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Metals Warehouse and Inventory
Case Study
AdMat Innovations Private Limited
Plot Number D3, Next to Medley House,
Road Number 16, MIDC,
Andheri (E),
Mumbai - 400093
W: www.admatinnovations.com
O: +9122 4010 9922
M: +91 98334 21160
E: [email protected]
Metals Warehouse and Inventory
Key
Objective
One of the largest process equipment manufacturers in India was looking for a solution to
concern of corrosion of metallic (especially carbon steel) plates in the inventory – significantly
bringing down material handling costs during monsoons/ rains as well as alternative to using
conventional market coatings, which break away in a short while and have to be reapplied –
reading to labour-intensive, frequent inventory maintenance cycles
Areas of
Application
Bare Carbon/ Mild Steel Plates and Inventory: Storage of these bare metallic plates is
extremely difficult since they catch onto corrosion in very less time, leading to material loss
over time (due to sandblasting needs before fabrication); in addition, house-keeping costs of
keeping tonnes of inventory in a good condition is too high to focus on that aspect altogether
Bare Carbon/ Mild Steel Plates and Inventory: Nanocoating was applied on bare carbon steel
structure, after taking out existing rust scales by grinding/ sanding – and monitored in by
keeping the plates in the open for over 6 months time
Value
Addition
•
Complete deterrence of further corrosion of the plates – despite being kept in the open for
a very long period; testing in salt-saturated water, for cycles of over 400 hours, with
temperature variations showed no impact on the nanocoated bare metallic inventory
elements
•
Extremely high hardness and abrasion resistance of the coating ensure that the metallic
plates do not have to be treated in any special way, and material handling costs go down
•
Easy-to-clean surface ensures house-keeping requirements to make the manufacturing unit
look in top notch conditions goes down
•
Extremely long durability (over 5 years) of a single application of nanocoating ensures
massive material loss control and elimination of frequent, labour-intensive recoat needs
No Corrosion for 6+ Months on Bare
Carbon Steel – Angles, Plates (1/2)
As Is, Before Coating –
Corroded, with Pitting
Coated
+ 400 hours Accelerated
Corrosion Cycle
+ 12 Weeks Environmental
Exposure at Plant
Coated + 400 hours
Accelerated Corrosion Cycle
Coated
+ 400 hours Accelerated
Corrosion Cycle
+ 12 Weeks Environmental
Exposure at Plant
•
Angle provided for testing in
completely corroded, pitted
condition
•
Post removal of rust, angle
coated with nProtect ®
•
400 hours of extreme,
accelerated corrosion cycles –
with salt spray and temperature
variations – led to NO impact
•
Angle was moved to the plant –
where it has kept exposed for
more than 4+ months and NO
impact at all
(as against usual corrosion time
of 4 weeks)
No Corrosion for 6+ Months on Bare
Carbon Steel – Angles, Plates (2/2)
Plates As Is, Before Coating – Corroded,
with Pitting
Coated
+ Exposed to Environment
for 4+ Months
Corrosion Taken Out in no
more than 20 minutes
•
Plate provided for coating at
Plant facilities, rusted and pitted
•
Rust was removed by grinding –
easy to remove, loose rust is
taken out
•
Post removal of rust, plate coated
with nProtect ®
•
Coated plate has been kept
exposed to environment for more
than 4 months now – NO impact
of corrosion so far
•
Plate still looks as it is, without
any cleaning, etc.