The ever-present threat to industrial infrastructure from corrosion and chemical attack places stringent demands on coatings.
With the cost of industrial maintenance constantly escalating, improved coating service life offers improvements in refurbishment costs, reduces out-of-service time, and, most importantly, extends in-service performance.
Sigma Paints' unique range of 100 per cent solids (solvent-free) phenolic-epoxy coating products are designed for one-coat application to steel and concrete, using standard high-pressure airless spray equipment, claims the company.
The benefits of solvent-free coatings have long been recognised by users of high-performance industrial coatings.
The general acceptance of these products has been limited by the necessity to apply these products with expensive and complex twin-feed airless application equipment.
Sigma's development of a modern range of easily applied, solvent-free coatings puts the cost reductions and improved performance within the scope of the most humble applicator.
The current products in the range, include products for the interior and exterior of steel pipes, (included here are both girth-weld and line coating) either field, or mill applied, suitable for elevated temperature service up to one hundred and fifty degrees centigrade; a benzyl alcohol free coating for potable water service; high performance, heavy-duty epoxy-polymer coating for platform legs, splash-zone protection and many other off-and onshore applications; an interior lining for hydrocarbon processing vessels and bulk storage tanks. Sigma Paints is constantly finding new and innovative applications for its products, it claims.
Chemical and hydrocarbon resistance, compatibility with well designed corrosion-protection systems, high temperature service, superb edge-coverage and simplicity of a single-coat application are benefits that can, at last, be put to work to better protect valuable assets and reduce maintenance costs.
This range of coatings are made in Sigma's Dammam, Saudi Arabia factory, backed by service histories, references, and independent laboratory tests.
