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The Perfect Synergy between Coatings Supplier and Applicator Allows to Negate Vessels’ Erosion and Corrosion Issues Barbara Pennati, ipcm® The choice for the right coatings system allows assets owners to obtain highest performances and to guarantee long lifetime to their equipment in all industries, but in particular in the marine sector. If we add to this a perfect synergy between coatings supplier and applicator, we can obtain the best solution to erosion and corrosion problems.
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n the marine industry, the right coatings are essential in order to avoid premature failure of expensive equipment which will entail high maintenance
costs. This is the reason why vessel owners are under pressure to ensure repairs are done right the first time and to keep operating costs down. These are the issues that Resimac, a UK-based manufacturer of epoxy and polyurethane coatings, repair materials, and composites, analyses and resolves every day in more than 50 countries in the world. In the following article, we will analyse the case study of a repair intervention that Mark Specialist Applications Ltd, a Resimac’s partner and supplier of specialist solutions and applications for the refurbishment and protection of ships, plants, machinery, equipment, buildings and structures, did for one of the world’s leading ferry operators in Northern Europe.
The two companies “Resimac was formed in 2009 by myself”, says Matthew Mcdonnell, Resimac’s Managing Director. “I have many years of experience in the coatings sector. Resimac exports its industry-leading products to more than 50 countries worldwide and its turnover has increased by 15% in the last year. The research and development-led company is a market leader specialising in solvent free coatings and repair materials across multiple sectors”. The purpose of these types of products developed by Resimac is to bring damaged and worn equipment and surfaces back to the original equipment manufacturers specifications. Very often, these repairs are undertaken as a safe alternative for welding or hot works.
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Among the most common problems for vessels we can find erosion of the leading edge of the rudder, bimetallic corrosion in the bow thruster tunnel and erosion on the surface of the A-frames.