CASE STUDY Tube and Pipe : Pipe Coating QUAKERCOAT® 547 The Challenge
The Benefits
A leading tubular products manufacturer was experiencing rust on their coated pipe within 1-2 weeks of being stored outdoors. In addition, their coating line constantly struggled with plugged tips leading to the shutdown of the entire process lineThis accumulated to over 259 minutes of lost production time of the tube forming line, hydrotesting line, and NDT processes. These problems entailed further concerns including:
As a result, Quaker Houghton:
• Poor coating adhesion • Persistent downtime from equipment failure • Excessive solvent usage • Environmental VOC complaints scrutiny from the corporate Environmental • Constant Health & Safety Director
the QUAKERCOAT® 547 protective coat• Implemented ing which increased the current protection rate from 1-3 weeks to 3-6 months
and reduced number of spray heads by 50% to • Aligned achieve a uniform film coating of +/-0.1 mil dft around the pipe circumference
• Increased tip size applied coating costs/ mil dft by 10% through • Reduced the use of a higher solids product cleanup costs by 75% due to improved • Decreased drying properties with minimal drain off and drippage the equipment: spray ring, day tank, • Reengineered return pump switching, and filters compose operating plans and conducted • Helped training
The Solution Upon surveying the customer’s operations, the Quaker Houghton team determined that the rusting resulted from an uneven coating with an inconsistent adhesion throughout the length of the pipe. To address the multiple issues, Quaker Houghton assembled an onsite support team to focus on a resolution, worked closely with the operators to understand what challenges they were encountering, and monitored operations for an entire week, 24 hours per day.
a methodology to calculate, document, • Provided and minimize VOC emissions
The optimized use of QUAKERCOAT® 547 and the prompt and in-depth service and technical support impressed the plant personnel. The coating issues and high makeup solvent usage were resolved resulting in a more efficient operation with an increased pipe product quality. As a result, the customer viewed Quaker Houghton as a partner, rather than just a supplier.
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The Product
The Expertise
QUAKERCOAT® 547 is a solvent based, high solids coating intended for use as a decorative corrosion inhibiting coating for tube and pipe surfaces. Its benefits include:
Quaker Houghton is a worldwide developer, producer and marketer of custom formulated Tube & Pipe process chemicals and coatings. From first coil to final cut, Quaker Houghton is capable of providing process chemicals for all operations in ERW and Seamless mills, and delivers the in-depth process expertise to help maximize your productivity.
applied coating costs caused by the greater • Reduced coating coverage per gallon of product
film uniformity resulting in more uniform and • Consistent reliable surface corrosion inhibition cleanup costs due to the drying properties • Decreased with minimal drain-off and drippage low VOC content which allows its usage in • Relatively locations where VOC limitations are stringent
Quaker Houghton’s product line includes hydraulic lubricants, high-temperature greases, cleaners, forming & sizing coolants, drawing & forming compounds, sawing lubricants, hydrotesting fluids, corrosion preventives, and a complete line of high-value coatings (including solvent, water-based and UV coatings). Having extensive pipe accounts globally with the world’s top pipe producers and shippers have provided the opportunity for our Process Engineers, Corrosion Experts, and Chemists to study conditions on-site and develop coatings to apply to a vast number of surface conditions, handling scenarios, transport conditions, and storage that meet the final expectations of the customer.
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