The new anti-corrosion coating developed by WEG can increase the durability and reduce maintenance times of assets on oil platforms.
The multinational company WEG
has developed a coating for highly-corrosive environments, in order to ensure greater durability for assets and consequently increase their durability. The new technology, which has been tested in the offshore sector, can replace traditional coatings - thus simplifying the maintenance of equipment and structures as well as offering significantly greater resistance.
The new product line will be marketed under the WrapX® brand, which uses high-performance elastomeric coatings to extend the integrity of the asset. In addition, in case of valve and flange maintenance, the products can be easily removed and reapplied.
“WrapX® allows the release of large areas where it will be applied in a few hours, unlike current processes where asset maintenance extends over several days. It is a sustainable technology with a 100% solid content and in addition to the oil and gas sector, it can be applied in other environments with severe corrosion, such as mining, steel and pulp and paper," has stated Rafael Guerreiro Torezan, Managing Director of WEG Tintas.