Dean Schoenbeck

Dean Schoenbeck of Red Bud Industries

 Painting SCS vs. Hot Band | Dean Schoenbeck,   Red Bud Industries | Dean Schoenbeck of Red Bud Industries | read profile.
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 Painting SCS vs. Hot Band | Dean Schoenbeck,   Red Bud Industries | Dean Schoenbeck of Red Bud Industries | read profile.
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RBI Plant Manager Dean Schoenbeck shows off a freshly painted SCS part. "We pride ourselves on the quality of our equipment and the workmanship that goes into it -- all the way to the paint finish," explains Dean.
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Dean Schoenbeck, RBI's plant manager explained, "It made perfect sense to switch to SCS, since we built the SCS process equipment and we stand firmly behind that equipment. ut we'd use SCS even if we had nothing to do with the equipment because it solves so many problems for us."

The Today, RBI drills, punches, forms, welds and paints SCS and no longer buys any hot-rolled sheet. "Since the SCS is so clean and doesn't rust, these fabrication areas in our shop are now easy to keep clean -- even employees' uniforms stay cleaner, which is something they appreciate," stated Schoenbeck. "And welding SCS is more productive since we no longer have to wipe off excess dirt and grime in the area we are preparing to weld."

The biggest benefit of the switch to SCS came in painting. Dean Schoenbeck commented. "We never used P&O sheets because we didn't want the 5 stage paint prep needed to completely remove the oil. But hot roll black takes a lot of labor to get clean enough to paint well, especially if some rust develops. ith SCS, the paint prep time is down dramatically, and the surface is so smooth that we get a superb finish every time. Note that RBI uses liquid spray painting due to the 'small lot' nature of their painting work.

There are other areas where Schoenbeck is eager to try using SCS. "We weld and paint a lot of tubing -- both rectangular and round," explained Schoenbeck. "There's so much structural tubing in our equipment and in the operator platforms and railings -- you just can't believe it. hen we can get structural tubing made from SCS, the painting process benefits will spread to a larger portion of our work. Schoenbeck is watching the early SCS tube production trials with interest, hoping he soon gets the chance to once again 'make the switch' to SCS.

RBI Plant Manager Dean Schoenbeck shows off a freshly painted SCS part."We pride ourselves on the quality of our equipment and the workmanshipthat goes into it -- all the way to the paint finish," explains Dean.
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Dean Schoenbeck, RBI's plant manager explained, "It made perfect sense to switch to SCS, since we built the SCS process equipment and we stand firmly behind that equipment.But we'd use SCS even if we had nothing to do with the equipment because it solves so many problems for us."

Today, RBI drills, punches, forms, welds and paints SCS and no longer buys any hot-rolled sheet."Since the SCS is so clean and doesn't rust, these fabrication areas in our shop are now easy to keep clean -- even employees' uniforms stay cleaner, which is something they appreciate," stated Schoenbeck."And welding SCS is more productive since we no longer have to wipe off excess dirt and grime in the area we are preparing to weld."

The biggest benefit of the switch to SCS came in painting.Dean Schoenbeck commented."We never used P&O sheets because we didn't want the 5 stage paint prep needed to completely remove the oil.But hot roll black takes a lot of labor to get clean enough to paint well, especially if some rust develops.With SCS, the paint prep time is down dramatically, and the surface is so smooth that we get a superb finish every time."Note that RBI uses liquid spray painting due to the 'small lot' nature of their painting work.

There are other areas where Schoenbeck is eager to try using SCS."We weld and paint a lot of tubing -- both rectangular and round," explained Schoenbeck."There's so much structural tubing in our equipment and in the operator platforms and railings -- you just can't believe it.When we can get structural tubing made from SCS, the painting process benefits will spread to a larger portion of our work."Schoenbeck is watching the early SCS tube production trials with interest, hoping he soon gets the chance to once again 'make the switch' to SCS.