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Research study: qualifying offshore-wind repair coatings — and the surface-prep step behind them (RepaKORR)
The BMBF-funded RepaKORR project studied damage, accelerated ageing and offshore application procedures for wind-structure repair coatings — with grit-free mechanical surface prep...
Application note: removing AerFilm® aircraft-interior laminates with the Vinyl Zapper®
Based on Schneller’s technical bulletin: how the MONTI Vinyl Zapper® removes AerFilm® decorative laminates and PSLHR/HA211 adhesives from metal and composite aircraft...
One System, Every Substrate: A Field Reference for Metals, Materials and Actions
Surface preparation is often discussed one substrate at a time — steel here, aluminium there — but in the field, one crew...
Coating Adhesion Explained: Why Peak Height Alone Doesn't Predict Bond Strength
Ask most specifications what a surface profile needs to be, and you'll get one number: peak height, usually expressed in µm or...
Corrosion Protection Coatings: Metallic, Organic and Conversion Layers Explained
Corrosion protection is rarely a single coat of paint. In practice it is a stack of engineered layers, each doing a specific...
Robots Below the Waterline: Fraunhofer IGP’s ROV Coating Repair Research
Independent Fraunhofer research: a robot-guided Subsea Bristle Blaster preparing steel underwater, repair coatings at 13.5 MPa pull-off, and a first river field...
Why Spot Blasting Can Limit Coating Performance
Patch repairs fail at the rim: how spot blasting creates abrupt edges, feathering failures and halo corrosion - and how controlled mechanical...
Blast-Less Surface Prep Tools for Coating Companies
The contractor's guide to blast-less preparation: what it does to bids, which SSPC/ISO specs it meets, the kit a crew needs, and...
How Rotating Rust Removal Tools Replace Sandblasting
The mechanism that lets a rotating tool do a blaster's job: tip rebound, impact physics, measured 65-85 micron profiles - and the...
Best Sandblasting Alternatives for Small Steel Areas (2026)
The rotating rust removal alternatives that actually work on small steel areas - which achieve blast-like roughness, which just burnish, and what...
Surface Preparation for Heavy-Duty Coatings: A Substrate-by-Substrate Field Guide
The world's best coatings deserve the world's best surface preparation. A high-performance protective system — epoxy, zinc-rich primer, siloxane topcoat, a NORSOK...
Surface-Tolerant Coatings: When Perfect Prep Isn't Possible — and Why Prep Still Wins
In new construction, the heavy-duty answer is a three-coat system — inorganic zinc-rich primer, epoxy intermediate, polyurethane topcoat — over blast-cleaned steel....
What Makes a Coating Specification Enforceable
A specification is not a recommendation, a guideline or a suggestion. It is a formal, legal document that tells the contractor specifically...
Generic Types of Protective Coatings: A Working Guide to the Chemistry
Protective coatings are classified by the generic chemistry of their resin. Knowing the families — what each is good at, what it...
Coating Inspection: The 11 Hold Points That Prevent Most Failures
Inspection is the only way to verify that the specification requirements for a coating and its application have actually been met. It...
Surface Preparation of Concrete Before Coating: Contaminants, Defects and Methods
As with steel, the success of any coating system on concrete is highly dependent on the surface beneath it. Concrete, though, brings...
The True Cost of Coatings: Why Cheapest Per Gallon Costs More Per Year
Procurement compares coatings by price per gallon. Engineers who own the asset for twenty years compare them by installed cost per square...
All about MontiPower's metal cleaning machines
Metal can be affected by various factors. For example, rust can develop on the metal surface, mill scale can develop, and various...
Sandblasting vs. abrasive blasting
Sandblasting vs. abrasive blasting There are a number of ways to prepare and clean metal surfaces. Two terms that often recur in...
What are the dangers of sandblasting?
What are the dangers of sandblasting? A number of techniques are available for preparing and cleaning different surfaces. Of all these techniques,...
MontiPower: the alternative to blasting with copper slag
The alternative to blasting with copper slag Copper slag is a material that is used in various industries for different purposes. But...
Wat is werpstralen?
Voor het bewerken en schoonmaken van staaloppervlakken zijn verschillende methoden mogelijk om te hanteren. Zo zijn er verschillende manieren van abrasief stralen,...
Dustless Blasting with the Bristle Blaster®
Dustless Blasting Nowadays, dustless blasting is considered the solution to one of the biggest problems caused by traditional blasting methods: the generation...
Bead Blasting
BEAD BLASTING Bead blasting has become an increasingly popular method of surface treatment. It is an effective and efficient method for removing...
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