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2015-04-14 18:58

------ Production Notes from the Indonesia Project

Recently, if you step into the manufacturing workshop of Shandong Yuegong Steel Components Co., Ltd., you’ll notice that what was once a vast production space for fabricating structural components has almost turned into a painting shop. The workers are going all out, breaking with convention and meticulously giving each component a fresh coat of paint—so much so that the entire workshop looks like a bustling scene of brushes in motion! What’s behind this remarkable transformation?

All because of two words—integrity! It turns out that this batch of components awaiting painting is for an alumina project in Indonesia. To ensure timely, high‑quality delivery within the stipulated timeframe, the company temporarily suspended production and processing on other projects, focusing all its resources on fulfilling this first-ever overseas order. Upholding the corporate ethos of “building reputation through quality,” the company has fired the opening shot for its global expansion strategy, laying a solid foundation.

The project involves over 3,000 tons of steel components. Not only is the construction schedule tight and welding precision extremely demanding, but the painting requirements are also highly specialized. Under normal circumstances, the primer thickness on-site would be 40–60 μm, achievable with just two to three spray coats. However, this project mandates a total coating system—primer, intermediate coat, and topcoat—with an overall thickness of 220 μm. Coupled with stringent mixing ratios for the selected paint brands and a thinner-than-usual adhesion layer, meeting the required thickness becomes significantly more challenging. Moreover, most of the components are tubular truss structures; when applied by spraying, the effective coverage area amounts to only one-third of the sprayed surface, leading to substantial waste. Each spray pass yields a film thickness of merely 20 μm. In response, company management adopted a flexible strategy: reducing the number of sprays and increasing the number of roller passes. With each roller application, the paint thickness reaches 40–50 μm, and after complete drying, the final thickness settles at around 20 μm. To satisfy the client’s specifications, however, 8–10 roller passes are necessary. After each pass, the component must be allowed to dry for approximately two hours before proceeding to the next, meaning that a single workday can complete only about 100 tons of one side of the structure. To prevent damage to the paint from repeated flipping, once one side is coated, the component is turned over to apply the roller coat to the other side—resulting in a two‑day turnaround for every 100-plus tons of components.

This is the most complex paint‑finishing operation the company has ever undertaken, involving a large volume of components. Despite the pervasive smell of paint, the workshop’s skilled workers pressed on, patiently repeating the same meticulous steps again and again, each pass executed with painstaking care—much like preparing a wedding gown for a daughter about to marry, every stitch imbued with deep affection. Their commitment to excellence, customer‑centric approach, and the high quality of the fabricated components have earned full recognition from the client’s on‑site representative. At present, approximately 1,600 tons of components, fully packaged and compliant with export‑shipping requirements, have been completed; the entire project is expected to be finished by the end of April.

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