On-site reports

18OTT

Donelli Eos’ Strategic Role in the Corrosion Protection of Offshore Structures

Thanks to its favourable location in the port of Ravenna (Italy), Donelli Eos, a Donelli Group company specialising in anti-corrosion coating and fireproofing of offshore structures, has become a benchmark supplier not only for shipbuilding businesses in the port but also for firms throughout Italy that need to adequately protect their structures against corrosion before they are exposed to the harsh environmental conditions caused by the salinity of the sea.

26AGO

The Perfect Combination of Mechanical and Chemical Pre-Treatment Improves the Corrosion Protection of the Coatings Applied on ABF Color’s Heavy and Light Metal Fabrications

Powder coating contractor ABF Color has identified mechanical pre-treatment as the key to its success. This company was indeed one of the last coaters to be established in its area but one of the first to install a shot blasting machine from Carlo Banfi, now an OMSG brand, for the mechanical pre-treatment of large parts. In 2023, it acquired its third coating plant, retaining its trusted suppliers, including OMSG, Silvi, Gema, and Futura, and combining mechanical pre-treatment with a chemical stage for even more effective substrate preparation.

14MAG

Donelli Alexo Inaugurates a New Plant for Applying FBE Powder Linings on Oil & Gas and Drinking Water Valves

The Donelli Group, a pioneer in corrosion protection since 1911, has opened an innovative factory in Ferno (Varese, Italy): Donelli Alexo MXP. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology, it will be the company’s hub for the application of powders, including FBE powder coatings, on valve, tank, and pipe internal surfaces and of liquid paints on both these components and actuators for the oil & gas and drinking water sectors.

26MAR

Coating of Machines for Ice and Snow Removal at Bucher Municipal: Corrosion Resistance is the Key!

A mixed coating system with a zinc rich liquid base coat and a powder top coat, a mechanical pre-treatment process for controlled surface roughness, and a flexible plant designed by Eurotherm (Volpiano, Turin, Italy) in cooperation with Giletta’s technicians and the company’s advisor Fabio Balbo, owner of Tecniver: these are the technical choices made by Giletta Spa, a company of the Bucher Municipal Group, to meet two fundamental requirements for the production of its snow and ice removal machines: the qualitative one of corrosion resistance exceeding 2000 hours in salt spray tests and the operational one of a maximum of three weeks from order receipt to delivery of the finished machine.