Automated Hot-Dip Galvanizing Through Robotic Application

Galvanization, more commonly known as galvanizing, is the process of applying a protective zinc coating to iron or steel to prevent rusting. The most common method is called hot-dip galvanizing, in which steel sections are submerged in a bath of molten zinc. Using a robot for dross removal on a galvanizing line offers advantages such as increased efficiency, consistent quality, improved worker safety, reduced downtimes, accessibility to difficult areas, cost savings and the ability to gather data for continuous process optimization.

Authors:

Mr. Rafael Jacob | Polytec USA Corp.
 

Session Chairs:

Joe McDermid | McMaster University
 

Manuel Leonhard | John Cockerill Industry North America
 

Dan Drane | Steel Dynamics - The Techs Div.