By: Rob Burckley, Induron Technical Sales and Service Representative Water tanks often require rehabilitation due to various factors that affect their structural integrity and functionality over time. One key reason is corrosion, which can occur due to the exposure of tank materials to water and environmental elements, leading to deterioration of the tank’s surface and structural components. This corrosion weakens the tank’s ability to contain water safely and efficiently. This is often when a team steps in to rehabilitate the water tank. By undergoing rehabilitation, water tanks can be restor ..read more

By: Kendall Smith, Induron Power Market Manager Come visit Induron at the upcoming IEEE PES Convention in Anaheim, California. We will be at booth #5254 and look forward to talking with you regarding the protection of your T&D assets!  Corrosion is the problem Corrosion is a constant problem for most industries, and the electric utility industry is no exception. Thousands of high-voltage lattice towers, mono-poles, substations, and substation equipment need attention right now.  Let us help you build an asset protection program, and prevent your T&D assets from deteriorating ..read more

By: Davies Hood, Induron President  Four years ago, Induron had the opportunity to provide the coatings materials for an epic water tank rehabilitation project in the Deep Ellum neighborhood of Dallas, Texas. Not only was this cone-top water tank repainted by a noteworthy Graffiti artist Shep Fairley with materials that were all delivered and applied from an aerosol can (extremely unique in the water tank market!), but this tank repaint was also recognized by “The Journal of Protective Coatings & Linings” as one of the nation’s Top Projects of 2021.  However, this water tank is e ..read more

By: Andy Odorzynski, Induron National Sales Manager Long before our products are applied to a structure, our partners in the business of specifying coatings must select the right technology for the project and write it into a specification. I believe this is best handled through deep partnership and open communication. It is with that spirit in mind that we recently hosted our friends from Dixon Engineering at our headquarters Birmingham, AL.  Induron is abuzz these days with energy and excitement as we prepare to introduce multiple exciting new products to the industry in each of the cor ..read more

 By: William Seawell, Induron Protective Coatings Technical Service Manager Water and wastewater treatment plant owners, operators, and engineers are under more pressure than ever to protect our national water infrastructure. In a period of increased influent volume, more chemically extreme influent, and increasing regulatory pressure, there is an increasing need for longer immersion coating service lives. The aforementioned factors are also responsible for a marked increase in instances of particularly extreme chemical environments encountered in treatment plants. Induron Protective Coat ..read more

By: Rob Burckley, Induron Technical Sales & Service Manager Committed to ensuring its community has reliable and safe water supply, the City of Portage, MI launched a rehabilitation project on an integral component of its water supply infrastructure–a 750,000-gallon toro ellipse leg water tank. Over time, tanks can deteriorate due to various factors, necessitating rehabilitation efforts to maintain their functionality and efficiency. About the rehabilitation project  The City of Portage hired Dixon Engineering as the project engineer and G&L Tank Sandblasting & Coating as the ..read more

By: Andy Odorzynski, Induron National Sales Manager I spend the vast majority of my time speaking with clients who are preparing to make 6-figure coatings purchases and attempting to weigh their options. It’s common for the people in these buying/specifying roles to seek parity among suppliers–to create an “apples-to-apples” comparison between multiple products/companies. This journey inevitably leads to commodity thinking: the belief that what’s inside the can is all the same, so it doesn’t really matter.  At Induron, we passionately believe the key to understanding why coatings are NOT ..read more

By: Eliska Hood, Intern at Induron  If you had asked me on September 10th if I knew what D102 coating systems, ceramic spheres, long-term weathering racks, plural and single leg pumps, or even a cup gun were, the answer would have simply been, “Huh?”  I came into my internship at Induron knowing what the product name, Protecto 401, was, that my family’s company “made paint for pipes and water tanks,” and that the only love in my dad’s life that even somewhat rivaled his love for my sister, mom, and I was for Induron. But as I would learn over the next 4 months, that didn’t even begi ..read more

By: Paul Powers, Mid-Central Regional Manager for Induron Protective Coatings Main floor overview showing the diverse coatings needed in a new facility: Drywall, CMU, Structural Steel & Decking and Concrete Floors In order to better serve its surrounding community, Ralls County in Hannibal, Missouri planned to construct a new water treatment plant. Klingner and Associates, a multi-office engineering group in the midwest, was awarded the challenge to design the new facility. Lower Level Piping, Floors and Electrical Apparatus Induron Protective Coatings’s ceramic-pigmented coatings were sel ..read more

By: Ben Rowland, Induron T&D Sales In October of 2023, I returned to Brazil to see how Induron could help some of the largest power utilities in not only Brazil, but all of South America. With some added stateside support from a former Induron employee, Dick Belliveau, we traveled throughout Brazil to see job sites, meet with engineers and give presentations.  When we arrived in Rio De Janeiro, we were greeted by our partners in Brazil, Pensacola Services. With their help, we’ve been able to gain quite an audience within the Brazilian power industry.  We began our work trip by at ..read more