Voices 1: International Bridge Ontario, Canada
HRCSA Effectiveness and Efficiency.
Since 1978, family owned Glavin Coating & Refinishing Ltd. has specialized in providing coating solutions.
That’s over 40 years of building long-term relationships with clients and the community, all the while providing project specific solutions with an eye for efficiency and versatile tactics.
During this interview, GCR shares his impressions of a large scale HRCSA project he and his crew very successfully rolled out.
Voices 2: Contractor’s 30+ year of exclusive HRCSA use on
Aerial Crossing Bridges: Wire Rope, Saddles, Connections.
Contractor Mike Beck (Banner Installations) chooses to work exclusively with the HRCSA maintenance system since 1996 for preserving pipeline aerial crossings belonging for clients like TransCanada pipelines, Enbridge and multiple other oil & gas companies.
Listen to Mike’s podcast:
Podcast Highlights:
0:05: “We do a tremendous amount of bridgework. Mostly for the pipeline companies that have suspension bridges and pipes over water.”
0:12: “We’ve tried (coatings other than HRCSA) _____, _____, ____ that failed. Even on pipes due to moisture problems, they failed.”
0:47: “We’ve started using (HRCSA) in the early 90’s. and we haven’t turned back since.”
1:34: “We did some testing with it, and from that day forward, we got rid of everything else and we started using that (HRCSA).”
1:55: “It’s (HRCSA) an easy system to work with. You’re not mixing components, it comes in a can – and you apply it.” “If you damage it in any way, alls you have to do is take out the (compatible) solvent, scratch it, wipe it and then recoat it. You don’t have to use power tools, etc.”
2:27: INITIAL APPLICATION PROCEDURE DEFINED. <wire wheels, 3M fabric pad, etc. no abrasions / approved by Fed Fisheries / no contaminants in the water.
Mike’s Contact information available on request.
Voices 3: Why innovative technologies get “stuck” despite their field-proven value-add.
HRCSA is a “new” steel corrosion mitigation system which is a field proven recoat / overcoat maintenance coating renown for it’s unique ability to chemically stop active steel corrosion (including crevice corrosion and pack rust) for over 30 years. The following is Mr. Graham Bettis’ description of why innovation doesn’t always end up getting adopted – no matter how effective or field proven these innovations may be.
Texas State Bridge Engineer
Voices 4: Case Study: Shifting the Focus From Painting to Maintenance: Auckland Harbor Bridge.
