AEROSPACE & DEFENSE

Aerospace & Defense Finishing Equipment and Paint Booths

ZENITH SERIES AEROSPACE BOOTHS

Laminar downdraft airflow at 100 FPM face velocity. ETL/UL listed and UL 508A certified components. Clear-span high-bay construction with no interior columns. Custom-engineered for commercial, military, and private aircraft — installed nationwide.

Laminar downdraft airflow at 100 FPM face velocity. ETL/UL listed and UL 508A certified components. Clear-span high-bay construction with no interior columns. Custom-engineered for commercial, military, and private aircraft — installed nationwide.

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FEATURED PAINT BOOTH

Aerospace Downdraft Paint Booth

ZENITH SERIES · FULL DOWNDRAFT

Clear-span high-bay construction. Laminar downdraft airflow at 100 FPM uniform face velocity. ETL/UL listed and UL 508A certified components. Custom-engineered to your aircraft dimensions.

Booth Details

Configurations, Specs & Filtration

AVAILABLE CONFIGURATIONS

One Booth Type Won't Cover Every Aircraft.

Crossflow paint booth airflow diagram

Crossflow

Side-to-side airflow. Cost-effective for large fuselage sections.
Full downdraft paint booth airflow diagram

Downdraft

Full ceiling-to-floor airflow. Maximum cleanliness for aerospace topcoat.
Semi-downdraft paint booth airflow diagram

Semi-Downdraft

Rear-angled exhaust. Versatile for mixed MRO and new-build operations.
Heated booth airflow diagram: a burner in the air make-up unit heats the incoming make-up air, which enters through ceiling intake filters and leaves through exhaust filters and the stack

Heated Booth

Integrated heat for accelerated cure. Required for most aerospace primers.

Custom Build

Engineered-to-order for wide-body, military, or hangar-integrated systems.
STANDARD SPECIFICATION

Certified. Engineered. Delivered Complete.

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Aerospace-Grade Airflow Control

Laminar downdraft airflow at 100 FPM uniform face velocity. Ceiling-to-floor air movement eliminates overspray recirculation — critical for aerospace topcoat and primer applications.
02

High-Bay Clear-Span Construction

Clear-span structural steel frames up to 60 ft wide and 30 ft tall. No interior columns. Full wing-to-wing access for commercial, military, and private aircraft.
03

Class I Division 2 (CID2) Lighting

Inside-access, CID2 four-tube fixtures are standard. Uniform, shadow-free illumination at 100+ foot-candles — essential for aerospace finish inspection and color matching.
04

HEPA & Fiberglass Filtration

Intake and exhaust filtration systems designed for aerospace-spec cleanliness. Optional HEPA secondary filtration for composite and specialty coating environments.
05

PFS Core Control Panel — UL 508A

UL 508A certified control panels with spray, flash, and cure modes. Programmable cycle timers, temperature monitoring, and safety interlocks. Custom BMS integration available.
NESHAP COMPLIANT FILTRATION

Aerospace-Grade Spray Booth Filters

NESHAP (National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants) compliance requires spray booths used in aerospace manufacturing to capture overspray at the source. PFS aerospace booths are engineered with high-efficiency intake and exhaust filtration systems that meet or exceed NESHAP capture efficiency requirements for HAP-containing coatings used in aerospace surface coating operations.

Fiberglass Intake Filters

Laminar downdraft airflow at 100 FPM uniform face velocity. Ceiling-to-floor air movement eliminates overspray recirculation — critical for aerospace topcoat and primer applications.

Exhaust Filter Banks

Downstream exhaust filter banks — standard polyester or optional HEPA-grade media — capture overspray before air exits the booth, meeting NESHAP capture efficiency thresholds for aerospace HAP coatings.

HEPA Secondary Filtration

Optional HEPA secondary filtration stage for composite coating environments, specialty primers, and facilities subject to NESHAP Subpart GG (Aerospace Manufacturing & Rework) air permit conditions.

Filter Change Monitoring

Magnehelic differential pressure gauges standard on all PFS aerospace booths. Monitors filter loading in real time so maintenance intervals are based on actual airflow data, not calendar schedules.

NESHAP Subpart GG applies to aerospace manufacturing and rework facilities that use coatings containing HAPs (hazardous air pollutants). PFS engineers review your specific coating materials and production volume during the quoting process to confirm the filtration specification meets your air permit and NESHAP compliance requirements.

Aerospace Customer

What Our Customers Say

“I would like to give you some feedback on the purchasing experience of two paint booths from PFS.

Your product is “5 Star” on the operation of the paint booths, we are extremely impressed with the quality and design that completely meets the need of our paint production line here at DJ Engineering.

Your installation crew was most efficient with the entire install process, they worked aggressively towards meeting our schedule requirements, their work ethic was non-stop from the minute they arrived in the morning until end of their shift. They were very knowledgeable about the product and provided very good instructions and information of the operating abilities of the product.

I have been in the aerospace industry for over 45 years and was very impressed with this project from start to finish. I would recommend PFS to any other aerospace company for any of your products!”

Larry
DJ Engineering
HANGARS & ENVIRONMENT

Hangars, Retrofits & Booth Environment

Aerospace finishing often happens in or next to hangars, with coatings that need a controlled environment. Planning a booth for a specific aircraft? See aircraft paint booths. Tap a topic to open it.

NFPA 409 is the standard for aircraft hangars. It groups hangars by size and door height and sets construction and fire protection requirements for each group. When painting happens in a hangar, the spray area also has to meet NFPA 33, so both standards apply. Read our NFPA 33 compliance guide and involve your AHJ and insurer early.

A booth can be built as a self-contained insert inside an existing hangar or building, so the spray area is defined and ventilated without new construction. Hangar height, door size, floor, utilities and fire protection all need to be checked first. Send us your hangar dimensions and the aircraft you paint for a review.

Aerospace primers and topcoats are usually specified for a temperature and humidity range during application and cure. Heated make-up air holds booth temperature, and humidity control can be added where the coating requires it. Tell us your coating system so the air handling is sized to it.

ETL listed mark
ETL & ETL-C Listed
Intertek — USA & Canada
UL 508A industrial control panel fabricator mark
UL 508A Certified
Industrial Control Panel Fabricator
NFPA logo
NFPA 33 Compliant
Spray Application Standard
EPA logo
EPA Compliant
Air Quality Standards
OSHA logo
OSHA Compliant
Workplace Safety Standards
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Aerospace Spray Booths & Finishing Systems — Common Questions

Aerospace finishing operations are subject to NFPA 33 (Standard for Spray Application of Flammable or Combustible Materials), OSHA 1910.94 (Ventilation), and applicable FAA, NADCAP, and Boeing/Airbus supplier quality requirements. PFS aerospace booths are built to NFPA 33 and OSHA standards with ETL/UL listed and certified components. NADCAP and OEM-specific requirements are addressed during the engineering phase.

Aerospace spray booths range from small component booths (10 ft wide x 10 ft deep) for avionics and small parts to full-aircraft booths exceeding 100 ft wide x 200 ft deep for wide-body commercial aircraft. PFS engineers size each booth to the specific aircraft or component type, production volume, and coating process requirements.
Yes. PFS designs and manufactures large-format aerospace finishing systems for commercial, military, and general aviation aircraft. Our aerospace booths include full-downdraft airflow, heated make-up air, explosion-proof electrical, and custom access platforms and lighting configurations for aircraft painting.
Full downdraft airflow is the preferred configuration for aerospace spray booths. Downdraft airflow moves air from ceiling to floor, carrying overspray and solvent vapors away from the aircraft surface and the painter, delivering the cleanest finish quality and the safest working environment for aerospace coating applications.
Yes. PFS provides full installation, commissioning, and operator training for all aerospace finishing systems. Our service team coordinates with your facility management, electrical contractor, and coating supplier to ensure the system is installed, balanced, and qualified to your production requirements.
NESHAP (National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants) Subpart GG applies to aerospace manufacturing and rework facilities that use HAP-containing coatings. It requires facilities to use compliant spray booths with sufficient capture efficiency to control HAP emissions at the source. PFS aerospace booths are engineered with multi-stage intake and exhaust filtration — including optional HEPA secondary filtration — to meet NESHAP capture efficiency requirements and support your facility’s air permit compliance.
Yes. PFS supplies OEM replacement filter media for all PFS aerospace booths including fiberglass intake panels, polyester exhaust media, and HEPA secondary filtration modules. Replacement filters are available through our parts store or by contacting our service team. Magnehelic differential pressure gauges on each booth indicate when filter replacement is required based on actual airflow data.