Tag Archives: Induron Protective Coatings

Novasafe

Novasafe: A Ceramic NOVALAC Epoxy for Extreme Wastewater Environments

 By: William Seawell, Induron Protective Coatings Technical Service Manager

NovasafeWater and wastewater treatment plant owners, operators, and engineers are under more pressure than ever to protect our national water infrastructure. In a period of increased influent volume, more chemically extreme influent, and increasing regulatory pressure, there is an increasing need for longer immersion coating service lives. The aforementioned factors are also responsible for a marked increase in instances of particularly extreme chemical environments encountered in treatment plants. Continue reading Novasafe: A Ceramic NOVALAC Epoxy for Extreme Wastewater Environments

Portage, MI Tank Rehabilitation Project

Portage, MI Elevated Water Storage Tank Rehabilitation Project

By: Rob Burckley, Induron Technical Sales & Service Manager

Portage, MI Tank Rehabilitation Project

Committed to ensuring its community has reliable and safe water supply, the City of Portage, MI launched a rehabilitation project on an integral component of its water supply infrastructure–a 750,000-gallon toro ellipse leg water tank. Over time, tanks can deteriorate due to various factors, necessitating rehabilitation efforts to maintain their functionality and efficiency. Continue reading Portage, MI Elevated Water Storage Tank Rehabilitation Project

Induron Sales Team

Sales Retreat to Cancun: More in ’24!

By: Davies Hood, Induron President

Every year, the Induron sales team gathers for our annual Sales Meeting. This is not different from most every other successful organization, and usually these meetings consist of some hands-on product demonstration, goal setting for the team, and some sort of “rah-rah.” Whether that “rah-rah” is in the form of sharing successes or a classic halftime “chew-out” depends in part on how the last year went. This year, instead of a more traditional “sales meeting,” we decided to take the entire Induron team ALONG WITH THEIR spouses and significant other’s to a resort in Playa Mujeres (Cancun), Mexico.  Continue reading Sales Retreat to Cancun: More in ’24!

Main floor overview showing the diverse coatings needed in a new facility: Drywall, CMU, Structural Steel & Decking and Concrete Floors

A Coatings Solution for Ralls County Water Treatment Plant

By: Paul Powers, Mid-Central Regional Manager for Induron Protective Coatings

Main floor overview showing the diverse coatings needed in a new facility: Drywall, CMU, Structural Steel & Decking and Concrete Floors
Main floor overview showing the diverse coatings needed in a new facility: Drywall, CMU, Structural Steel & Decking and Concrete Floors

In order to better serve its surrounding community, Ralls County in Hannibal, Missouri planned to construct a new water treatment plant. Klingner and Associates, a multi-office engineering group in the midwest, was awarded the challenge to design the new facility. Continue reading A Coatings Solution for Ralls County Water Treatment Plant

T&D Corrosion Solutions in South America

By: Ben Rowland, Induron T&D Sales

In October of 2023, I returned to Brazil to see how Induron could help some of the largest power utilities in not only Brazil, but all of South America. With some added stateside support from a former Induron employee, Dick Belliveau, we traveled throughout Brazil to see job sites, meet with engineers and give presentations.  Continue reading T&D Corrosion Solutions in South America

Restoring the Caseyville, IL Wastewater Treatment Plant

By: Paul Powers, Induron Regional Sales Manager

During the summer of 2022, the coatings protecting the City of Caseyville, Illinois’ Wastewater Treatment Plant assets reached their performance life expectancy. The protective coatings on the critical infrastructure substrates were spent, worn and some assets were beginning to show signs of corrosion. The City of Caseyville hired Thouvenot, Wade & Moerchen, Inc. as the engineer on the project, Bazan Painting Co. as the coatings contractor, and Induron Protective Coatings as the coating supplier.  Continue reading Restoring the Caseyville, IL Wastewater Treatment Plant

Project Spotlight: Hamilton Township, NJ Water Tank Repaint

By: Steve Freed, Induron Regional Sales Manager

Hamilton Township, NJ Water Tank Repaint 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.  Continue reading Project Spotlight: Hamilton Township, NJ Water Tank Repaint

Corrosion Report Cards

By: Andy Odorzynski, Induron National Sales Manager

Corrosion Report CardIn 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 make federal funding available for the infrastructure improvements necessary throughout the country to ensure safe, clean water.  Continue reading Corrosion Report Cards

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.   Continue reading Questioning our Assumptions about Primers in Immersion and their Place in the Water Industry: A Brief, Plain English Summary

What is going on in the T&D Market?

By: Ben Rowland, Induron T&D Sales

T&DThe 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.  Continue reading What is going on in the T&D Market?