Kimberly Clark Paper Chooses Sauereisen For Corrosion-Resistant Applications
Engineered Solutions Provide Increased Business Opportunities for Customers
The Right Product for
the Job
Sauereisen has always excelled in providing
Engineered Solutions to solve corrosion problems.
For over 100 years we have striven to provide the
appropriate products to meet the requirements of a
wide range of chemical-resistant applications.
Sauereisen's "Engineered Solutions" approach has
led to the development of new products and the
modification of existing products to meet the
diverse corrosion-resistant needs of an ever
widening array of industries.
Engineered Solutions Also
Provide New Opportunities
The "Engineered Solutions" approach not only
solves problems, it can also provide business
opportunities for some of our customers. A project
completed at Kimberly Clark Paper in Chester, PA,
by long time Sauereisen customer, Shared Systems
Technology of Thorofare, NJ, is an excellent
example of this.
The Problem
A previous corrosion-resistant application at this
plant did not live up to expectations. The glass mat
reinforced system was not holding up to the wide
range of sulfuric acid concentrations and
concentrated sodium hydroxide. It had completely
failed in the trenches and was delaminating between
layers in the waste sump. A thin film coating in the
chemical storage area had also failed resulting in
several inches of concrete becoming deteriorated and
contaminated. Shared Systems was asked to solve
these serious corrosion problems, but were presented
with a very tight schedule and plant concerns
regarding product performance and safety issues.
The Solution
Shared Systems arranged a meeting with Kimberly
Clark engineers and the Sauereisen representative,
John Grega of Corrosion Technology, and the
Sauereisen regional manager, both of whom were
familiar with the plant and the previous application
problems. With Sauereisen's extensive product line
we were able to offer solutions to all aspects and
requirements of this project.
The chemical storage areas, most of which were located below raised flooring, would be restored with Underlayment F-120 and then lined with FibreCrete 218. The trenches would also be rebuilt with Underlayment and the bottoms lined with Conocrete 118, the side walls lined with Fibrecrete 218 and all surfaces sealed with Conoglaze 228. The chemical sump would be repaired with Underlayment and the delaminating 60 mil top layer replaced with 80 mils of Fibrecrete 218.
The Underlayment can be applied by trowel, cast or gunite methods and can be re-coated in 5 hours with epoxy products. Most of the lining work, the FibreCrete and the ConoGlaze can be spray applied. This would enable Shared Systems to adhere to the tight outage schedule.
The 100% solids novolak epoxy formulations easily met Kimberly Clark's chemical resistant requirements and safety guidelines. The Sauereisen solutions were approved and Shared Systems was awarded the entire project.
Successful Application
The work was completed on schedule and
according to Frank DeMartino, owner of Shared
Systems Technology, "The project went so
smoothly that it was a complete non-issue for the
plant. The project was completed with no conflicts
with other work in the area, no safety problems
such as odors or excessive dust and it was within
budget. Plant engineering was very pleased with
the results."
Increased Business
Opportunities
Had Shared Systems not been able to complete this
entire project in a single outage they would have
lost a portion of the work. Sauereisen's Engineered
solutions enabled this contractor to obtain all of this
work.
The key elements here were the ability to restore concrete rapidly with the Underlayment systems and to apply FiberCrete reinforced linings via spray method rather than the multiple step, time consuming glass mat lay up method. These products were engineered to handle these types of requirements.
In addition, Mr. DeMartino said that the support and training received from Sauereisen enabled his company to develop the expertise and confidence that will enable them to obtain additional work of this type at other plants. He is confident that he can rely on Sauereisen to provide solutions that will enable us to successfully solve our customers' corrosion problems.