Portable manufacturing facility for manufacturing anti-slip flooring and method of manufacturing

Abstract

A method for coating a workpiece in a truck trailer manufacturing facility. The method includes the steps of cleaning and roughening a surface of a workpiece with a surface preparing machine, loading the workpiece into a coating machine housed in a truck trailer, and applying a coating to the surface of the workpiece.

1 . A method for coating a workpiece in a truck trailer manufacturing facility, the method comprising: 
 cleaning and roughening a surface of a workpiece with a surface preparing machine;    loading the workpiece into a coating machine housed in a truck trailer; and    applying a coating to the surface of the workpiece.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the surface preparing machine is housed in the truck trailer.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2  wherein the surface preparation machine is placed on the workpiece to clean and roughen the surface.  
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the workpiece is indexed through the truck trailer as the coating is applied.  
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the coating machine comprises a welding gun having automatic wire feed and compressed air for directing a thermal spray.  
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5  wherein the welding gun is indexed across the workpiece as the workpiece moves through the coating machine on a power operated conveyor.  
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising the step of cooling the workpiece.  
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising the step of indexing the workpiece to an unloading platform disposed outside the truck trailer and cooling the workpiece on the unloading platform.  
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the surface preparing machine is a shot blasting machine, a scarifier, a wire wheel, or a grinding machine.  
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the workpiece is a plate made of metal.  
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the metal is an aluminum alloy.  
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the metal is steel.  
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the workpiece is a metal grating section.  
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13  wherein the metal is an aluminum alloy.  
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13  wherein the metal is steel.  
     
     
         16 . A method for coating a workpiece in a truck trailer manufacturing facility, the method comprising: 
 providing a workpiece having a surface;    cleaning and roughening the surface with a surface preparing machine;    loading the workpiece onto a loading platform of the truck trailer;    feeding the workpiece into the truck trailer;    applying an anti-slip coating to the surface of the workpiece with a coating machine;    feeding the workpiece out of the truck trailer onto an unloading platform; and    allowing the workpiece to cool.    
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16  wherein the workpiece is indexed through the truck trailer as the coating is applied.  
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16  wherein the coating machine comprises a welding gun having automatic wire feed and compressed air for directing a thermal spray toward the workpiece.  
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16  wherein welding gun is indexed across the workpiece as the workpiece moves through the coating machine on a power operated conveyor.