At 3pm on Saturday, May 28, 2011, Hudson, N.C., shook under a series of on-going explosions at the Chemical Coatings, Inc. plant in Caldwell County. Chemical Coatings makes lacquers, dyes and other coatings for furniture. Residents living in 750 homes within a two mile radius of the fire were evacuated…
The US Navy has had some coating issues recently with their Virginia class submarines – their anechoic (anti-sonar) coatings have been falling off on patrol! This is particular worrisome as the anechoic coating has been proven to make the subs extremely difficult to detect under water. As the coating fails…
It’s not easy to run a seawater corrosion test for more than 140 days. Why, you ask? Because when you are located 100 miles from the coast it can be challenge to come up with 90 gallons of seawater each week! Thanks to Kevin Carraway, Owner of KLI Courier &…
It’s no secret that humans are beginning to innovate on an exponential curve. Computer processing speeds double every two years and technologies thought to be impossible only a decade ago are already in widespread use. With that in mind, where does that leave the paint and coating industry 10 years…
One of the most common questions we get about EonCoat is the amount of surface preparation required for a specific substrate. We’re happy to answer these questions, especially because EonCoat usually saves contractors time and money during the surface prep process! 🙂 EonCoat saves contractors money on the application side…
The BP North Slope Clean Water Act Settlement was announced earlier this week and requires BP to pay the federal government $25 million in civil penalties for their 2006 oil spill on Alaska’s North Slope. In addition to the civil penalties, BP has agreed to spend $60 million upgrading their safety…
EonCoat is a versatile coating that can be used in a variety of markets. As such, we sometimes find it difficult to discuss all of the benefits and value that EonCoat provides. With that in mind, we took a straw poll here at EonCoat and came up with the Top…
What is your professional background? Since I was 13 years old I’ve been in the construction business across the East Coast. I’ve worked in residential/commercial construction and the construction supply business my entire working career. I’ve done everything from swinging a hammer to designing engineered floors and roofs with engineered…
Earlier this month, US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood held a press conference in Allentown, PA to announce an initiative by the federal government to repair the nations’ aging pipelines. With more than 2.5 million miles of pipelines in the US, this is no easy undertaking. LaHood called for the owners…
This past fall, the town of Ithaca, NY began the process of recoating one of their water storage tanks. This particular storage tank was located on Ridgecoat Road and served tap water to just over 500 homes in the immediate area. The company tasked with the recoat, JNP Construction Corp.,…