Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. Steel structures face constant exposure to moisture, pollutants, abrasion, and temperature shifts. Over time, these factors lead to ...

As the global community intensifies its focus on sustainability, businesses are increasingly aligning their strategies with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Germany’s oldest ...

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Failure of a coating can be either predictable or unpredictable. All coatings are meant to provide a specific performance level in a particular environment. A premature failure specifies that there is ...

HANCEVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Birmingham Fastener, a full-service manufacturer and distributor of fasteners, has launched ZincFast, a new company dedicated to providing high-quality, ...

Fontaine Engineering und Maschinen GmbH (FOEN®), a manufacturer of hot-dip galvanizing equipment for coating of metal strips based in Langenfeld, Germany and built in Bridgeport, West Virginia, for ...

Regardless of customer anticipations, hot-dip galvanized structural steel has a grey coating, rather than a shiny coating. This usually leads to disagreements between galvanizers and their customers.