To date, the Gaiotto Diaphragm Automatic Gun (GDA80) - the innovative Sacmi-Gaiotto glazing gun launched in 2013 - is in use in over 100 sanitaryware plants all over the world. From Turkey to Algeria, Korea, Vietnam, Mexico, Indonesia, USA, Thailand and Peru, plus, of course, Italy: these are just some of the markets where this Sacmi-Gaiotto gem has won over manufacturers and yielded excellent results that range from outstanding reliability to reduced maintenance requirements.
ln-the-field tests show that components last at least a year: far better than the performance observed on competing solutions. In practice, the only part requiring replacement is the diaphragm – which costs very little – making the GDA 80 clearly advantageous with respect to other spray guns currently on the robotized glazing market.
The phrase “Since we started using it we've almost forgotten it's there” is typical of the feedback received from maintenance staff at companies using the Sacmi-Gaiotto gun. Easy to install and maintain, investment in the GDA80 is amortized in less than a year. This is thanks to savings on maintenance work and spare parts which, on the basis of usage data provided by customers and constantly monitored by Gaiotto, exceed 90%.
Process consistency and repeatability - essential in sanitaryware manufacturing - are 100% guaranteed by the GDA80 thanks to elimination of the gun-closing needle, a design feature that reduces wear enormously (and, simply, prevents the usual nozzle clogging problems). By removing anything that might have a negative impact on glazing quality, Sacmi-Gaiotto has achieved nothing less than excellence, doing so also via features that ensure more uniform glaze distribution and less overspray.
Stable spraying parameters and glaze economies which – compared to competitors' solutions – exceed 50%, have been made possible thanks to a cap with wider air through-holes (a feature that may, in some cases, allow utilisation of one gun instead of two). Completing the picture is the footprint, now some 25% smaller thanks to a positionable arm that also enhances flexibility and handling of the device by the robot. Featuring an all-stainless steel body, the GDA 80 is supplied by Sacmi-Gaiotto with 0-5 - 2.7 mm nozzles and is CE and Atex certified for use in explosive environments.