Heil recently added a new paint facility to its Fort Payne, Ala., manufacturing facility in an effort to increase efficiencies and streamline production techniques.
The new facility will reduce lead times for Heil refuse collection vehicles, while also reducing the amount of wasted paints and solvents, and the need for the additional application of paint.

In addition to the newly constructed Detail & Pre-Delivery Center, an additional paint production line was added within the existing facility.

Heil's paint process is similar to systems used by leading commercial truck makers. Once a Heil vehicle body is completely cleaned, pre-treated and sealed, a separate DuPont primer coat of paint is applied and baked, followed by a high-performance polyurethane enamel coat, providing chip resistance and UV protection to defend against color fade and deterioration.