Innovative powder coating system for hydraulic steel construction Unprotected steel corrodes in the atmosphere, water and soil. In order to ensure structural safety and maintain fatigue strength, steel structures of all kinds must be protected from corrosion. Hydraulic steel structures such as locks, gates, canal bridges, ship lifts and water power plants largely characterize our waterways, coastal fortifications and port facilities. They are exposed to a particularly high level of corrosive attack because, in addition to atmospheric influences such as wind and weather, they are particularly affected by water, constant water changes and aggressive substances such as salts and minerals. Since such constructions and buildings usually represent investments of the century, their preservation, use and operational safety over generations is an economic necessity. But it ' s not just corrosion that poses a problem for hydraulic steel construction; the formation of biofilms and the growth of algae and mussels can also lead to problems that can even lead to a restriction in the functionality of the systems. The newly developed powder coating system prevents both and thus helps to extend maintenance intervals, increase the lifecycle of steel components in hydraulic steel construction and reduces the lifecycle costs. The new powder coating system thus makes an innovative and sustainable contribution to the preservation of structures in hydraulic steel construction.
