http://ee.rdprojectreview.com/ en joe@collinsindustrialservices.com Copyright 2011 2011-04-19T14:26:41+00:00 http://www.collinsindustrialservices.com/news/post/Polyurea-Crack-Filling http://www.collinsindustrialservices.com/news/post/Polyurea-Crack-Filling#When:19:25:27Z Collins Industrial Services has recently purchased an AST GMP Metering Pump. So, we now provide the newest technology in Joint Filling, Concrete Restoration, Small Joint Sealing, Small Spall Repair, and Anchoring. AST Pumps allow a contractor to fill cracks and repair joints with a multitude of highly sophisticated polyureas, unfilled urethanes, and unfilled epoxies. What does this all mean to you? We can quickly fill joints and cracks with a rapid cure polyurea that will dry in 60 minutes, and eliminate cracks and joints. Additionally, the polyureas we use can elongate 460% so they will not crack and split as your floor expands and contracts with changing seasons. Benefits Include: 460% Elongation Penetrates and fills without running Sufficiently rigid to support heavy loads at joint edges Flexible enough to absorb hard heavy wheeled traffic Good wear resistance Reduces stress cracking and telegraphing Can be applied and cures at cold temperatures (-20F)  Concrete Polishing, Epoxy Flooring, 2012-02-07T19:25:27+00:00 http://www.collinsindustrialservices.com/news/post/Roof-Coatings http://www.collinsindustrialservices.com/news/post/Roof-Coatings#When:16:30:21Z There are three major components to the aging of roofing products: sunlight/UV, heat and moisture. UV light is responsible for most of the damage to exposed roofing materials due to the subsequent photo-chemical reactions. When added to heat, moisture increases the rates and severity of the deterioration process. When thinking of moisture or rain, we also have to think about the thermal shock associated with cool rain on a hot roof. When choosing the correct coating it’s about using good science. A coating’s resin is what determines the chemistry of the coating, such as an acrylic, polyurethane, silicone, and so on. Having the proper mix of raw materials to give the coating the right performance characteristics on your roof is essential. Adhesion is the most important quality coatings can have, if it doesn’t stick things like elongation, tensile strength and weatherability mean nothing. It is important for your contractor to perform an adhesion test on the roof with the desired coating. There are 3 major reasons a coating will fail, adhesive failure, cohesive failure, and substrate failure. When choosing a contractor be sure they have the proper training and certifications to be able to correctly identify the differences. Not knowing the cause of a failure makes it impossible to deliver a solution.  Industrial Painting, 2012-02-03T16:30:21+00:00 http://www.collinsindustrialservices.com/news/post/Exterior-Painting-Fort-Wayne-Indiana http://www.collinsindustrialservices.com/news/post/Exterior-Painting-Fort-Wayne-Indiana#When:15:57:45Z Exterior Painting – Fort Wayne, IN With spring just around the corner it’s time to start thinking about your exterior painting projects. Here in Northeastern Indiana spring can be a challenging time for exterior painting and coatings projects. There is plenty of moisture in the air and rain coming down to complicate coating applications. Also, unless your building is completely surrounded by asphalt or concrete, an aerial lift is going to sink into your lawn. At Collins Industrial Services we are well aware of these problems, and having worked in the Fort Wayne Indiana area for almost 20 years we have a long standing track record of success. We at Collins Industrial Services are always reinventing ways to successfully complete difficult projects; we are not just another industrial painting contractor. If you are thinking about waiting until summer for your exterior painting projects that is no picnic either. As the sun begins to beat down on your building’s exterior the surface temperature will spike. Many coatings will “flash”; this is when paint dries unevenly due to increased surface temperatures. It does not affect the color but it does change the finish, making your building look streaky. With the proper product selection, monitoring of environmental conditions (humidity, due points, surface and ambient temperatures) and a few other time tested tricks, Collins Industrial Services will make sure that your exterior painting project will look great no matter the time of year. Let us put our knowledge and decades of experience as a premier industrial painting contractor to work for you. 2012-01-23T15:57:45+00:00 http://www.collinsindustrialservices.com/news/post/40000-psi-water-jetting http://www.collinsindustrialservices.com/news/post/40000-psi-water-jetting#When:15:48:27Z Yesterday, Aug 23th, we successfully completed the water jetting training course for equipment, assessories and most importantly safety on the 40,000 PSI units. Water Jetting is a great tool for cleaning and removing coatings, 40,000 PSI with a rotating lance will easily remove and epoxy coating from a steel structure without the mess and hassle of dry media. The primary advantage for the customer is speed. With water jetting we will be able to complete the project and have your facility back in full production much faster than with traditonal media blasting. Because of the inherant properties of water there will be zero dust while we are blasting, and once the water dries the only debris are those which we removed from your structure. On large projects this means your facility can be back in operation much faster because we will not have to slow down or stop our process in order to clean up blasting media. Additionally, no media (coal slag, shot, corn cob) to get in every nook it can find. Traditional media blasting is a lot like going to the beach, you are going to find sand  everyewhere for a long time after the project is complete (no matter how good the clean up is by the contractor).             Blasting, 2011-08-24T15:48:27+00:00 http://www.collinsindustrialservices.com/news/post/collins-industrial-goes-waterjetting http://www.collinsindustrialservices.com/news/post/collins-industrial-goes-waterjetting#When:15:46:39Z On August 23rd 6 employees of Collins Industrial Services will be attending a training seminar, at NLB Corp to become certified in waterjetting, 40,000 PSI. Waterjetting is a great alternative to media blasting and we are excited to begin offering this new service to our customers. Blasting, 2011-08-17T15:46:39+00:00 http://www.collinsindustrialservices.com/news/post/collins-receives-nace-coatings-inspector-level-2 http://www.collinsindustrialservices.com/news/post/collins-receives-nace-coatings-inspector-level-2#When:14:26:41Z April 19, 2011 Collins Inustrial Services recently had two staff members attend NACE's Coating Inspector Level 2 program in St Louis. The intense 40 hour class included topics such as corrosion prevention, hot dip galvanizing, destructive coating inspection instruments, industrial maintainence painting, and concrete preparation and coating, as well as many others. Concrete Polishing, Blasting, Industrial Painting, Epoxy Flooring, 2011-04-19T14:26:41+00:00 http://www.collinsindustrialservices.com/news/post/collins-industrial-services-launches-a-new-website http://www.collinsindustrialservices.com/news/post/collins-industrial-services-launches-a-new-website#When:16:58:29Z New website design and launch by Reusser Design! Concrete Polishing, Blasting, Industrial Painting, Epoxy Flooring, 2011-02-17T16:58:29+00:00 http://www.collinsindustrialservices.com/news/post/collins-to-receive-nace-certification http://www.collinsindustrialservices.com/news/post/collins-to-receive-nace-certification#When:16:57:12Z Joe Collins, the company’s painting division manager, will be flying out to Houston to receive his NACE Coating Inspector Level 1 training. Topics include environmental testing equipment, inspection procedures, surface preparation standards, coating failures, application procedures, and more. Contractors that have coating inspection certifications are a rarity in the industry. Concrete Polishing, Blasting, Industrial Painting, Epoxy Flooring, 2011-01-23T16:57:12+00:00 http://www.collinsindustrialservices.com/news/post/world-of-concrete-conference http://www.collinsindustrialservices.com/news/post/world-of-concrete-conference#When:16:56:01Z We will be attending the World of Concrete in Las Vegas to discover what’s new and innovative in the flooring industry. Concrete Polishing, Epoxy Flooring, 2011-01-18T16:56:01+00:00 http://www.collinsindustrialservices.com/news/post/new-innovatech-industrial-floor-shaver http://www.collinsindustrialservices.com/news/post/new-innovatech-industrial-floor-shaver#When:19:56:20Z Collins Industrial has acquired a new Innovatech industrial floor Shaver. This new tool will allow for extremely fast coating removal, floor leveling, and advanced concrete polishing methods. Concrete Polishing, Epoxy Flooring, 2010-11-06T19:56:20+00:00 http://www.collinsindustrialservices.com/news/post/lorem-ipsum http://www.collinsindustrialservices.com/news/post/lorem-ipsum#When:18:54:46Z As the flooring industry continues to make mechanical advances in their products we continue to keep on the cutting edge by upgrading our equipment. Most recent purchases include Ruwac vacuums and Matco edge polishing tools. Epoxy Flooring, 2010-08-25T18:54:46+00:00