Smart lining

The lining of steel apparatus, vessels and pipes with high-quality thermoplastic materials has become a firm part of surface protection.

When there is a need for a combination of increased mechanical strength and a high chemical resistance to corrosion, lining your tank or vessel can be a consideration. It may offer you a low-cost solution, especially in situations where "exotic" materials are required.

Prefabricated semi-finished materials in form of sheets in thicknesses of approximately 1 to 4 mms are used for this purpose.

These linings differ substantially from coatings which are applied as cold or warm ardening liquid coating or as powder melting coating and which rarely exceed a thickness of 1000 mym.

The basic principle of lining is rather simple: a plastic sheet backed by glass fibre or synthetic fabric is bonded to the substrate.

Under vacuum, the thermoplastic material is glued to the whole area of the steel carrier - joints are then welded. Putting this simple principle into practice requires skilled and experienced personnel, who can guarantee the impermeability and lifelong adhesion of the lining.

Plastic Constructies R. Teblick can offer you the whole package: from pressure vessel design, via high-quality lining, to the installation of the vessel on site - the proof of our 35 years of experience in all branches of industry lies with our more than 500 (very) satisfied customers!

Although this technique offers a lot of major benefits, due to large differences between the thermal expansion coefficients of the thermoplastic lining and the metallic or concrete structure, this technique finds its natural limits in dimension and temperature.

We do linings in PP, PVC, PVDF, PFA, MFA, ECTFE,.…

We will be pleased to advise you on this matter.