Protective Coatings Industry News
Pioneering vessel maintenance and safety
Jotun Hellas in Greece has introduced a ground-breaking Aerial Drone Inspection Service
What’s hiding below
A gleaming superyacht is an impressive thing, easily admired for its gorgeous exterior lines and sumptuous interior. However, behind all the polish and beauty is a whole other, equally extraordinary, world of remarkable technical spaces, ranging from the engine room...
Dehumidification challenge in the North Sea
When Bilfinger Salamis, a market leading service provider for the energy generation industry, was commissioned to blast and paint the Britannia platform in the North Sea, its project managers knew that one important condition of the contract would be the provision of...
Overcoming conditions for vital equipment maintenance
When performing a repair application on a metallic surface with polymeric paste grade composites, it is always desirable to work on surfaces that have been dried, cleaned and specially prepared. These surfaces offer the best conditions for an optimum adhesion and...
Conservation concepts for architectural glass
Glass related R&D at the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC covers a broad spectrum, from specialty glass for technical applications, to glass surface finishing with functional or decorative coatings. It also includes concept designs for the...
Spanning the years
The Huntingdon rail bridge, built in 1897 by A Handyside and Co of Derby and London, is one of hundreds of iron and steel constructions still in heavy daily use on busy network lines. Held together by literally thousands of rivets, the bridge is a testament to the...