By: Steve Freed, Induron Northeast Regional Sales Manager As I reflect on my involvement in the water and wastewater industry over the past several decades, I can’t help but feel a sense of deep appreciation for all the great people within this industry whom I have had the pleasure of working with. In my career … Read More
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Induron Coatings Around the World: A Proven Solution for an Aging International Grid
By: Ben Rowland, T&D Sales at Induron As a follow up to a previous blog concerning the aging electrical infrastructure of the U.S., and recent regulatory changes that provide a more proactive pathway to successfully extend the life cycle of this infrastructure, I wanted to draw attention to the same need for a solution abroad.
Ceramic Epoxy: Extending the Service Life of Potable Water and Wastewater Infrastructure
With features for microbial resistance, increased film build, reduced permeability, and better adhesion than cohesion, ceramic epoxies are nothing short of phenomenal. While Induron now manufactures ceramic epoxies that are ideal for several end-uses applications, such as barrier coatings for water tanks, wastewater facilities and water treatment plants, ceramic epoxies were originally developed as a … Read More
Two Tanks, One Successful Coatings System
By: Tex Enoch, Induron Water Tank Market Manager If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, right? That was the City of Lancaster, PA’s philosophy when selecting a coating system for their new hydropillar tank. The coating system applied to its 7.5 million gallon ornamental ground storage tank back in 2020 was so successful that the … Read More
Meet the Newest Member of the Induron Team: Steve Freed
We are thrilled to welcome Steve Freed to the Induron team as our Northeast Regional Sales Manager. While we are sad to see our longstanding Water Tank Manager and industry veteran, Tex Enoch, move toward retirement, we could not be more fortunate to have Steve Freed stepping into his role and territory. For the last … Read More
Protect Your Grid: The New Grid Will Not Work Without the Old
By: Kendall Smith, Induron Power Market Manager I recently had the opportunity to attend Global Transmission Report’s 2nd annual conference on Transmission Infrastructure U.S. hosted in Washington D.C. The objective of the conference was to review the policies, present opportunities, and evaluate technologies and financing options for advancing the build-out of the much-needed transmission infrastructure … Read More
Do You Know The Truth About the New NSF Water Tank Lining Standard?
By: Dr. Jeffrey Lackey, Induron Protective Coatings Technical Director Benjamin Franklin once said, “Nothing is certain but death and taxes and regulatory changes.” Okay, you caught me. He didn’t really say anything about regulatory changes, but I’m pretty sure he would have if he had made that statement today.
The History of Protecto 401™
By: David Davies Hood, Induron CEO Once upon a time, mankind didn’t even have sanitary sewers – Not something you really want to think about. First, came a ditch, then came clay pipe and then came cast iron pipe. All of these were truly major advances over the previous technology but were still subject to … Read More
Defining Industry Challenges
By: Bill Seawell, Induron Technical Service Manager Back in 2017, Induron’s National Sales Manager, Andy Odorzynski wrote an article emphasizing the need to define the challenges our industry faces in standardizing its approach to coatings in the water industry at large. Now, five years later, the water industry is still facing these fundamental issues. Below, … Read More