METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COATING BOTTLES

摘要

A method and apparatus for coating bottles made from a plastics material with a coating formulation is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: a) positioning bottles on support members which engage the bottles; b) successively moving each bottle along a path (7) to a coating station (13); c) whilst each bottle is at the coating station (13), rotating each bottle about its longitudinal axis and simultaneously spray coating the exposed outer surface of the bottle; and d) transferring the coated bottles to a curing oven (19) and curing the coatings in the oven.