By: Rob Burckley, Induron Sales Representative The original coating on Peotone, Illinois’s 250,000-gallon pedosphere tank had reached the end of its lifecycle. The tank owner, Aqua Illinois, involved Dixon Engineering as the engineer on the project, Pittsburg Tank & Tower Group as the general contractor, Semper Fi Industrial coatings as the paint contractor, and Induron … Read More
Swansea Wastewater Treatment Plant Refurbishment
By: Paul Powers, Mid-Central Regional Manager for Induron Protective Coatings When the City of Swansea, Illinois realized it was time to bring their water treatment plant back up to their standard of quality, they turned to their long-time engineering firm partner, Thouvenot, Wade and Moerchen, Inc (TWM, Inc). TWM, Inc. then turned to Induron Protective … Read More
Project Spotlight: Hamilton Township, NJ Water Tank Repaint
By: Steve Freed, Induron Regional Sales Manager Aqua New Jersey’s 2-million-gallon standpipe water tank on location at their headquarters in Hamilton, NJ was in need of rehabilitation. Because the standpipe is visible from the highly-traveled highway I-195, Aqua keeps the tank in tip-top shape.
Holiday Testing: What It Is and Why It’s Needed
By: Rob Burckley, Induron Sales Representative The holiday season is a time of joy, celebration, and quality time with loved ones. However, for those in industries dealing with protective coatings, it’s also a time to ensure that the shield guarding against corrosion and deterioration remains intact. Holiday testing, in this context, isn’t about festive decorations … Read More
Corrosion Report Cards
By: Andy Odorzynski, Induron National Sales Manager In 2018, congress passed the American Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA). This act seeks to strengthen the original intent of the Safe Drinking Water Act by recognizing that the condition of our infrastructure is directly related to the safety and quality of our drinking water. The act seeks to … Read More
A Day on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail
By: Joey Thomas, Induron Business Development Manager As the sun rose on October 4th 2023, golfers from around Alabama (and this lucky Business Development Manager from Kentucky) gathered together in Muscle Shoals to take on the famously-challenging Fighting Joe course. With long fairways, dunes-like mounds and plenty of water and sand, the course represents an … Read More
Discovering Global Markets
By: Davies Hood, President of Induron Protective Coatings Last week, I had the privilege of attending and Induron had the honor of sponsoring the “Discover Global Markets” Forum Series when the US-EU SME Workshop stopped in Birmingham, Alabama. The US Commercial Service, Discover Alabama and the Alabama Department of Commerce jointly held this event, which … Read More
Questioning our Assumptions about Primers in Immersion and their Place in the Water Industry: A Brief, Plain English Summary
By: William Seawell, Technical Service Manager In July 2023 Materials Performance Magazine published a white paper sponsored by Induron Coatings detailing various technical reasons that the common engineering understanding about the galvanic mechanism of action in organic urethane zinc primers deserves re-examining at the systemic level.
What is going on in the T&D Market?
By: Ben Rowland, Induron T&D Sales The T&D market for Induron has seen a lot of activity in recent months. There are increasingly more discussions amongst major utilities regarding the FERC Order that went into effect over a year ago now.