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Education

Spray booths, finishing equipment, and prep environments for vocational schools, community colleges, and universities — built to meet educational program requirements and safety codes.

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Education

Finishing Equipment for Educational Programs

PFS has supplied spray booths and finishing equipment to vocational schools, community colleges, and universities across the country. Our systems are sized and configured for educational environments — safe, code-compliant, and built to last through years of student use.

Whether you’re equipping an auto body program, a woodworking lab, or an industrial technology facility, PFS engineers work directly with program directors and facilities teams to design a system that meets your curriculum needs, budget, and building requirements.

Automotive & Collision Repair Programs

built with ETL/UL certified components spray booths sized for school and community college auto body programs — compliant with OSHA, NFPA 33, and state vocational education requirements.

Woodworking & Cabinet Making Programs

Finishing booths and prep stations for wood shop programs — designed for lacquers, stains, and waterborne finishes with proper dust collection.

Welding & Fabrication Programs

Blast booths, grinding booths, and ventilation systems for welding and metal fabrication programs.

Powder Coating Programs

Manual powder coating booths for vocational and technical programs teaching industrial coating processes.

Industrial Technology Programs

Complete finishing lab environments for industrial technology, manufacturing, and engineering programs at universities and technical colleges.

Why Schools Choose PFS
Planning a New Program?

PFS works with program directors and facilities teams from initial planning through installation and commissioning.

EDUCATION AT A GLANCE

Education Applications, Booth Types & Compliance

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  • Automotive and collision repair
  • Woodworking and cabinet making
  • Welding and fabrication
  • Powder coating
  • Industrial and engineering technology
  • NFPA 33 sets the fire-safety rules for spray areas: construction, ventilation, electrical classification, fire protection and housekeeping.
  • OSHA 29 CFR 1910.107 covers spray finishing in the workplace, including exhaust and filter maintenance.
  • The International Fire Code (or your state version, such as the California Fire Code) and the local fire marshal govern the permit and inspection.
  • Your local air district may require a permit to operate, VOC limits and record keeping.

School booths must also satisfy district facilities and safety staff. PFS booths ship with ETL-listed electrical packages, and we provide the drawings and data your permit packet needs. Requirements vary by jurisdiction, so confirm with your authority having jurisdiction. See our NFPA 33 guide.

We provide specifications and drawings for bid documents and can phase equipment over more than one budget year.

EDUCATION GUIDE

Planning a Finishing Lab for a School Program

Booths and labs for vocational and college programs.

Auto body programs usually train in a downdraft or side downdraft booth like a working shop. Wood programs use open-face booths. Welding and fabrication programs use blasting systems and grinding booths. Powder coating programs use manual powder booths.

Simple controls, interlocks, bright lighting and clear sight lines help instructors supervise. PFS booths use ETL/UL listed components and are built to NFPA 33, the NEC and OSHA 1910.107.

Many schools phase a lab over several budget years. We can lay out the full room first and supply the booth, mixing rooms and prep stations in stages.

PFS supplies drawings, specifications and cut sheets for district or college bid packages.

To quote quickly, send us: the program, the largest project students paint; the door opening you need; your building footprint, ceiling height and power; the coatings you spray; and how many units per day or week you finish. Photos of the space help.

Planning a School Finishing Lab?

Tell us your program and room size. We will recommend a layout and quote it.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Education Finishing Equipment — Common Questions

A downdraft or side downdraft booth gives students the same experience they will have in a working collision shop.

Yes. We provide drawings, specifications and cut sheets for bid packages.

PFS booths use ETL/UL listed components and are built to NFPA 33, the NEC and OSHA 1910.107, with simple controls for supervised use.

Yes. We can plan the full lab and supply equipment in phases to match your budget.

NFPA 33, OSHA 1910.107 and the local fire code apply, and districts often add their own safety requirements.