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Make the right choice for coating fittings. By Philip Dawson MBA, Technical Advisor, Northpoint Ltd Metals make it possible to make a wide range of products for use in industry including pipes and pipe fittings for the transportation of fluids and gases like water,...

Northpoint’s Industrial Coatings Services Northpoint provides a diverse range of tailored services making us an ideal coatings partner for customers looking for great coordination, single point responsibility, less disruption and reduced project management and trade...

What is BS 1722-16? BS 1722-16 is a document first published in 1992, the latest version published by BSI and prepared by Technical Committee B/201. This particular post deals exclusively with Fences – Part 16: Specification for Powder Coatings used as a plastics...

Q: Dominika, what is your role at Northpoint and what does it involve? My main role is to look after our customers. I make sure that our production is planned to meet our customer’s demands. I work closely with the production supervisor and logistic supervisor to make...

If you’re a forgings/castings manufacturer, we can help protect your parts against corrosion and damage, as well as give them a new look. We are a leading applicator of powder coatings and can provide high quality services for your metal forgings/castings. We work...

Coatings Inspection & Qualifications Painting Qualification Test (PQT) Before any actual coating work happens all of the chosen coating/painting systems shall be applied on test plates which represent the substrate to be coated. To make the tests valid the...

Northpoint is a leading supplier of protective and decorative powder coatings. We can provide high quality services for your metal forgings and take pride in helping our customers improve what they do. Forged metal is used every day by hundreds of manufacturers, and...

FBE Coated Bolted Steel Tank Plates Fusion Bonded Epoxy (FBE) coated steel bolted panel tanks have been successfully utilized throughout the globe for many decades in the storage of potable, process and waste waters. FBE is a factory applied, thermoset polymer...

Q: Tracey, tell us a about your role at Northpoint. What is it and what does it involve? I carry out all the administration (with the help of my account manager Kerry) of the functional coatings. This covers the pipe department, the sheet metal line, and the wet paint...

Method and Quality Grade of Surface Preparation ISO 8504 parts 1 – 3 and ISO 12944 part 4 describe the methods used for metal surface preparation. Choosing the right/best method is generally decided on according to; working conditions; state of the metal surface; any...

Introduction ISO 12944 is one of the most important international standards that can be used as a reference point for the protection of steel against corrosion by a protective paint or coating which was last revised 2018. ISO 12944-1: Durability Part 1 of the standard...

FBE coatings have been in use for more than 40 years and are often thought of as an established and unchanging technology. Is this true? No, it couldn’t be further from the truth. FBE coatings today are substantially different from previous iterations. Environmental...

What’s Happening Behind the Scenes? As the war in Ukraine continues, Europe is engaging in behind the scenes discussions with Turkey and Israel concerning an ambitious pipeline deal that will provide gas to Europe via Turkey as an alternative to Russian gas supplies....