Drone Footage Shows Work on Potable Water Tank By CoatingsPro Staff The recoating of a potable water tank in Lancaster, Pa., included an already tight timeframe and several challenges that cause delays.
Restoring Seattle’s Historic Aurora Bridge By Anthony Punt Factoring in areas that needed steel repair, officials with Liberty Maintenance knew the historic bridge should have been recoated years ago. But thanks to the hard work of an innovative crew, the overdue job was completed with time to spare.
Award-Winning Water Tower Welcomes All to Fort Lauderdale By Rebecca A. Bickham The tower’s future looked bleak, but it was saved when local residents were successful in rallying for its restoration instead. Now, the colorful and newly coated tower welcomes everyone to the coastal Florida city.
Preserving the USS Omaha’s Propulsion System By Anthony Punt A check-up of the USS Omaha revealed failed coatings on the vessel’s propulsion system, so a nearby crew came in to preserve the U.S. Navy vessel.
The Case of the Delaminating Red Lead Primer By Malcolm McNeil, Owner and Operator of McNeil Coatings Consultants, Inc. When the new topcoat on a bridge’s primer started to delaminate, the asset owner laid blame on the contractor. But could it have been caused by something else?
Composite Repair System Preserves Florida Oil Tank By Ben DuBose When the plant manager for a Florida oil and gas operating company discovered three holes in a sour crude oil tank, this emergency repair solution allowed the client to avoid total tank replacement.
Collage of the USS John F. Kennedy’s Critical Coatings Application By CoatingsPro Team The floating of the USS John F. Kennedy’s in October 2019 wouldn’t have been possible without the completion of the critical coatings by contractors Huntington Ingalls Industries.
Blast Off: New Coatings at Power Plant Turbine By Stephanie Marie Chizik Coating two inlet ducts and bell mouths for a turbine intake included confined space training and hot work permits from Belzona distributor Industrial Repair Technology.
Work of Art: New Coating System Lifts Texas Water Tank By Ben DuBose Even Hurricane Harvey couldn’t stop this award-winning crew in Katy, Texas, where a prominent water tank was restored with a multi-layered coating system.
Flexible Coatings Crew Beats Heat at Australian Steel Plant By Ben DuBose The Australian applicator and distributor developed a novel approach when a steel production plant needed a solution to their issues with high temperatures and chemicals, which had taken a toll on many conventional coatings at their facility.