By: Steve Freed, Induron Regional Manager In the fall of 2024, U.S. Tank Painting completed the recoating of a 1.2-million-gallon standpipe owned by New Jersey American Water. The project’s success was hard-earned, overcoming a unique set of challenges involving metal repairs, comprehensive interior and exterior blasting with containment, and the added difficulty of working within … Read More
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A No Nonsense Tale of the Edina, Missouri Tank Rehabilitation
Aqua Illinois Knox County Tank Recoating
Project Spotlight: Federal Prison Water Tank Recoating
By: Rob Burckley, Induron Technical Sales & Service Manager Induron Protective Coatings is proud to spotlight a recently completed project by Semper Fi Coatings out of Kentucky at a federal prison involving the recoating of a 1.0 million-gallon water tank, commonly referred to as a “Flute.” This complex project required a full blast and recoat … Read More
Project Spotlight: VCSFA Wallops Island Deluge Tank Coating
By: Steve Freed, Induron Regional Sales Manager The construction and coating of a new 283’-3 ¼” high deluge tank at Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority’s (VCSFA) Wallops Island Flight Facility in Wallops Island, VA, showcases a remarkable collaboration among various specialized parties. Pittsburg Tank & Tower served as the tank manufacturer and erector, while Corrosion … 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.
A New Look for TL-70
By: Andy Odorzynski, Induron National Sales Manager Coatings for the water tank industry have undergone major changes in recent years. The implementation of NSF-600, supply chain woes, and new technological innovation have all come together to result in a more rapidly changing set of linings than the industry has seen for quite some time. While … Read More
Project Spotlight: Brighton, MI Tank Rehab
By: Rob Burckley, Induron Technical Sales and Service Manager Recently, Induron partnered with G&L Sandblasting and Painting and Dixon Engineering to complete this 770,000-gallon tank for the City of Brighton, Michigan.