Petrochemical Processing Site
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APS completed a major project at a new petrochemical processing site in Saudi Arabia. Three of the vessels, totalling 3000m², were blasted to SA 2.5 and coated with 275 microns of Thermal Sprayed Aluminium. 30 microns of high temperature Silicone Aluminium sealer, was applied using the Metallisation Arc Spray 700 and Arc Spray 140 systems. The Arc spray 140 system was fitted with a 20 metre supplies package and was used for areas of difficult and restricted access. The project took over two months to complete.
Graham Young, Managing Director at APS, says: “We have been using the Metallisation 700 and 140 units for the last ten years and the development of the Arc 170 is welcomed. The timing is perfect and with major projects in hand for TSA in excess of 50,000m² it could not have come at a better time for APS. The high spray rates of the newly purchased 170 units will certainly help us to deliver high quality production with quicker turnaround times, which means less downtime for our customers. We took delivery in February 2006 of our first 170 and within three days it was on a major site spraying the interior of Abu Dhabi Lining reactor vessels.”
