anaheim, California August 9th – 13th. We feel it’s a great opportunity to see the quality and performance of our equipment while watching some of the country’s top painters show off their abilities. Please visit us at Booth# 791.

The Mobile Work Station® was used again for live painting demonstrations on the show floor at the NACE Expo this year in Detroit.  This year our portable booths were used to paint in by Chip Foose, Jon Kosmoski, and KC Mathieu.  Allowing paint companies to demonstrate their latest products in our mobile booth provided an opportunity for our customers to see the quality of our equipment, as well as how great they work.

Once again the organizers of the NACE Expo have requested we provide our portable booths for live painting demonstrations at this year’s show in Detroit July 23rd – 25th. We feel it’s a great opportunity to see the quality and performance of our equipment while watching some of the country’s top painters show off their abilities.  Please visit us at Booth# 1309.

Wow!  If you missed the NACE Expo 2014 held in Motor City (aka: Detroit), you missed a lot.  Two Mobile Work Station^® portable booths were used for live painting demonstrations throughout the show.  One Mobile Work Station^® was included in the “The Shop of Tomorrow” demonstration area, which displayed some of the latest technology for today’s collision repair businesses.  The mobile booths allowed multiple companies to demonstrate spraying their paint products on the show floor during the exposition, as well as showcasing the effectiveness and versatility of the Mobile Work Station^®.

Another video of KC spraying in the portable booth

“The Shop of Tomorrow” at NACE Expo 2014 to include the Mobile Work Station®.

The NACE Expo being held July 31^st and August 1^st at the Cobo Center in Detroit will include “The Shop of Tomorrow”.  The NACE | CARS is the largest North American conference and exhibition dedicated to the collision and service repairs industries.   “The Shop of Tomorrow” will be a demonstration area showing some of the latest technology for today’s collision repair businesses, and will include the Mobile Work Station^® portable booths from Shop-Pro Equipment. You can see more information on these portable booths at www.shop-pro.com/portable-paint-booth/.

The NACE | CARS Conference and Exhibition, in its 32^nd year, provides shop owners, managers, estimators, technicians, insurance professionals, and students the most-up-to date information on the latest repair procedures, equipment and technology.  The show will feature live demonstrations by some of the top professionals in the industry.  Attendees to the show will also see more tools, equipment, and services on the exhibition floor than at any time in the shows long, storied history; and have more opportunities for hands on training, education, and certification at numerous sessions and classes.  More information on the NACE | CARS event is available at https://www.naceexpo.com.