Plating hangers, to which the metal items are attached and immersed in an acid plating solution, have to be plastisol-coated periodically to prevent expensive metal deposits on the hanger. Previously the coating was outsourced, about 100 miles away, at a cost of $1.80 per hanger plus shipping costs. Only a thousand or more were normally coated in a year, but outsourcing amounted to considerable cost and production delays. It was also necessary to keep additional inventory on-hand to account for the production delays. - Coating the hangers in the plant was necessary to reduce costs and increase productivity. The process consists of a light sand blast of the hanger, plastic dip prime coat and then accurately baking at 400° F for two hours. Heat is furnished by 10 Chromalox Strip Heaters.

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