SITE TOUR & PRESENTATION: Galvanizing – The Process, the Design, the Best Quality Outcome

When:
4.30pm Tuesday 21st August 2012 & 4.30pm Tuesday 28th August 2012

Who:
Ash Arya, Operations Manager, CSP Coating Systems, Auckland Branch

Abstract:
This is a presentation and site tour and we will be running two sessions in August. Please use the online website www.aucklandstructuralgroup.co.nz to select and register for your preferred session.
The aim of the presentation is to help you to understand:
> how zinc protects steel;
> how design issues can have a major impact on the quality of the galvanized steel;
> how the metallurgical properties of steel can differ and the impact of these properties on the effectiveness of galvanizing;
> the myths around hot dip galvanizing
After introducing you to the process you will then be taken on a guided tour of the galvanizing plant and get to see it in action.

About CSP Coating Systems:

CSP Coating Systems is part of the Fletcher Building Group of Companies. We provide metal coating systems to customers throughout New Zealand, from our operations in Auckland and Christchurch.

The company offers a range of hot dip galvanizing, zinc spraying, industrial blasting and painting. CSP has been coating steel since 1965 and in that time we have amassed a vast amount of expertise and experience and is New Zealand's foremost steel protection specialist.

The company offers the following services:
> General galvanizing;
> In-house blasting prior to galvanizing and/or painting;
> Commercial and industrial shop painting (Auckland only);
> Advice on design for galvanizing;
> Advice on coating systems for steel structures;
> Educational material on galvanizing and painting of steel;
> Full pre-treatment is utilized including caustic dip, rinse, acid pickle, rinse and flux. Quench options include water or dichromate.