Pretreatment Tank

Pretreatment Tanks


Pretreatment tanks are offered by us since 1962 with service warranty and replacement guarantee. The process of cleaning, painting and curing of a product has environmental & safety issues to consider. In the coating or painting industries there will be disposal of solid waste in the form of heavy metals, pigments and liquid waste that contains some solvents, burnt fuel gas and solvent vapors where the water will be the carrying medium. The process of cleaning, painting and curing of a products including industrial tanks, pretreatment tanks, pickling tanks, galvanizing tanks and galvanizing baths.

We had an ongoing tie-up with Gerhard Weber Kunststoff-Verarbitung GMBH Germany.

The galvanizing industry PX-96-CR tanks consist of 30 mm PX-96-CR lining, depending on the requirements, and a steel reinforcement as static element in addition to an 8 mm PX-96-CR exterior cladding. The lining and the exterior cladding are welded together and hermetically sealed. This excludes the possibility of the steel reinforcement being attacked by aggressive mediums.

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Advantages of PX-100-CR Tank versus FRP Lined Steel Tank

  • No loss of bonding (different thermal expansion coefficient of FRP and mild steel makes the fibreglass loose bonding)
  • 30mm inner wall thickness (FRP lining is 3mm thick only)
  • Thermal loss is much less (mild steel has no thermal insulation property)
  • No absorption (liquids gets absorbed into the FRP lining)
  • Almost unlimited operating time (FRP tanks got short time to maintenance)

Advantages of PX-100-CR Tank versus Acid Proof Brick/Tiles Tank

  • Inner wall is totally sealed (tiles and bricks are porous)
  • No unknown and unspecified material used (joint material is not specified)
  • Welding seams are conducted by machines (tiles/bricks joints done manually)
  • Easy leakage detection and location (almost impossible to detect leakages with a tiled tank)
  • As inner tank is made out of one material only thermal expansion won’t be a problem (joints get damaged by different thermal expansion of tiles/bricks and joint material)
  • Pretreatment tanks are movable (a tiled/bricks tank cannot be moved or relocated)

Advantages of PX-96-CR Tank versus PX-PP Tank

  • Advantages of polypropylene(PX-96-CR) 100-RC versus Polypropylene(PX-PP) Copolymer
  • The chemical resistance of Polypropylene Copolymer is equal to Polypropylene Homo-polymer.
  • The stability against hydrochloric acid and sulphuric acid of PX-96-CR is almost twice than it is with PX-PP
  • That means, if we calculate the statics of a pre-treatment tank we have to multiply the calculated wall thickness by the reduction ratio.
  • A pre-treatment tank with the same static properties are made (out of this type of PX-96-CR) made out of PX-PP actually must have a wall thickness much higher for PX-PP for a PX-96-CR tanks of similar strength/life.

Features of Pretreatment Tanks

  • Our business activities focus on the conceptual design and implementation for the pretreatment process in hot-dip galvanizing plants.
  • Our rectangular tanks, customized according to the application, stand for a long life span and operating safety.
  • Diverse tank types meet the demands of the special spectrum of containers required for hot-dip galvanizing plants.
  • Possible formats are:
  • PX-96-CR lining / steel reinforcement/ PX-96-CR exterior cladding
  • PX-PP lining / steel reinforcement / PX-PP exterior cladding
  • PX-96-CR lining / steel reinforcement / GRP exterior cladding
  • PX-PP lining / steel reinforcement / GRP exterior cladding

Our Tanks are Employed as Baths for:

  • Degreasing Fluxing
  • Pickling after Treatment
  • Stripping Quenching
  • Rinsing Passivisation
Pretreatment Tank

Heating for Pretreatment Tank

Compact constructed heat exchangers are employed to heat the individual bath. These are mounted onto the front side of the per-treatment tanks and connected to the on site hot water supply. This can be dismantled quick in order to service and cleaning work. The construction heat exchanger plate avails of the natural physical circulation of the medium which is to be heated. Due to the normal immersion procedure of the process, a recirculation or additional bathing is not required. This heat exchanger system is suitable for all mediums employed in the pretreatment plant.

In calculating the heat requirements galvanizing industry, we use water with a how temperature of 90°c as a heat transfer medium if other temperatures in the pre-treatment process are necessary. The dimensioning occurs according to the customer's demand and requirements. If required, each heat exchanger module can be equipped with a heat circulation unit containing a flow and run back system.

  • Features of pretreatment tanks
  • Installation and commissioning
  • Tunnel enclosure and suction cleaning of the plant
  • Refurbishment
  • Acid management
  • Maintenance
  • Exhaust air management
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Pretreatment Tanks
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