Reconditioning equipment

Surface treatment of cylinders

Our vast product line of equipment for surface treatment of LPG cylinders is a means to obtain high cylinder quality and long cylinder lifetime. Surface treatment, including cleaning and painting, is an important and natural part of the regular standard inspection procedure.

  • Nice-looking cylinders have high market value
  • End-users prefer newly painted cylinders
  • Surface treatment extends cylinder lifetime
  • Distributors and end-users treat newly painted cylinders with care

Benefits

  • A smooth unbroken cylinder surface can be cleaned easily
  • Surface treatment protects against corrosion
  • Kosan Crisplant only uses internationally recognized sub-suppliers
  • Use manpower for cylinder maintenance in quiet periods
  • Reduction in procurement of new cylinders

Possibilities

There are three main methods for surface treatment of LPG cylinders:

  • 1 Make-up wet painting in filling hall (hazardous area)
  • In-line in chain conveyor
  • Drying of cylinders on chain conveyor
  • Operation can be manual or fully automatic
  • 2 Wet painting in non-hazardous area
  • Cylinders suspended in overhead conveyor
  • Can be used in combination with shotblaster and drying oven
  • Operation can be manual, semi-automatic or fully automatic
  • 3 Powder painting in non-hazardous area
  • Cylinders suspended in overhead conveyor
  • Must be used in combination with shotblaster and drying oven
  • Operation can be manual, semi-automatic or fully automatic

When using the above methods, the following equipment can be applied:

  • Stand-alone cabins for shotblasting
  • In-line shotblasting with automatic loading onto or unloading from chain conveyor
  • Ovens for burning off old painting before shotblasting for obtaining the best possible starting point for new surface treatment
  • Manual spray booths
  • In-line wet painting booths
  • Fully automatic powder painting plants with overhead conveyor system and loading onto or unloading from chain conveyor

Safety

  • All equipment for surface treatment of LPG cylinders is EU approved and designed in accordance with current EU directives
  • National/local approvals

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    Replace atmospheric air with LPG in vapour state quickly and safely with our purging systems – while avoiding both capacity reduction and the dangerous mix of LPG and atmospheric air.

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  • Pressure testing equipment

    The pressure testing equipment ensures rapid and safe pressure testing of LPG cylinders with up to 45 bar.

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  • Shroud and foot ring straighteners

    For rapid, precise and safe repair of damaged shrouds and foot rings on LPG cylinders, this is the solution. It makes sure that your cylinders look nice and appealing for the market.

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