BRIDGES AND METAL STRUCTURES...

Canadian Bridges
Zinga was used to repair the bridge between Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick (longest continuous multi-span bridge in the world) as well as the steel carrying structure underneath.

Zinga was also used on the Overlander Bridge in '95 -'96 by the contractor Iron Works, under supervision of the engineering office John Watson.

Canadian Ferry Terminals
Zinga has been used on numerous British Columbia Ferry Corporation structures since 1988.

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Cape Town Swing Bridge (SA)
The Swing Bridge in Cape Town was treated with ZINGA in February 1997. The surface preparation involved sandblasting to SA 2.5 followed by a 40-60 µm layer of Zinga and two layers of epoxy paint.

Electricidade de Portugal
Zinga has been extensively used on electricity supply pylons throughout the world including those pictured below in Portugal which were Zinganised in 1989. When these pylons were inspected in 1992 the coating thickness had barely changed.

Furnas (Brazilain Pylons)
Pylons being Zinganised in Brazil in February 1999 and a report by the company involved.

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Goosen (Belgian Abattoir)
Pictures of the metal structures in the Belgian slaughterhouse Goossens treated with Zinga in 1989-1990. The Zinga was applied directly to the old weathered galvanised structures even after they had begun to rust. Zinga is an important cost-saver when used in cooling chambers because the slaughter house is not obliged to shut down and wait for normal (paint) temperatures.

Kalvoya Bridge (Norway)
This bridge on the Norwegian coast was fully Zinganised in 1985 to a dry film thickness of 120µm. Ten years later the bridge was inspected and only 5kg of Zinga was required to repair the mechanical damage from accidents.

Kempense Haven Docks (Belgium)
Pictures of the harbour cranes in port of Genk treated with a duplex system: Zinga + 1C Vinyl Al MIO.

Melle Bridge (Belgium)
Pictures of the Zinganised bridge in Melle. This application took place in 1990. Firstly the whole bridge was sand blasted after which the complete structure was coated with Zinga to a total dry film thickness of 60 µm. The upper part of the bridge above the road level was finished with a one component vinyl MIO topcoat with a layer thickness of 80 µm (duplex system). Under the road level, Zinga was applied as a unique system in two coats of 60 µm.

Mississippi River Bridges (USA)
A program was started in 2002 to Zinganise all the bridges over the Mississippi River in the US.

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Taiwan Power Co.
Pictures of the D/S connecting towers and steel structures (new steel) of the Taiwan Power Company (TPC) in Tong-Sha. The Zinga was brushed on in two layers on one connecting tower with a total area of approx. 900 m². About 370kg of Zinga was used. Eight people worked for two days at eight hours per day. Pictures dated 30/03/99.

Togo Phosphate Mine
The phosphate mine Office Togolais des Phosphates has two offshore loading cranes 1.6 km out into the sea. These cranes are linked to the stock piles by means of a conveyor. These cranes are very mobile and weigh 325 tonnes each. The Office Togolais des Phosphates produces ± 2.4 million tonnes of phosphates per year. An average of five ships per month are loaded. In 1994 the cranes were repaired by the French company Africaine de Montage. Ongoing service was obligatory during the repair of the cranes. After sandblasting the structures needed to be repaired by welding. These two cranes and their passing link (the conveyer) were heavily corroded and were therefore completely protected using Zinga throughout. This work was carried out in 1995-96 (Controlling Body: Socotec).