Case Studies
Galvanizing Line, Malaysia
Problem
A customer in Malaysia wanted to upgrade their existing Galvanizing Line with roll coating technology, to apply passivation to the finished product. Further to this, the customer proposed to include a second coater machine to apply a resin product to the finished galvanized product.
Bronx was contacted to discuss the most practical, cost effective and least disruptive solution.
What soon became apparent was the available space to fit the equipment in, with standard off the shelf products and technology. We had less than 11 metres to work with. A horizontal solution was not an option.
Solution
As an existing customer, we had a healthy working relationship which was important when looking to include new technology and product development for this one off project.
The equipment included 2 off custom built Vertical Coater Machines, Gas Fired Infra Red Drying Technology, strip cooling (prior to top turn roll) to quench the high drying temperature of the resin coating, 3 level mezzanine floor, numerous pinch and deflector rolls, electrical system, and the services of our site engineers (installation and commissioning), project management, service engineering and the Bronx technology team.
To prevent a lengthy shutdown of the existing line while the modifications and installations were being implemented, a carefully detailed project schedule was put in place. Input from the client was most critical as disruptions to production were to be minimal.
Result
It was very pleasing to announce successful commissioning of the upgrade earlier this year. The coater machines were performing to the highest standard and most importantly drying termperatures were being met.
The Gas Fired Infra Red Dryer included section burner control. This control was a critical part of the process when various cross sections and PMT termperatures were being produced.
The customer is extremely happy with the result of the completed project.
Colour Coating Line, Greece
A company in Greece with a successful Sandwich Panel manufacturing business came to Bronx International to discuss ways to increase their profitability and expand their business. By installing their own Colour Coating Line they were able to achieve both these goals within a short space of time.
Colour Coating Line, Argentina
A customer in Argentina had been experiencing very healthy sales in painted steel coils and needed to quickly upgrade the capacity of their single oven (double pass) colour coating line to meet current market demand. Further to this, they were wanting to install equipment to destroy the VOC’s associated with the painting process and introduce a fuel efficient system.
At the same time, they were experiencing some minor discolouration on their very high gloss white appliance product and needed to understand why this was occurring and how to resolve it.
Warehouse continuous coil paint line, Nigeria
A Customer in Nigeria has his own Roll Forming and Distribution Factory for both painted and unpainted embossed sheet for the building industry but has to rely on upstream suppliers to paint and emboss the aluminium coils. The price of having coils painted and embossed elsewhere was high and guarantee of supply was often not met. Product quality was not always consistently high and rejections meant lost Sales opportunities.
Continuous coil paint line within galvanizing line, Mexico
A large, high profile steel processing plant in Mexico had two large galvanizing lines and two continuous coil paint lines. The demand for painted product was rising and they wanted to produce more prepainted steel as economically as possible.
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