Industrial paint & spray booths, custom-built in South Africa. Tilghman Rotoblast designs and manufactures industrial paint booths in South Africa. Every booth is custom-engineered to the component being finished – from small room-sized booths for individual parts up to 30-metre structures for rail carriages and large fabricated assemblies. We handle the complete process in-house: design, structural fabrication, climate control, lighting, air handling and extraction.
Built for production, not panel-shops. Our booths are heavy steel-beam structures with a smooth, painted metal interior that is easy to keep clean and reflects light evenly. They are designed for industrial throughput – structural steel, heavy equipment, rail and rolling stock, and large fabricated components – rather than automotive refinishing.
Lighting that holds up. Booths are typically lit to 1000 lux for accurate colour and full coverage, with fittings that can be changed from outside the booth – improving reliability and reducing downtime.
One supplier, full line. Many customers pair a paint booth with a blasting booth and dust extraction for a complete surface-preparation-to-finish line – all manufactured by Tilghman.
Our paint booths typically include temperature and humidity control. This enables the correct environmental specifications to be achieved during the pre-heating, painting and baking processes.
Our larger paint booths can also be equipped with automatic man-riders that allow operators to move up-down and left-right in the booth under power.
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Frequently asked questions
What is an industrial paint booth?
An enclosed, climate-controlled structure where components are painted and cured under managed airflow, temperature and humidity. Industrial booths are engineered for large or heavy items and high-throughput finishing, unlike compact automotive spray booths.
What is the difference between a spray booth and a paint booth?
The terms are used interchangeably. The important distinction is scale and purpose: Tilghman builds industrial booths for structural steel, heavy equipment and rail – not consumer or automotive-refinish booths.
What sizes of paint booth can you manufacture?
From small room-sized booths for individual components up to 30-metre booths for items such as rail carriages. Every booth is built to the customer’s component envelope.
How are temperature and humidity controlled?
Multiple sensors feed a PLC that continuously balances airflow, heating and humidity, holding the correct specification through the pre-heating, painting and baking stages.
What lighting do your paint booths use?
Typically 1000 lux for accurate colour and full coverage, with fittings changeable from outside the booth for reliability and minimal downtime.
Can a paint booth be combined with a blasting booth?
Yes. Many installations pair blasting, painting and dust extraction into a single surface-preparation-to-finish line, all manufactured by Tilghman.
Are your booths suitable for rail carriages and heavy equipment?
Yes – large items are a core application. Booths up to 30 m with powered man-riders are built specifically for rail rolling stock and large fabricated assemblies.
Do you manufacture and install across South Africa?
Yes. Tilghman is a South African manufacturer and has installed booths nationwide, including Pretoria, Durban and other industrial centres.