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Blasting, Coating & Galvanizing
SUPERIOR Technologies, Inc has
announced the recent commissioning of its
Zinc-Tech™ in-line galvanising process at
International Tube and Conduit Company
(ITCC). This new state-of-the-art facility,
which is located in King Abdullah Economic
City, Rabegh, Saudi Arabia, approximately
120km north of Jeddah, produces electrical
conduits, scaffolding, construction props,
hand-railing and fence tubing.
This is the first in-line galvanising
installation in the Kingdom, and positions
ITCC to serve its market with high quality
product. Hatem Mawlawi, general manager
of ITCC, announced that the facility has
passed the rigorous testing and underwriting
procedures of its electrical products, which
are now UL certified as in compliance of UL
Standard 797 for Electrical Metallic Tubing
(EMT).
The installation features Superior’s
Zinc-Tech in-line galvanising process and
incorporates a UV cured clear coat system
to further enhance product corrosion
performance and lock in the fully galvanised
brilliant surface quality associated with
in-line galvanised products.
Superior partnered with OTO Mills,
SpA, Italy, to provide the tube mill related
components for the installation. The
process has dimensional capacities of
19mm x 1mm to a maximum of 76mm
x 4mm, and is capable of producing at
speeds of up to 150m/min or 20 short
tons/hour.
The Zinc-Tech in-line galvanising
process integrates all of the processes
required for the application of zinc to the
surface of the tube directly into the tube
making line. The result of this technology
is a fully fused galvanised surface.
Superior Technologies is also seeking
to expand the global representation of the
Zinc-Tech process, as well as the company’s
equipment for in-line interior and exterior
coating of tubular products and shapes.
Peter Chifo Jr, president of Superior
Technologies, commented, “After an
evaluation of our existing marketing
network, we have come to the conclusion
that both existing as well as prospective
customers would be best served through a
global network of representatives in close
proximity to regional markets.”
Superior Technologies Inc – USA
Fax: +1 909 364 2322
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Website:
Saudi galvanising line commissioned
PPG Industries, Inc’s high-performance
Raycron® UV varnishes have been
developed to protect steel pipes against
red rust during storage and to minimise
damage during overseas transportation.
Raycron products are UV-cured clear
coats made of 100% solids. The products
are spray-applied directly onto brushed,
untreated pipes, which can be packed
immediately after curing.
Designed to meet the specific
requirements of steel pipes manufacturers,
PPG’s Raycron Generation 2 varnishes
have been developed to significantly
improve rust protection. The picture shows
pipes after 7 months of natural exposure in
Dunkerque, 2m from the sea. The coated
test pipes passed the ASTM BS 117 salt
spray test and demonstrated more than
200 hours rusting quotation ReO. Raycron
products also offer excellent scratch
resistance and adhesion on brushed steel.
Raycron coatings can provide advantages
that go beyond the coated end product
itself: Raycron solvent-free coatings aid
compliance with environmental regulations
and aid productivity with a faster curing
process and higher transfer efficiency.
Raycron advantages include: good
appearance and levelling; 100% solids
coating; no water or solvent in the
formulation; line speed: up to 100 m/min;
and green technology.
PPG Industries – USA
Website:
Temporary protection solution for steel pipe
The new state-of-the-art facility
Salt spray pipes: top pipe shows Generation 1, bottom pipe shows Generation 2