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 Protective Coatings as the coatings manufacturer. Continue reading Recoating Peotone’s Pedosphere Tank
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 Coatings to make sure the proper protective coatings and surface preparation measures were specified to the bidding contractors. Continue reading Swansea Wastewater Treatment Plant Refurbishment
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. Continue reading Project Spotlight: Hamilton Township, NJ Water Tank Repaint
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 but rather a crucial process in maintaining the integrity of protective coatings. Continue reading Holiday Testing: What It Is and Why It’s Needed
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 make federal funding available for the infrastructure improvements necessary throughout the country to ensure safe, clean water. Continue reading Corrosion Report Cards
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 abundance of tests to even the better ball strikers–but that is not what this day was all about. Continue reading A Day on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail
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 is designed specifically to help small and medium-sized businesses with their exporting programs. Continue reading Discovering Global Markets
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
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. Continue reading What is going on in the T&D Market?
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 service life expectations remain fantastic with these newer technologies, many of these newer coatings (or poorly adjusted re-treads of existing technology) have resulted in real challenges for applicators. Induron’s TL-70 is a tried-and-true solution with decades of success under its belt, and some new capabilities that make it a leading choice in today’s water tank lining reality. Continue reading A New Look for TL-70
