A production coater for coating a material with a solution or a suspension. The production coater including a cabinet with an integrated exhaust plenum providing an exhaust flow path from a coating drum to an output of the production coater. The production coater and the integrated exhaust path provides a system for coating materials with a solution that includes a reduced number of parts, simplified cleaning, service and maintenance, and does not require the lifting of heavy parts as is required of previously known production coaters.
