Getting Your Kicks: Coating a Bridge on Historic Route 66 By Claire Trageser Before Pappas started the job, he scoped out the scene and found that the bridge was in very bad shape. It was so rusted that the steel had become compromised. “It had very deteriorated steel; we had to replace and strengthen and stiffen the steel after we blasted it,” he said.
Recoat Brings Brewery Tanks "Bock" to Speed By Jennifer Frakes When neutralization tanks at a German beer production facility were found to have extensive internal corrosion damage, there were two options: replace the tanks or rehabilitate and recoat the inside of them.
Port Canaveral Tower Explores New Coatings By Stephanie Marie Chizik When Port Canaveral’s new Exploration Tower opened in November 2013, it gave the historic Central Florida spot a new icon.
Recoat Heats up on Steel Exhaust Stacks By Claire Trageser Industrial Fabrications contacted PennCoat through its website, but when the coatings contractors arrived onsite, they found a few hurdles to overcome on this recoat project.
Some Like It Geothermal: Power Plant Recoat By Jennifer Frakes When essential components of a large North American geothermal power plant were shown to have major steel loss, HJ3 Composite Technologies, LLC was called to the scene.
Tank Coatings Outside the Envelope By Stephanie Marie Chizik What do you get when you put a stainless steel tank inside a carbon steel tank? It might sound like a construction-only riddle, but that’s exactly the situation that brought Jim Stotler and his five-person crew to an Iowa jobsite.
Out in the Oil Field: Tank Coating By Jennifer Frakes A tight timeline, winter weather, and all of the safety considerations that come with working in an operating oil field were just a few of the factors that the NTS crew faced at the outset of the job
Modern Coatings on London’s Historic Underground Railway By Jennifer Frakes After a steam leak in the original cylinder block was detected, a modern-day solution was needed to keep this piece of London’s heritage in operable condition.
Spray Foam for Family Fun Center By Stephanie Marie Chizik For a center tailored toward keeping children entertained, temperature control was a very real need. That’s where the SPF came into play.
Roller Coaster Re-Coating Reaches New Heights at Busch Gardens, Part 2 By Chris McMillan, International Paint North American Marketing Manager The crew had to strap in and hold on; they were going to try some new coatings from a trusted manufacturer.