Hi Rob,
The painters here were disinterested as well, however when ExxonMobil told them “You are going to learn how to apply TSA (from me!) or you are going to be looking for a new job!”, they listen and learned how to TSA! LOL!
Once I had them trained they loved it and wanted to TSA...
Hi Rob!,
I’ll try and answer your questions as best as I can, without appearing to be the thermal spray zealot that I am! <smile!>
1). I have a fair idea what the risks of painting and blasting are, but TSA is a bit murky - what sort of safety issues are there?
1a). The answer to this really...
Hey Brin,
Have you given any thought to and HVOF coating instead of chrome? It has pretty much become the standard in the aircraft industry now, due to ecological reasons, cost, turn around time, and part life. An HVOF carbide coating is really tough and lasts much longer than chrome.
Regards...
Hi Rob,
So far, I have not seen anyone accept a painted on coating as a good alternative to TSA. I am not saying that paint doesn't work, it just that these guys (ExxonMobil and Shell) know that TSA works and they have over 50 years of testing to prove it. It can be applied safely and cheaply...
We do live, operating equipmet at ExxonMobil and Shell all the time. That's the great part aobut TSA. We did a Shell reactor that was cycling between ambient and >350F with no problems. Flame spray is easy to permit (little to no sparks, smoke, or dust). Arc spray is not allowed in most...
gr2vessels - The problem with those companies is that they usually charge too much bot corrosion coatings. They are used to applying engineering coatings such as HVOF, plasma, and arc sprayed high alloy materials. For CUI/TSA, we need to think more like blasters and painters if lower cost...
Hi All!,
As a designer, manufacturer, promoter, and training "guru" for the past 22 years in just about all types of thermal spray, I am amazed at the price some applicators charge for a simple TSA coating. So is ExxonMobil! That's why they push me to train more and more applicators, so they...
Just last week I had a discussion with some ExxonMobil people regarding ultrasonic thickness measurements through TSA. They take a hammer and pound on the coating until it is flat and smooth, and then they take a reading they said this works fine and it is accurate.
I work for a large thermal...
I work for a large thermal spray equipment and materials manufacturer and for the last 5 years I have been working with petrochemical companies (ExxonMobil, Shell, etc.) NACE, and applicators developing low cost TSA coatings.
With the proper parameters, training, and equipment, TSA coatings...
