Category Archives: T&D industry

T&D Market Knowledge

August 28, 2018Coatings, Induron, Induron Family, T&D industrycoatings, induron, Induron Birmingham, Induron coatings, Induron Protective Coatings, Kendall Smith, T&D, transmission & distributioninduron

By: Kendall Smith, Induron T&D Market Manager

Induron Coatings has been a major supplier to the electric utility industry for almost a decade now and employs individuals who have serviced the industry for many more decades. A few of us even go back to the early 1980s when thousands of electric transmission structures were purchased and installed around the country every year. Utility companies were protecting these structures from corrosion with multiple thin coats, which often only lasted 8-10 years. Continue reading T&D Market Knowledge →

Ceramapure PL-90 Ceramic Epoxy: The All-In-One Pipe Lining Solution

July 31, 2018Coatings, Induron, Infrastructure, T&D industry, Wastewater Industryceramapure, coatings, davies hood, induron, Induron Protective Coatings, pipe lining, PL-90, wastewater industryinduron

Protect your pipes with the “all-in-one” pipe lining solution. With Ceramapure PL-90 Ceramic Epoxy, Induron brings decades of experience and technology to the pipe market that offers an especially unique barrier coating. Continue reading Ceramapure PL-90 Ceramic Epoxy: The All-In-One Pipe Lining Solution →

Georgia Power Concrete Poles: Not Your Usual Specification

July 10, 2018Induron, Project Spotlight, T&D industrycoatings, davies hood, induron, Induron Birmingham, Induron coatings, Induron Protective Coatings, Kendall Smith, T&D, transmission & distributioninduron

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 →

Meet the Induron Family: Sergio Correa

March 13, 2018Induron, Induron Family, T&D industrycoatings, Employees, induron, Induron Employees, Induron Family, Induron Protective Coatings, sergio correainduron

Sergio Correa has been working as an international salesman for Induron since November 2016. He is responsible for opening the market for Transmission & Distribution and industrial paint in Latin America. Though he resides in Medellin, Colombia, he is an important part of the Induron family. To get to know him a little better, check out this Q&A: Continue reading Meet the Induron Family: Sergio Correa →

Ductile Iron: The Power Poles That Should Have Always Been

February 27, 2018Coatings, Induron, T&D industryceramic epoxy, chris rowell, coatings, induron, Induron Birmingham, Induron coatings, Induron Protective Coatings, power poles, transmission & distributioninduron

By: Chris Rowell, Induron Sales Representative

Sometimes there are products that have so many advantages, you wonder why they haven’t been around since the dawn of time. Take the iPad, for instance. Or solar calculators. Or The Price is Right. Or the combination of ductile iron and ceramic epoxy paint coatings for the electrical transmission and distribution industry . Let me explain. Continue reading Ductile Iron: The Power Poles That Should Have Always Been →

Specifying Coatings for T&D Structures

May 17, 2016Induron, T&D industrycoatings, davies hood, induron, Induron Birmingham, Induron coatings, Induron Protective Coatings, Kendall Smith, T&Dinduron

By: Kendall Smith, Induron Sales Representative

When deciding how to specify coatings on T&D structures (lattice towers, poles, pylons, etc.), it’s important to realize that there are sometimes different “zones” on these structures. For instance, if a galvanized steel transmission pole is partly buried in soil, the below-grade portion is exposed to a different corrosion environment than the above-grade section. Likewise, the “transition zone” just above and below the ground line can present corrosion protection challenges.

So, before you buy it, coat it and bury it, consider the following corrosion variables. Continue reading Specifying Coatings for T&D Structures →

Induron Adds InduraPlan for the Transmission & Distribution Industry

March 24, 2015T&D industryInduraPlan, transmission & distributioninduron

We are happy to announce that we have created an InduraPlan program for customers of the Transmission and Distribution (T&D) industry.

The plan adds the element of time to structures and transmission lines by properly creating an asset preservation plan for these utilities. Through a pre-planning meeting, Induron provides a presentation demonstrating their proven methods used to evaluate the environment based on global and locally accepted standards and specifications ideally suited to the needs of T&D corrosion prevention. Continue reading Induron Adds InduraPlan for the Transmission & Distribution Industry →

Why Do We Still Need More Worker Safety Reports?

April 8, 2014Coatings, Safety, T&D industryaccidents, China, construction, safety, worker safetyinduron

Here in the United States, we pride ourselves on safety. At Induron, we have monthly meetings taught by outside professionals on a whole host of safety topics – fire safety, safe practices for lifting with overhead cranes, proper use of respirators, and many, many more. We launched, last year, a new incentive program for our staff to reinforce how seriously we take safety at Induron. We ended 2013 as one of our safest reporting years ever, thanks to our staff’s commitment to keeping their workplace safe.

You wouldn’t think that industries in this country were in any way lacking in safety practices and oversights, because of agencies like OSHA, educational and training policies like Induron’s, and the industry’s overall improving safety record. Continue reading Why Do We Still Need More Worker Safety Reports? →

The Power Poles that should have always been

October 15, 2013Coatings, T&D industryductile iron pipe, ductile iron power pole, Induron coatingsinduron

By Chris Rowell, Induron Sales Rep

Like the combination of ductile iron and ceramic epoxy paint coatings for the electrical transmission and distribution industry. Let me explain. Continue reading The Power Poles that should have always been →

Take me to your Leader (in corrosion control)

April 23, 2013Coatings, Induron, Induron Family, Induron In the News, T&D industry, Wastewater IndustryCorrosion, Induraguard 9200, induron, Induron coatings, Induron Protective Coatings, Kendall Smith, Marvin the Martian, rust, rust prevention, Sci-Fi moviesinduron

By Kendall Smith, Induron Sales Rep

Did you ever notice that when the future is portrayed in movies (especially in dystopian sci-fi movies), nothing gets properly maintained? There are no corrosion consultants specifying abrasive blasting, containments, chloride removal, 3-coat coating systems, spray application, etc?

Perhaps in the future there will be limited budgets for all the elements of a successful coatings job that people have come to believe are necessary. However, those elements are not always needed for a great coatings project.

So what would I recommend to a post-Armageddon society to keep rust at bay while keeping inter-galactic costs low? Induron’s Induraguard 9200 and E-Bond! Continue reading Take me to your Leader (in corrosion control) →