Gabriel Chaippetta and Manny Pacheco, CHC Paint and Body Shop Supplies
CHC Paint and Body Shop Supplies offering PPG Moonwalk system demos
CHC Paint and Body Shop Supplies are the proud new providers of PPG’s Moonwalk automated paint mixing technology. CHC Paint and Body Shop Supplies is offering demonstrations of the Moonwalk paint mixing technology at its Markham, Ontario, location. “We want people to see it in action,” said said Manny Pacheco, vice president of CHC Paint and Body Shop Supplies.
PPG’s Moonwalk automates the paint mixing process, allowing painters to leave the mixing to Moonwalk and complete other tasks in the meantime. The ultra-accurate technology is also designed to eliminate waste and mess. The easy-to-use, efficient mixing technology can save labour costs; streamline bodyshop processes and create greater workroom capacity.
Painters can select custom colours via Moonwalk or match with a sample from the included spectrophotometer. The system software analyzes the desired colour and provides the optimal formula to achieve it. The network of computerized paint dispensers precisely measure the required amounts of base, tints and other additives down to the very last drop, optimizing material usage. The mixed paint is analyzed by Moonwalk to ensure it meets the desired colour. Once verified, the painter is ready to remove their cup and start spraying.
CHC’s first install was in December 2023 at Tony Graham Automotive Group’s collision centre, in Ottawa, a large Toyota dealership-affiliated facility. “The installation of the PPG Moonwalk system has been the best decision we’ve made in years,” said Andy Ferguson, manager of the Tony Graham Automotive Group Collision Centre. “It streamlines the paint mixing process and provides inventory control right down to the last drop. I highly recommend this fantastic technology.”
The system also offers error-proof technology; each toner bottle’s barcode is verified before dispensing. The ultra-precise moving scale is said to be 10 times more precise than a standard scale, allowing for an exact match every time.
“Moonwalk is the future of refinishing. As an independent company, CHC must continue investing in modern technologies to pass the benefits on to our customers and help them succeed,” Pacheco continued.
“The industry is on the cusp of technological change,” said Gabriel Chiappetta, operations manager at CHC Paint and Body Shop Supplies. “If we continue to provide our customers tools and materials to be on the forefront of that change, we need to align ourselves with future technologies like Moonwalk.” With Moonwalk, the mixing process takes between three to five minutes. Many will argue that a technician could mix the paint faster—and they may be right. The purpose of Moonwalk is not to speed up the mixing process, but to free up the hands of the painter to save them time.
The PPG Moonwalk system comes complete with one Sartorius scale with 0.01 grams tolerance; one Kontron HDMI touch-screen; a Dell computer and a Brother label printer. Digi-match technology is also included, and users can add PPG 3D VisulizID, which eliminates the need to make sprayout test cards for colour confirmation, enabling effortless colour matching.
PPG also emphasizes that the use of Moonwalk keeps the production floor clean and that the self-contained solution has created to adapt to all sizes of mixing rooms.
CHC Paint and Body Shop Supplies is happy to invite anyone interested in witnessing the PPG Moonwalk technology to its facilities in Markham, Ontario, at 166 Bullock Drive, for a demonstration. Ottawa-area bodyshops may also inquire for an opportunity to witness PPG Moonwalk in action.
