TMI Coatings Blog

A North Dakota grain company was having problems with moisture leaking into the bottom of their steel grain bins.  This moisture was heating and subsequently molding the grain.  TMI Coatings was hired to seal the exterior of their bins to prevent future moisture problems.
TMI began by removing the grain and debris from the exterior of [...]

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A manufacturing plant was required to heighten its containment wall two courses of block to contain all liquids in the event of a tank leak or rupture.  TMI had previously applied FIBERLIFE, a fiberglass reinforced plastic coating, in the containment dike and was asked to return to seal the extended wall with the same material.
Work [...]

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A Midwest ethanol producer contracted with TMI Coatings to line two fermenting tanks, each 35′ diameter x 36′ high.  The fermenting tanks were being converted into water tanks and the owner wanted a lining material installed that is suitable for process water with the option to convert the tanks back into fermenting tanks in the [...]

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A 100 year old food plant in the upper Midwest was expanded over the years and as a result interior older brick and block walls showed their age with cracks and voids.  These were nesting places for bugs and bacteria.
TMI filled these voids to restore the walls to a smoother finish and then applied FIBERLIFE [...]

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TMI Coatings installs dike linings for splash and spill and short term containment of a variety of chemicals.  TMI has installed dike linings for medical manufacturers, chemical companies, world food suppliers and agricultural laboratories.
TMI begins by sandblasting and/or mechanically abrading using hand-held grinders to create an anchor pattern for new coating adhesion.  Once surface preparation [...]

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TMI Coatings has installed elastomeric coatings to food plant ceilings where peeling paint couldn’t be tolerated, and it has turned out to be the right solution for these humid environments.
The “rubberized” coating has elastomer properties and can handle frequent wash downs.  The white color brightens the room for an aesthetic appearance.
Marron Foods in Durand, WI, Bush Brothers [...]

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TMI Coatings recently repaired and coated two ceilings for a large manufacturer of milk, ice cream and other dairy products.  The existing coating on the ceiling had begun to peel and chip and there were also areas where the concrete was spalling.
TMI pressure washed the ceilings to remove the loose and flaking paint.  Inferior cracking [...]

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A chemical company was changing the service of a tank and needed a new lining that was suitable for the new contents.
Before TMI arrived on site, the owner emptied the tank and rinsed it clean.  TMI then pre-baked the tank interior per the manufacturer’s recommendations to drive out inert contaminates.  TMI sandblasted the tank interior [...]

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TMI Coatings recently completed work on an open top steel tank that stores 30% phosphoric acid at 125 degrees F.  The customer wanted the rubber lining removed and replaced with a fiberglass lining.
TMI began by removing the existing rubber lining with air chipping hammers and other tools.  The interior of the tank was then sandblasted to [...]

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TMI Coatings recently lined two solvent storage tanks at a chemical plant.  In order to confirm that the coating we were proposing was suitable for the chemicals found in the tanks, TMI mailed the customer two coupons lined with the coating material to test in the tanks for 30 days.  When the testing was complete, [...]

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