The airless pump is an advanced piece of work equipment defined by the particular painting technology it employs: coating happens without the use of air, in a spray process that relies on high pressure to atomise the product onto the surface.
Unlike traditional pressure spraying, airless devices work exclusively with the pressure of the material: the product to be sprayed is carried by the feed pump to the gun and, through the tip, finely atomised onto the substrate. Thanks to accurate pressure adjustment and careful selection of the most suitable tip for each job, the surface being treated is coated or painted with a significant reduction in overspray and an excellent final result – remarkably clean, precise and homogeneous.
The advantages of the airless pump are numerous and can be summarised as follows:
- High performance even on rough, irregular substrates.
- Easy access even to the most difficult areas of the surface being treated.
- Significant time savings on both small and large surfaces.
- Fast job execution.
- Minimal material waste (and therefore less product used than with traditional painting methods).
- Reduced physical fatigue for the operator.
- Excellent quality of the treated surface.
- Tangible cost savings thanks to the high efficiency of the process.
- Elimination of overspray, i.e. mist formation.
- High application flexibility and versatility of use.
Given these advantages, investing in an airless pump proves a shrewd, intelligent choice for professionals in many sectors. This device can be used to successfully complete numerous jobs across the most diverse industries, including construction.
The airless pump in construction: a great ally for many jobs
In construction, speed and precision in executing work equal savings in money and resources, and a high-quality final result: that is why, in this context, choosing advanced work equipment like airless pumps can truly make the difference!
But which construction jobs can the airless pump carry out to a professional standard?
The main ones include:
- Painting wood and metal – doors, panelling, shutters, fences – with enamels and coatings, including solvent-based ones.
- Interior decorating with wall enamels, washable paints and distempers, including fire-retardant ones.
- Exterior painting with siloxane or quartz paints.
- Surface finishing of industrial floors with epoxy resin.
- Spray-applied filler with spray finish (read our dedicated in-depth article on the subject).
- Asbestos remediation or removal with specific encapsulating products.
- Waterproofing surfaces with spray-applied membranes, including bitumen-based ones.
As you can see, these are very different jobs involving materials that differ in type, viscosity and purpose – a peculiarity that highlights the great application flexibility so typical of the airless pump.
The airless pump is indeed perfect for atomising enamels, paints, primers, distempers, washable interior paints, siloxane and quartz exterior paints, asbestos encapsulants, intumescent paints, two-component products, epoxy resins and many other materials. This means the airless pump can be used successfully by a variety of construction professionals, such as plasterers, joiners and decorators.
Moreover, this device proves perfect for applying latest-generation building materials, such as those intended for thermal and acoustic insulation whose composition includes cork components, or nanotechnological heat-dissipation materials containing small glass spheres: both can be applied with the help of an airless pump.
It is always important to bear in mind, however, that as the viscosity of the products to be sprayed increases – generally peaking with fillers and waterproofing membranes – you will need an airless pump with a higher flow rate.
On the Tecnover website you can discover all the airless pumps for construction the company offers.
Tecnover: the leading supplier of airless pumps for construction
Thanks to forty years of experience and high-level technical expertise, Tecnover is today considered Italy’s leading company in the design, manufacture and sale of painting machines and systems, and is particularly appreciated for the excellent quality of its airless pumps.
Tecnover’s painting solutions, the result of constant investment in Research and Development, prove perfect for a wide range of jobs across the most diverse industries, including construction: the company’s painting machines are highly technological, reliable and cost-effective devices.
Tecnover airless pumps, developed and refined with the utmost care by the company’s Technical Office, offer the highest guarantees in terms of coating performance and represent the most advanced system for applying paints, coatings, fillers and numerous other finishing materials.
Among the most successful offerings for the construction sector are the Testarossa series airless pumps, featuring a working reach of 30 to 90 metres. These airless devices can be used for a vast array of construction jobs and are also available with particularly capacious hoppers. They are fully compatible with a variety of products, such as enamels, coatings, anti-rust paints, primers, washable and quartz paints.
Get in touch with the Tecnover consultants to find out which airless pump is best suited to your construction work.
