The Documented Downdraft Booth: the VPB-SD98

The air path, as recorded

In the terms of its published specification, the documented booth in this range, the VPB-SD98, is an air-handling machine of fans, filters and a cabin: it records two 7.5 kW fans moving 30,000 m³/h, a three-stage filtration train and a full-grill downdraft layout over a 300 mm basement. No other booth model in this range is published with an airflow specification here; the SD98 is the documented model, and its recorded layout is the reference for what follows. The SD98 is the European-spec model in the VICO booth range, published with a complete data sheet.

Downdraft: the SD98's recorded layout

On the SD98, the recorded layout is downdraft: filtered air enters through the ceiling and moves vertically down, exiting through a grilled floor into a basement — a 300 mm galvanised basement under full grills, with intake and exhaust fans each moving 30,000 m³/h. The model's data sheet records its filtration by name: a G3 pre-filter, a ceiling filter of 600G EU5/F5 class, a floor fibreglass filter, and an exhaust fibreglass and carbon filter.

The SD98's specification records its filtration stages by name: a G3 pre-filter, a ceiling filter of 600G EU5/F5 class, a floor fibreglass filter, and an exhaust fibreglass and carbon filter. The cabin itself measures 6,900 × 3,900 × 2,650 mm inside, within outside dimensions of 7,000 × 5,350 × 3,400 mm; its walls are 50 mm rockwool sandwich panels, its total power is recorded at 17 kW, its heating productivity at 20,000 Kcal/hour, and the booth ships with two ramps of 2,000 × 750 mm for the raised floor. Those are the components the layout is built from, as the model's specification records them. The cabin's recorded construction, in the same specification: wall panels of 50 mm rockwool sandwich with 0.426 mm steel sheet, a ceiling panel of 0.8 mm galvanised steel, door glass of 5 mm tempered glass, and a total power of 17 kW. The same specification records the booth's heating and lighting: a SUS 304 heat exchanger of 200 kW with a heating productivity of 20,000 Kcal/hour and a Riello G20 diesel burner, and lighting of 1,200 LUX from ceiling units of 4 × 16.5 W LED and side units of 2 × 16.5 W LED. Its doors are recorded at 3,000 × 2,600 mm for the front door and 800 × 2,000 mm for the service door.

On the documented downdraft booth, the filtration is recorded by name in the model's specification: a G3 pre-filter, a ceiling filter of 600G EU5/F5 class, a floor fibreglass filter, and an exhaust fibreglass and carbon filter.

What the documented layout asks of the building

The documented downdraft booth in this range, the SD98, is built over a 300 mm galvanised basement under full grills, and ships with 2 × 2,000 × 750 mm ramps for the raised floor; its exhaust air leaves through that basement. Fan capacity and heating output are recorded in full for the SD98: intake and exhaust fans of 7.5 kW each, moving 30,000 m³/h; the other five models' figures are confirmed on quotation. The booth cost guide sets out the parts that guide works through. The VICO booth range itself lists six SD-series models, and its recorded categories are the standard diesel painting booth, the electric painting booth, bus booths and industrial painting lines.

The documented air path

• Downdraft, as recorded on the SD98 — on the documented model, air enters through the ceiling and exits through a grilled floor into a basement: a 300 mm galvanised basement, with ramps for the raised floor.

That is the one air path published for this range; whether a layout is recorded for another model is confirmed on enquiry for that model. The booth range's recorded categories include the standard diesel painting booth and the electric painting booth alongside the bus booth and industrial painting lines.

Filtration, stage by stage

The downdraft reference booth's specification records its filtration stages by name: a G3 pre-filter, a ceiling filter of 600G EU5/F5 class, a floor fibreglass filter, and an exhaust fibreglass and carbon filter. The filter stages are recorded by name on the model's specification.

The documented booth's specification records a floor fibreglass filter and an exhaust fibreglass and carbon filter among its filtration stages. The reference figures, collected in one place: cabin 6,900 × 3,900 × 2,650 mm inside; twin 7.5 kW fans moving 30,000 m³/h; a 200 kW stainless heat exchanger with a Riello G20 diesel burner; a bake temperature of 80 °C; fuel consumption of 6–8 litres of diesel per vehicle; lighting of 1,200 LUX LED; and wall panels of 50 mm rockwool sandwich construction.

The reference booth's exhaust side includes a carbon stage, as recorded in its specification; local rules on emissions and exhaust treatment differ by market.

For the record, the six SD-series models are the VPB-SD98 European, the VPB-SD88 Big Window, the VPB-SD78, the VPB-SD68, the VPB-SD58 and the VPB-SD55 Economic; the SD98 is the model of the six published with a complete data sheet. The booth range's recorded categories are the standard diesel painting booth, the electric painting booth, the bus painting booth and industrial painting lines. The SD98's record also lists a gas burner as an option for the model, alongside its Riello G20 diesel burner.

Booths across the range are supplied from one set, with lead time confirmed on quotation — the range average is around 15 days before dispatch — and machines are tested before delivery, as the company's published service record states. The recorded trade terms for the range are EXW, FOB, CFR, CIF, DDU and DDP, and the recorded payment options are T/T, L/C, credit card and PayPal.