By: Davies Hood, Induron President As the president and owner of Induron Protective Coatings, I have been involved in expanding our sales and marketing efforts into international markets. In order to enlighten her students about real life international business development, Lenn Rainwater asked me to share my experiences with her class at Jacksonville State University’s … Read More
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The Highest Quality in Protective Coatings
Protecting the surfaces in your industrial environment is key to making them last. You probably already knew that, but do you know which type of coating to choose or which supplier to use? Induron is here to help.
Induron Goes International
By: Davies Hood (Induron President) and Kendall Smith (Induron Power Market Manager) The year 2020 ushered in several new changes. As a result of the global pandemic, we all became familiar with the terms and isolating effects of “social distancing,” “safer at home” and “quarantine.” However, we also became much more comfortable with “Zoom Meetings,” … Read More
Mortarchem: Improving Applicator Outcomes in the Field
By: Andy Odorzynski, Induron National Sales Manager When visiting field industrial painting projects, the complexity on display is truly amazing. First off, millions of dollars worth of equipment has to operate in coordination to allow work to progress. If any part in any one piece of the system fails to operate, production comes to a … Read More
Enduring Supply Chain Challenges the Induron Way
By: Davies Hood, Induron President You’ve probably heard that we’re living in “unprecedented times,” and that overused phrase does NOT exclude the paint manufacturing industry. “This is going to be the most challenging time in our professional career.” If I’ve said that phrase once in the last month, I’ve said it a hundred times. Because … Read More
How is Paint Manufacturing Like Baking a Cake?
How is paint manufacturing like baking a cake? While it seems like a silly question, baking a cake is a simple, and tasty, analogy to explain the paint manufacturing process. Induron President Davies Hood explains how the two processes are similar in this video.
Does Galvanized Steel Corrode?
By: Davies Hood, Induron President Yes, galvanized steel does corrode. In fact, there are a million steel transmission structures fighting corrosion issues in North America and nearly 20 percent of the world’s steel production supports replacing steel structures and equipment that has been damaged by corrosion.
Restoring the Roof of the Miller-Hungerpiller Home
By: Mitch Hungerpillar, Home owner and guest author I live in a family home located in Crestwood North in Birmingham, Alabama that my wife’s grandparents built in the mid 1930’s. As the 3rd and 4th generation to live in the home, we have a particular passion about maintaining its original architectural integrity. Our home is … Read More
4 Problems with Existing Epoxy Mortars
By: Andy Odorzynsk, Induron National Sales Manager While cementitious epoxy mortars are a vital step in most concrete lining projects, the epoxy mortar products available are typically fraught with problems and application challenges.