Abstract: A coating apparatus with a powder supply system for use in a device for electrostatically spraying powder material onto the surface of an article or substrate to be coated. The system includes a powder reclaiming and recycling system which pneumatically retrieves the unused powder from the spray booths and filters the powder from the air. The filter system includes plural modules, each capable of accommodating a given number of spray guns. An automatic filter shaking system releases the powder from the filters upon command by sequentially shutting down the filter modules, one at a time, while the system is in operation. An additional filter module is provided so that adequate filtering capability is maintained while the filter shaking operation proceeds. The powder released from the filters is blown from the filters to a feeder section through a sieve which mixes new powder with the reclaimed powder under automatic control which replenishes the powder supply to the feeder.