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Liquids and powder colour-matched for Boston skyscraper
Coatings on One Dalton Place, a new skyscraper in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood, have recently been completed using special colour-matching between the liquid and powder coatings provided by PPG....
Stopping corrosion in mine & quarry structures
An innovative coating prevents the corrosion of steel hoppers and equipment exposed to moisture, salt, and abrasion In mines, quarries, and aggregate bulk processing, large steel structures like hoppers that are used to store and dispense vast volumes of ore, rock and...
Feature: Power Station chamber refurbishmnet
Flexcrete Technologies Limited, part of the AkzoNobel group of companies, has been specified to refurbish a surface water drain chamber at Dungeness B Power Station in the UK. Cemprotec E942, a high performance, waterborne cementitious coating, was chosen to carry out...
Preserving an icon: The Queen Mary
Preserving an icon: The Queen Mary gets a protective coating from MAXON Technologies
Feature: Cavernous spaces in ship holds
The cavernous spaces inside ship cargo holds swallow materials wet and dry, packed and loose, corrosive and inert. Many would take several 4-bedroom houses without a murmur. Bulk cargo transport of materials such as grain, coal, ore, and cement account for up to 15% -...
Iconic Formula 1 Lotus 72 Restored
HMG Paints have utilised their industry leading Advanced Colour Design Service to assist with the restoration of the iconic 1970 Team Lotus Chassis number 5, which was famously raced by Emerson Fittipaldi. Clive Chapman, Managing Director of Classic Team Lotus: “Given...
Monumental preservation: a symbol of Croatia’s war of independence
After being used for construction of some of the most famous structures in the world such as the Pentagon, Empire State Building and Burj Khalifa, MCI technology is now being used to preserve Vukovar’s water tower, hit more than 600 times during the siege of the city....
The Power Behind Blast-Cleaning Aircraft Carrier Decks
Thermal Sprayed Non-Skid (TSN) coatings, specifically created to meet the performance conditions for vertical take-off aircraft from ships’ surfaces are also now being used on US Navy aircraft carriers, some of which will carry similar jets to the UK’s new carriers....
A TRIO OF HISTORIC REPAIR PROJECTS
Three important landmark buildings get the renovation treatment from Sika The key to success for any new-build or renovation project is preparation, as according to the well-worn saying, ‘fail to prepare; prepare to fail’. It’s a motto that is particularly...
Jarrow-based Wescott invest in innovation
A continuous focus on sourcing and applying innovations is reaping benefits for Jarrow-based Wescott Industrial Services who are enjoying one of their busiest periods of on-going projects and enquiries since their formation in 2010. Mark Duffy, Managing Director of...
Industrial Coating Technology Solutions
PaintExpo is the world’s leading trade fair for industrial coating technology Improving material and energy efficiency, optimising quality, increasing flexibility, reducing unit costs and digitalising manufacturing processes – these are a few of the...
Resin flooring technologies
The improvements in science and technology are enabling new breakthroughs for the fastmoving markets in resin floorings. Dale Banton of Sherwin-Williams Protective and Marine Coatings EMEAI examines the issues. With the rapid changes in complex building design, new...
Spray-on cover
As the market for polyurethane and polyurea coatings continues to expand, so do the demands for specialist equipment to deal with high performance coatings. Some manufacturers of polyurethane and polyurea coatings say buyers are moving towards specialised equipment...
HMG PVC 17 New Vinyl Acrylic Topcoat offers superior adhesion and flexibility
When it comes to flexible coatings HMG Paints’ PVC range is utilised across a range of plastic and difficult to coat surfaces, in a number of industries across the UK and Ireland. The latest addition to the range, PVC17, has been specially formulated to maximise...
Just Jane’s new coat: Lancaster bomber restoration
Despite being one of the most famous second world war 2 aircraft, and still stirring similar emotions to the Spitfire, there are only 2 flying Lancaster bombers in the world, out of 7,377 built. One, part of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight based in RAF Coningsby...
Feature: Hazardous chemical replacement
A research paper on bio-based anti-corrosion coatings is to be presented at EuroCorr 2017, by Cortec Corporation Several raw materials employed in the production of conventional anticorrosion coatings pose severe threat to environment and human health. The hazards...