“We are looking for people with a 'boat worker mentality' and Laudam has been supplying that for years.”
Bob van der Kade, deputy director at Verzinkerij West-Brabant
Since the start in 1968, Verzinkerij West-Brabant has grown into an absolute specialist for the hot-dip galvanizing of metal constructions for a variety of customers. “We have clients from the civil and agricultural sector, but also the offshore, ship, construction and shipbuilding industries,” says general manager Niek van der Kade. He explains the hot-dip galvanizing process in simple steps. “After the entry check, the constructions are hung on racks and enter the pickling bath. This is a bath with a diluted hydrochloric acid solution in which the mill scale and/or rust is dissolved. After this, the workpieces can go to the galvanizing bath where they are dipped in liquid zinc at 450°C. The zinc reacts with the bare iron and this way they are permanently protected against rust.” Finally, it is assessed whether the end product meets...
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