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January 2010 Tube Products International 13
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Luvata ElectroFin, Inc has announced
plans to open a facility in Florida to
meet the growing demand for HVAC&R
coil protection against corrosive
environments. The facility, scheduled to
begin operations in the first quarter of
2010, will offer Insitu®, a spray-applied,
permanent, water-based, synthetic
coating developed by Luvata ElectroFin
specifically for the protection of heat
exchange units. The company will
provide spray-applied capacity at the
new location, as well as customer on-site
applications. Insitu complements Luvata’s
plant-applied e-coat product, ElectroFin®
corrosion-resistant coil coating.
“The coil corrosion protection offered by
Luvata retains the operating efficiency
of the unit longer while reducing
maintenance, replacement and operating
costs,” said Ralph Rice, general manager
at Luvata ElectroFin. “This ultimately
extends the length of service of HVAC&R
systems. With the opening of our Florida
facility, Luvata brings this solution a little
closer to customers who recognise the
benefit of Insitu.”
The new Florida location will serve
customers in southeast USA and joins
Luvata’s other three ElectroFin locations
in Louisville, Kentucky; Jacksonville,
Texas; and Temecula, California in offering
spray-applied coil corrosion protection.
Luvata’s solutions are used in industries
such as renewable energy, power
generation, architecture, automotive,
transport, medicine, air-conditioning,
industrial refrigeration, consumer
products and construction.
Luvata ElectroFin, Inc – USA
Luvata announces plans to open
new facility to provide HVAC&R coil
corrosion coating services
Interpipe becomes
a partner of
Eurovision children's
song contest
Pipe and railway wheel producer
Interpipe became an official partner
of the seventh Eurovision song
contest for children, which took
place in Kiev in November. Oleg
Kuzmin, director for corporate affairs
at Interpipe said, “It is a real honour
for us to support the organisation of
such a popular event.”
At the opening ceremony of the
Eurovision song contest for children,
the ‘Happy childhood’ ensemble
performed their best songs and
dances, with more than 50 young
dancers on the stage.
Interpipe – Ukraine