Pickling tanks

Kalker Garay supplied and installes 2 pickling tanks for the world biggest steel producer. The carbone steel tanks are protected with ebonite lining that we produce in our facilities and with 3 layers of antiacid bricks for a total thickness of 300mm. The total length of the tanks is 51m, the weight is 280 tons.

The rubber lining and vulcanization have been made in our workshop, assembling of tanks and brick lining were done at customer site. To reduce the duration of production line stop for tanks replacement, all the heavy handlings were operated by jacking and skidding. These works that requires special skills and specific equipment have been realized by ou partner the company Scales under our supervision.

This project follows the replacement in 2016 of the first 2 pickling tanks. Our teams are particularly proud to have participated in the replacement of all the pickling tanks on this line.

Assembly of pickling tanks

In June 2015, the company ArcelorMittal awarded the company ICP SAS a contract for the replacement of pickling tanks for the FOS-SUR-MER site (in the Bouches-du-Rhône department).

Three tank items were intended to replace part of the pickling line originally created by BEUGIN in the 1970s.

From review to assembly on site

ICP SAS favoured local partners in this particular case. The rubber-coated tanks built with bricks on the La Comté site mobilised exceptional means of lifting and transportation taking into account their dimensions and weight in excess of 50 tons.

It took a week to transport in special transporters the tanks from La Comté to the end customer, where they were then installed by application teams of ICP SAS in late 2015.

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Rubber coating on drums

Protection of large-scale drums for cable winding. The elastomer coating was selected for its mechanical properties (low compression set).

Recovery tank for used baths

Corrosion protection is provided by a bromobutyl elastomer coating. The grade of coating used meets a number of specific requirements: excellent resistance to chemical products and a high resistance to diffusion.

Hard rubber and rubber lining

Application of a hard rubber coating which has been specifically developed for use in water treatment facilities or filtration units which use membranes (desalination of sea water, chlorine electrolysis).

Rubber lining and painting of tank

The hard rubber coating provides corrosion protection and is authorised for use in contact with drinking water and food industry units.