Coating & Finishing
Coating & Finishing Process
Located in West Central Scotland and with excellent road, rail & air transport links, the Howco Irvine site comprises of a modern coating facility offering services to the oil & gas, petrochemical, aviation and heavy engineering sectors.
Current Site Accreditations:
- ISO 9001 : 2015 Quality Management System
- ISO 3834 : 2 Quality Requirements for Welding
- ISO 14001 : 2015 Environmental Management System
- BS OHSAS 18001 Safety Management System
- ISO 50,001 Energy Management Systems
Coating Facility processes
- Norsok M-501 System 7 B & C, System 1 coatings
- Phenolic Based Thermosetting Resin (PTFE) coatings
- Phenolic Based Thermosetting Resin (Primer with Moly Disulphide) coatings
- Everslik 1201/1301 Bonded Molybdenum Disulphide Coatings
- Polyurethane Coatings
- Phospating process – M-ZN 4333
- Shot blasting (aluminium 60-80)
Coating Process Overview
- All coating processes are qualified in line with customer / industry requirements
- X 2 medium spray booths
- X 1 Large spray booth
- Spray painters I Cats trained
- Large shot blasting chamber
- Alkaline degreasing equipment
- Phosphate dip process
- 5 curing ovens
- 2 pre-heat ovens
- Coating inspection personnel Nace level 2, ICorr level 3 qualified
- 5 Ton Crane capacity
