High-Performance Industrial Coating & Lining Solutions

Corrosion can become an extremely costly problem if not taken care of properly. It can lead to safety hazards, unplanned outages and down times – all of which take a large toll on your production and operating performance. But, we can fix and prevent corrosion with proper surface preparation, quality product and flawless application.

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At Universal Blastco, our corrosion control solutions are backed by decades of experience. We’ve been protecting the equipment and facilities at power plants, paper mills and chemical plants for over 40 years. Whether your corrosion issue is on a small containment area or the largest tank in the world, (YES! We lined the largest tank in the world!), we’re prepared to eliminate any trace of corrosion, leaving your equipment protected. We are proud to do custom, honest and adaptable work.

Why is a High-Performance Industrial Coating Critical for Your Equipment and Facility?

Corrosion resistant coatings and linings protect against abrasion and impact, which minimize long-term damage and degradation
Contributes to overall integrity of your equipment, resulting in less unexpected down times and repair needs
Increases promise of employee safety, productivity and performance

QP1 Certified by AMPP

qp1 coatings certification seal The QP1 Certification is an audit of a contractor’s quality control program developed by the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP). It ensures contractors are meeting standards and best practices for industrial painting projects.

At Universal Blastco, we take pride in our QP1 certification and the value it brings to our customers. It confirms that we have the necessary experience, expertise, and quality control systems in place to perform high-quality coating applications.While the QP1 certification only applies to our Coatings & Linings division, we have implemented the same processes in all of our divisions to ensure quality in our Fiberglass and Industrial Masonry services as well. Learn more about the AMPP QP1 Certification.

Learn about why you should care if your industrial painting contractor is QP1 Certified.

COMMON APPLICATIONS:

Absorber and stack linings
Acid/caustic area flooring and tanks
Ash slurry tanks
Baghouses
Bleaching towers
Bunkers, chutes, elbows, and hoppers
Centrifugal pumps
Chlorination towers
Chlorine dioxide (ClO2) storage tanks
Circulating water lines

Clarifiers
Cl02 storage tanks
Containment areas
Digesters
Dry and wet scrubbers
HD towers
Heat exchanger water boxes
Hyperbolic cooling towers
ID fans
Inlet and outlet duct lining
Large-scale plant painting
Lead abatement

Mechanical draft cooling towers
Paper machine tanks
Plant infrastructure
Process, storage, and ash slurry heat exchanger tube sheets
Rubber and ceramic tile lining for acid/caustic tanks
Seal chests
Secondary containment areas
Stack discharge cooling towers

Stack interior and exterior linings
Storage tanks
Tanks
Trenches and sumps
Tube Sheets
Vertical turbine pumps
Washer vats and clarifiers
Water Boxes

MATERIALS WE APPLY:

Acid brick
Borosilicate block
Carbon fiber reinforcement
Cementitious fireproofing
Ceramic epoxy
Ceramic tile – alumina
Ceramic tile – glazed clay
Ceramic vinyl ester
Elastomeric epoxy

Epoxy
Fiberglass reinforcement
Flake glass epxoy
Flake glass vinyl ester
Glass reinforced epoxy
Glass reinforced vinyl ester
Intumescent fireproofing
Novolac epoxy

Plasite – baked phenolic
Polymer concrete
Polyurea
Polyurea epoxy
Rubber
Urethane
Vinyl ester
Woven roving reinforcement

SURFACE PREPARATION METHODS:

The majority of coatings that prematurely fail are due to inadequate surface preparation. We have the knowledge and experience to tailor the surface preparation method to your exact need.

Hand tool cleaning
Power tool cleaning
Solvent cleaning
Abrasive blasting (using a variety of medias, garnet, coal slag, walnut shell, aluminum oxide, glass)