By: Tom Wunderlin, Induron Sales Representative
After 25 years of service, Maryland Environmental Service’s 250K Elevated Hospital-Front Water Storage Tank located in Crownsville, Maryland was due for reconditioning. Fortunately, the project posed no real or extraordinary challenges, according to the owner, consulting engineer, inspector and contractor. Continue reading Project Spotlight: 250K Elevated Water Storage Tank Reconditioning
As 2018 comes to an end, Induron is excited to unveil its top 5 projects of the year! We have had the opportunity and pleasure of working with customers and contractors across the nation to complete various projects from water tank rehabs to floor coatings. Learn more about each project below! Continue reading Top Projects of 2018
By: Ron Bouthillier, Induron Sales Representative
In an age where most things are driven by price, often the cost is not factored in. Price is the dollar amount that you pay for a product or service. While the cost may include the price, cost includes value, effort, material, incurred risk and the delivery of goods. Continue reading Cost vs. Price in Selection of a Floor Coating
By: Paul Powers, Induron Sales Representative
As many of us have seen over the years in many markets, the Utilities Inc. maintenance team has relied on hardware, big box stores and commercial paint stores for their maintenance painting needs. These guys are hard-working people that carry a huge burden of keeping the community supplied with water. Consequently, painting becomes a “necessary evil.” However, after a short period of time, they realized that their current practices in maintenance painting were not producing results. Continue reading Project Spotlight: Utilities Inc. Flooring & Pipe Coatings Application
By: Paul Powers, Induron Sales Representative & N.A.C.E. Certified Coatings Inspector III #5643
As an advocate of resourcing and soliciting partnerships with specialty coatings companies, I enjoy working on projects that employ the “best of the best” to solve clients’ asset-destroying issues. At Induron, we partner with some of the most-specialized and leading companies in the industry. These strategic partnerships not only enhance our coatings offerings, but also enable us to address plant maintenance issues upfront and directly and, ultimately, emerge as the single-source solution for our customers. Continue reading How to Solve Your Aggressive, Asset-Destroying Issues
By: Kendall Smith, Induron Power Market Manager
Usually, the coatings specifications for T&D structures are predictable. For example, in North America, weathered galvanized, high-voltage, electric transmission poles, towers and substation structures are often protected with sealers and coatings that are surface-tolerant, low stress on aged coatings, easy-to-apply, high-solids, high-build, and proven to protect for 20-25 years in one or two coats. Continue reading Georgia Power Concrete Poles: Not Your Usual Specification
By: Paul Powers, Induron Sales Representative
Recently, one of Induron’s larger water company customers used our products on a fire hydrant refurbishment project. Once the project was underway, I received a request that peaked my curiosity. The customer requested some very bright, dynamic colors in small quantities for a special part of the project. Fortunately, Indurlux 7600 can be made in just about any color, so we were able to provide the colors needed for the project.
Continue reading Fire Hydrant Refurbishment: Let’s Get Creative!
By: Dick Belliveau, Induron Sales Representative
The South Elevated Storage tank is a one-million-gallon elevated water tank owned by the City of Port Huron in Michigan. After years of use, the water tank was beginning to show signs of deterioration and rusting. This tank refurbishment project needed products that could be applied successfully to its previously-painted alkyd aluminum coating. Fortunately, two Induron products were specified to get the job done. Continue reading Project Spotlight: South Elevated Storage Tank
By: Paul Powers, Induron Sales Representative
Epoxy Siloxane technology was introduced to the industry in the early 1990s, and has since gone through many changes to become what it is today. Induron has recently developed a world-class, high-gloss and tint-able Epoxy PolySiloxane Coating that we like to call Indurlux 9400. Continue reading Indurlux 9400 Brightens Dekalb Tank Farm
By: David Parnell, Induron National Business Development and Distribution Manager
Induron is excited to announce the launch of its newest product, Indurethane Monarch HS. This extremely high-gloss urethane technology combines durability and color retention in a high-gloss and high distinction of image finish that is unrivaled in the market. Indurethane Monarch HS is formulated to help increase productivity with easy-to-apply applications and fast dry speed. Continue reading Spray Trial Success with Indurethane Monarch HS