Liège Train Station
Metallisation’s Arc spray equipment has been used to protect the Liège train station in Belgium from corrosion.
Pintura Y Decoración Industrial Del Rio S.L., a customer of Spanish distributor Descon Quimica S.L., metal sprayed all of the steel structure that makes up the new station using the Metallisation Arc spray 140/S450 system (superseded model) and MK 73 pistols.
Euro Liege TGV is managing the modernisation of Liège train station as part of a major project. The aim of which is to transform the railway stations between Brussels and Liège from basic transport functions, to hot spots of urban life and commerce.
The project should contribute to the renewal of the urban areas close to the station and the river Meuse. The result will be lots of open space, a link from the river to the train station and a new traffic interchange between rail and water.
Work started on Liège train station back in November 2000, and was completed in 2009. Liège train station is the biggest in Europe and has been designed by Spanish architect, Santiago Calatrava. The new structure is made totally of steel and has been metal sprayed to protect against corrosion by Pintura Y Decoración Industrial Del Rio S.L. using 2.3mm of zinc-aluminium - 85/15 wire. The steel structure was metal sprayed off site away from the train station, prior to being installed.
Once installed a number of retouches were required. Using the Metallisation MK-73 pistol and 3.17mm and 2.5mm wire, Pinturas Del Atlantico S.L., another customer of Descon, retouched each welding point on site. The whole project has taken over 90 metric tonnes of wire to spray the original steel work and over 10 metric tonnes of wire for the retouching.
Ignacio Sanchiz, Director at Descon Quimica S.L says: “This has been such an exciting project for our customer to be involved with. We are very pleased that we have been able to assist in delivering an efficient and reliable system for them to do justice to such a project. Metallisation equipment has always been strong and reliable. It has proved to be a success once again for our business and our customers.”
