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Panel Spray Machines & Paint Coating Systems
Spraymation panel spray machines apply coatings to standardized test panels under fully programmable, validated conditions — the same way, every time. For coatings R&D laboratories, automotive OEM paint labs, aerospace and defense coating programs, and the formulators who develop the world’s paints, our automatic test panel spray machines deliver the panel-to-panel repeatability required to validate a chemistry, qualify a coating system, or produce a color standard — backed by decades of reliable US-based service.
As the leading US panel spray machine supplier, Spraymation builds every machine around three things European competitors can’t match as standard: NRTL Class I, Division I certification, 99-segment programmability, and atomizer-agnostic engineering that integrates any spray technology you specify.
Coating and paint testing is only as reliable as the consistency of the spray that made the test panel. Variation in film thickness, traverse speed, gun-to-panel distance, or atomization conditions invalidates results, wastes formulation runs, and delays product development. Operator variance alone can mask the very differences a formulation chemist is trying to measure.
And in labs handling solvent-borne materials, conventional automated coating machines often can’t meet US hazardous-location electrical classification — forcing labs to limit their solvent-based testing, restrict equipment placement, or add regulatory complexity to every run.
Spraymation panel spray machines are engineered to eliminate both problems. Each machine delivers controlled, repeatable application across hundreds of operating hours with minimal variation, driven by the same precision Electromatic™ applicator technology that powers Spraymation’s industrial spraying systems. And every 311570 Series machine ships with NRTL Class I, Division I certification standard — meeting the US National Electrical Code requirement for solvent-borne lab environments without the custom UL work and 3-to-6-month delay that imported machines require.
Controlled gun-to-panel distance, traverse speed, and atomization deliver validated repeatability across hundreds of operating hours — eliminating operator variance from your test data.
NRTL Class I, Division I certification — standard on every 311570 — removes the electrical classification constraints that keep conventional automated coating machines out of solvent-borne labs.
Up to 99 fully independent spray segments per program, each with its own gun, traverse speed, distance, flash time, and pressures. No European competitor publishes specs matching this depth.
Engineered to integrate any atomizer you specify — pneumatic, HVLP, airless, or electrostatic rotary bell — including engineered-to-order integrations of customer-specified bells.
Spraymation offers a complete family of automated coating machines, from the configurable 311570 Series to fully engineered-to-order systems for specialized testing protocols. Each is built and supported by the same engineering team in Fort Lauderdale that pioneered the panel painting machine category.
The standard Compuspray™ automatic test panel machine for paint laboratories, coating formulators, and automotive R&D environments. Engineered for the controlled, repeatable application that validated paint and coating testing requires, with the configuration flexibility to support a wide range of formulation chemistries and testing protocols.
Type:
Automatic Test Panel
Use Case:
Lab · Formulator · R&D
Configuration:
Flexible Protocols
Automated reciprocator system for panel painting applications requiring vertical or horizontal spray gun traversal across the test panel. Delivers consistent gun-to-panel distance and traversal speed across the full panel area for repeatable film thickness and coverage.
Motion:
Vertical · Horizontal
Control:
Consistent Distance · Speed
Output:
Repeatable Film Coverage
Panel painting machine configured for use with bell atomizers, supporting the bell-spray testing protocols that automotive paint and high-end coating evaluation requires. More than half of recent Spraymation panel machines are now designed for bell integration, reflecting the evolution of paint testing toward bell atomization for modern automotive finishes.
Atomizer:
Bell Integration
Target Use:
Automotive Paint R&D
Protocol:
Bell-Spray Testing
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory certified automatic spray coating machines for hazardous-location paint laboratory environments. NRTL certification confirms that the electrical design meets US safety standards for use with solvent-based and other flammable coating materials — a critical capability for paint labs that previously had to limit their testing options due to electrical classification constraints.
Certification:
NRTL Listed
Materials:
Solvent · Flammable Coatings
Environment:
Hazardous Location Lab
Custom panel painting machines and automated coating systems engineered for unique testing protocols, non-standard panel geometries, specialized atomization requirements, or one-of-a-kind R&D applications. Our ability to manufacture a “one-of-a-kind” system is routine — and provides paint labs with equipment tailored to perform exactly the application they need.
Geometry:
Non-Standard Panels
Atomization:
Specialized
Build Type:
One-of-a-Kind
For paint and coating applications outside the panel machine format, the Electromatic™ XXIV air-atomized automatic spray applicator delivers precise amounts of low-viscosity coatings at room temperature, producing spray patterns ranging from a fine mist to a heavy wet coat through external air atomization at the spray head.
Atomization:
External Air
Pattern Range:
Fine Mist → Wet Coat
Use Case:
Production Coating
Hazardous-Location Capability
Conventional automated coating machines force paint labs to operate within hazardous-location limitations that compromise the work — restricting solvent-based testing, limiting equipment placement, and adding regulatory complexity to every formulation run. Spraymation’s NRTL-certified panel spray machines remove those constraints entirely.
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European-built machines typically do not carry NRTL certification as standard. Deploying one in a US hazardous-location lab requires custom UL listing — adding cost and 6 months before the machine can be commissioned.
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Every 311570 ships certified for solvent-borne hazardous-location labs, meeting the US NEC requirement that imported machines must add through costly, slow custom UL work.
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Each program supports up to 99 independent spray segments — gun, traverse speed, distance, flash time, and pressures per segment. No European competitor publishes matching specs.
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We integrate any atomizer you specify, including electrostatic rotary bells like the Dürr EcoBell 3 — rather than pushing a proprietary atomizer line.
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Panel machines installed decades ago are still in validated service today, across roughly 20 countries. The 311570 Series is fully backward-compatible with the legacy 310940.
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When a standard configuration won’t fit your protocol, we design, build, and test a one-of-a-kind machine — oversize panels, specialty substrates, integrated booths, unique atomization.
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Built under the quality system regulated paint testing and aerospace/defense programs require.
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Designed, built, and supported in Fort Lauderdale, Florida — no offshore lead times, no international service complications, direct access to the engineers who built your machine.
Spraymation automatic spray coating machines and panel painting machines are at work across the most demanding paint and coating environments in the world — from automotive paint R&D to aerospace coating evaluation to industrial and architectural paint formulation.
If your paint testing protocol has unusual panel geometries, non-standard atomization requirements, or environmental constraints that conventional automated coating machines can’t meet, our engineering team can design a custom solution — including NRTL-certified configurations for hazardous-location installations.
Buyers evaluating panel spray machines are usually comparing a small field. Here’s where Spraymation stands against the alternatives most often shortlisted.
| Capability | Spraymation | LacTec | PREBAS | TQC Sheen |
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| NRTL hazloc (US/Canada) |
Standard | Custom UL only | UL on request | No |
| Programmability | 99 segments | Lab-grade | Color-chart focus | Pneumatic only |
| Atomizer flexibility | Any (ETO) | Own line + others | All major brands | Pneumatic only |
| US-based service | Yes (FL HQ) | Small MI branch | None | Distributor |
| Best buyer fit | R&D · OEM · Aerospace | EU auto, coatings | Color-chart specialists | QC labs |
Spraymation
NRTL hazloc (US/Canada)
Standard
Programmability
99 segments
Atomizer flexibility
Any (ETO)
US-based service
Yes (FL HQ)
Best buyer fit
R&D · OEM · Aerospace
LACTEC
NRTL hazloc (US/Canada)
Custom UL only
Programmability
Lab-grade
Atomizer flexibility
Own line + others
US-based service
Small MI branch
Best buyer fit
EU auto, coatings
PREBAS
NRTL hazloc (US/Canada)
UL on request
Programmability
Color-chart focus
Atomizer flexibility
All major brands
US-based service
None
Best buyer fit
Color-chart specialists
TQC Sheen
NRTL hazloc (US/Canada)
No
Programmability
Pneumatic only
Atomizer flexibility
Pneumatic only
US-based service
Distributor
Best buyer fit
QC labs
LacTec (Germany) is the European leader — strong on atomizers, but without standard NRTL certification for US hazardous-location labs. If you’re evaluating a LacTec alternative for a US solvent-borne lab, NRTL Class I Div I as standard is the difference that avoids custom UL cost and delay.
PREBAS (Germany) is a color-chart specialist. TQC Sheen (Netherlands) is a pneumatic QC instrument rather than a programmable R&D machine — if it’s on your shortlist, you may be shopping a tier below what your protocol needs.
Lease a Spraymation panel spray machine and put precision coating automation to work in your lab — without a major capital purchase up front.
A new Spraymation panel spray machine is a significant capital investment. For most coatings labs, automotive OEM paint groups, and R&D teams, the value of the equipment is clear; the timing is the obstacle. A purchase that size has to compete against every other capital project on the year’s list. Leasing removes that constraint — you bring the machine in now and pay for it over terms built around how labs actually budget.
Conserve capital. Keep your cash and credit lines available for the projects only you can fund. The machine pays for itself through throughput and repeatability while you spread the cost.
Shift the expense from CapEx to OpEx. Lease payments are typically treated as an operating expense rather than a capital expenditure — which can simplify budget approval and free you from a large one-time capital request. Consult your tax or accounting advisor for how a lease would be treated for your organization.
Predictable monthly cost. Fixed payments make the machine easy to plan and to build into a project or program budget.
The same machine, fully configured. A leased machine is the same NRTL-certified, fully programmable Spraymation panel machine you would buy. Nothing about the equipment or the support changes.
A program most of our competitors don’t offer. Spraymation finances these leases directly, in-house. We’ve been building custom spray automation since 1958, and we know this equipment because we make it — so we can structure a lease around your situation instead of routing you through a third-party finance company that has never seen a panel machine. Most panel machine vendors, including the European builders, sell capital equipment only. Leasing makes Spraymation accessible to a wider range of labs and opens a path to the equipment that a straight purchase doesn’t always allow.
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Share your application, throughput goals, and the panel and coating types you run. We help you configure the right machine.
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Pricing and terms based on your configuration and the term length that fits your budget cycle.
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Standard lease terms are available in 12, 24, or 36 months.
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Same machine, same installation, same Spraymation support as a purchased system.
| Standard terms | 12, 24, or 36 months |
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| Financed by | Spraymation directly (in-house) |
| End-of-lease options | Fixed buyout, renew, or return |
| What's included | The fully configured, NRTL-certified machine, installation, and Spraymation support |
Every Spraymation automated coating machine can be configured with the controls, fluid handling, and accessories needed for a complete turnkey installation.
Pattern controllers, DC timers, and control enclosures for integrated control of Compuspray™ panel machines and Electromatic™ spray applicators — including NRTL-certified configurations.
Precision gear pumps for metered coating delivery, integrating bell atomizers for modern automotive paint testing, and vacuum panel holder bars for secure panel mounting.
Browse the complete Electromatic™ applicator family for replacement spray heads, expansion components, or custom paint application configurations across the full product line.
Fiber-optic PC control systems connect Compuspray™ panel machines to Windows PCs outside the hazardous spray area for safe, centralized machine control and EMI-immune communication.
Spraymation automatic spray coating machines and panel painting machines are at work across the most demanding paint and coating environments in the world — from automotive paint R&D to aerospace coating evaluation to industrial and architectural paint formulation.
Coatings R&D laboratories — formulation development, chemistry validation, and coating-system qualification at global paint and coatings formulators.
Automotive OEM paint labs — Lease payments are typically treated as an operating expense rather than a capital expenditure — which can simplify budget approval and free you from a large one-time capital request. Consult your tax or accounting advisor for how a lease would be treated for your organization.
Aerospace & defense coatings — DFARS-compliant evaluation of high-performance coating stacks.
Industrial & architectural paint formulation — production coating development and material qualification.
Specialty coatings, resin & additive testing — material suppliers validating their products in real coating formulations.
Color chart & color standards production — repeatable color chips, drawdown cards, and matching standards.
QC & batch testing — ASTM and ISO test panel preparation with operator variance removed.
Accelerated weathering & corrosion testing panel prep — consistent panels for downstream durability evaluation.
If your protocol has unusual panel geometries, non-standard atomization, or environmental constraints conventional automated coating machines can’t meet, our engineering team can design a custom solution — including NRTL-certified configurations for hazardous-location installations.
A panel spray machine is core lab infrastructure, often replacing equipment that’s run for 20 to 30 years. Spraymation supports machines for the long haul.
Keep your machine in spec with factory-certified heads.
Extensive inventory, including support for older Compuspray™ and 310940 generations.
Modernize legacy machines with current HMI and control architecture.
Phone, email, and Zoom, with on-site service when needed.
Quick answers to the questions we get most often about Spraymation panel spray machines, NRTL certification, the 311570 configurator, bell integration, leasing, and lab installations.
Don’t see your question? Our engineering team responds within one business day.
An automatic test panel spray machine applies coatings to standardized test panels under fully programmable conditions. The operator sets every spray parameter — gun, traverse speed, gun-to-panel distance, flash time, and pressures — saves the program, and runs it identically every time. It’s the workhorse of coatings R&D, color chart production, paint formulation, and automotive and aerospace paint lab work, where panel-to-panel consistency is required to validate a chemistry or qualify a coating system. It is not a production sprayer.
Yes. Every Spraymation 311570 ships with NRTL Class I, Division I certification standard — meeting the US National Electrical Code requirement for solvent-borne, hazardous-location lab environments. This removes the electrical classification constraints that keep many conventional automated coating machines out of modern paint formulation labs, with no custom UL work or commissioning delay.
LacTec is the European market leader and strong on atomizers, but it does not carry NRTL certification as standard — deploying a LacTec machine in a US hazardous-location lab requires custom UL listing, which adds cost and 3 to 6 months. Spraymation includes NRTL Class I Div I as standard, offers up to 99-segment programming, integrates any atomizer you specify, and provides US-based, same-timezone service. For US solvent-borne labs in particular, those are the differences that most often decide the evaluation.
It’s a configurator. Each position specifies a capability — motor speed, stroke length (24 / 48 / 72 in), air-pressure transducers, electrostatic control, remote start/stop, and serial communications — so you build the exact machine your protocol requires. The platform supports traverse speeds to 3,600 in/min, electronic air regulators with 0.1 PSI resolution, a color HMI, fiber-optic communications that keep the PC outside the hazardous area, and a Pepperl+Fuchs Type X purge with worldwide approvals.
Yes. The Compuspray™ S4 Series is configured for electrostatic rotary bell atomizers, and more than half of our recent panel machines are built for bell integration. Because our engineering is atomizer-agnostic, we integrate customer-specified bells — including engineered-to-order integrations such as the Dürr EcoBell 3 — rather than requiring a proprietary atomizer.
Yes. The same programmable, repeatable application that validates a coating chemistry produces consistent color chips, color charts, and drawdown cards run after run. For color standards and color matching work, programmable control eliminates the operator variance that otherwise undermines reproducibility.
Yes — engineered-to-order machines are a core part of what we do. We routinely build for oversize panels, specialty substrates, integrated booth and ventilation, non-standard atomization, and one-of-a-kind R&D protocols. Send us your protocol, panel specifications, and atomization requirements and our engineering team will recommend a configuration.
Yes. Spraymation finances panel machine leases directly, in-house — you work with us, not a third-party lender. Standard terms are 12, 24, and 36 months, and a leased machine is identical to a purchased one: the same NRTL-certified, fully configured system, with the same installation and support. Leasing lets you bring the machine in now and treat the cost as a predictable monthly expense rather than a single up-front capital request.
Lease pricing depends on the machine configuration and the term you choose. Contact our sales team for a quote built around your specific setup.
Yes. A fixed buyout option is available at the end of the lease term, alongside options to renew or return the machine. Your Spraymation sales contact will lay out each option when your lease quote is built.
Spraymation finances the lease directly. Because we build the machines, we can structure terms around your situation rather than routing you through a finance company that has never seen a panel machine — a path most panel machine vendors, including the European builders, don’t offer.
Properly maintained machines regularly stay in validated lab service for decades — many installed decades ago are still running today. Robust mechanical design, the patented one-moving-part Electromatic™ applicator, all-stainless-steel wetted parts, and ongoing parts and service support are why. The 311570 Series is fully backward-compatible with the legacy 310940.
Yes. We maintain an extensive inventory of spare parts for machines in the field, including older Compuspray™ and 310940 generations, and we offer factory rebuild and refurbishment, applicator certification, controls retrofits, and remote and on-site support. If you have an older Spraymation panel machine that needs service, contact us — we likely still support it.
All Spraymation panel spray machines and Electromatic™ applicators are designed, manufactured, tested, and supported at our facility in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. As a US-based, ISO 9001:2015 automated coating machines manufacturer, we ship globally — with no offshore lead times and direct access to the engineering team that built your equipment.
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