Category Archives: Induron

What Coatings Can Be Used to Safeguard Power Plants in the Future?

By: Kendall Smith, Induron Power Market Manager

The landscape of electricity generation has been changing for decades. Currently, the mix of power plant types and fuels used in the United States include natural gas (simple cycle and combined cycle), nuclear, coal, petroleum, renewables (wind, hydro, solar, geothermal) and more. Continue reading What Coatings Can Be Used to Safeguard Power Plants in the Future?

The Induron Difference: More Than a Bucket of Paint

As a third-generation, family-owned-and-operated business, relationships are at the core of our business. We have built our reputation on a solid foundation of innovation, value, service, and long-term relationships with our customers. 

Induron President Davies Hood describes the Induron sales approach in this video.  Continue reading The Induron Difference: More Than a Bucket of Paint

FastPrime Increases Efficiency for Maverick OilField Services

By: Jamie Laid, Induron Sales Representative

Maverick OilField Services prepares and paints for oil and gas companies across the country. Specifically, Maverick performs dry abrasive blasting onsite using an IR heated spray booth. 
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Proven Protection at the Lowest Applied Cost

By: Kendall Smith, Induron Power Market Manager

Asset ManagementIn North America, there are a million steel transmission structures fighting corrosion issues. While several thousand of those are being addressed from a corrosion standpoint, there is still more work to be done. The Induron approach to asset protection is the lowest applied cost per square foot per year, and we can calculate the cost based on experience and proven results.  Continue reading Proven Protection at the Lowest Applied Cost

Mortarchem: The Next Generation of Cementitious Epoxy Mortar

By: Ben Rowland, Induron Protective Coatings Technical Service Director

MortarchemInduron Coatings, an industrial pioneer of high-performance protective coatings for ductile iron sewer linings, water/wastewater treatment facilities and potable water storage, is broadening its offerings with an innovative approach to concrete repair. Continue reading Mortarchem: The Next Generation of Cementitious Epoxy Mortar

Standards Based on Experience

By: Kendall Smith, Induron Power Market Manager

When I began working in the coatings industry in 1982, standards specifically developed for the electric utility industry’s transmission and distribution (T&D) coatings market did not exist. Specifically, coating standards for electric substations (equipment and structures) high-voltage transmission structures (monopoles and lattice towers/pylons) and for “flow-coating” large transformers were lacking. Continue reading Standards Based on Experience

The Evolution of a Water Tank

By: Tex Enoch, Induron Sales Representative

First, there is a need. In this case, Yalick Farms, a community outside of Dallas, PA, needed an elevated storage tank to support a growing community.  Aqua PA responded by working with GHD engineers out of Harrisburg to determine the amount and type of storage needed.  

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Introducing Mortarchem: The Next Generation of Cementitious Epoxy Mortar

CoatingsPro WebcastAs with many other industries and companies, the COVID-19 pandemic jarred the way we do business. However, it presented the opportunity to showcase product innovation in a digital world. And in 2021, we plan to take advantage of technology to show off a physical product without being physically together.   Continue reading Introducing Mortarchem: The Next Generation of Cementitious Epoxy Mortar

Induron Announces its Top Projects of 2020

To kick off 2021, Induron is excited to announce its Top Projects of 2020! Despite the challenges that 2020 presented, our team had the pleasure of working with owners, engineers and contractors across the nation to complete various projects.across the nation to complete various projects. Learn more about each project below! Continue reading Induron Announces its Top Projects of 2020

Induron Success Story: Upper Merrion Wash Water Tanks

Aqua Pennsylvania scheduled a complete repainting for two 250,000 gallon Wash Water Tanks in late summer/early fall of 2020 as a part of its ongoing tank maintenance program. Each tank was to be completely blast cleaned (interior SP 10 near white blast; exterior SP 6 commercial blast); however different prime coats were applied to each tank.  Continue reading Induron Success Story: Upper Merrion Wash Water Tanks