EP3663429C0 - HOT-DIP GALVANIZING PLANT - Google Patents

HOT-DIP GALVANIZING PLANT

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Publication number: EP3663429C0
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: hot; dip galvanizing; galvanizing plant; plant; dip
Prior art date: 2016-06-13
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Active

Application number

EP20151616.8A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

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EP3663429B1 (en

EP3663429A1 (en

Inventor

Lars Baumgürtel

Thomas Pinger

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Fontaine Holdings NV

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Fontaine Holdings NV

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2016-06-13

Filing date

2017-03-13

Publication date

2024-10-16

2017-03-13 Application filed by Fontaine Holdings NV filed Critical Fontaine Holdings NV

2020-06-10 Publication of EP3663429A1 publication Critical patent/EP3663429A1/en

2024-10-16 Application granted granted Critical

2024-10-16 Publication of EP3663429B1 publication Critical patent/EP3663429B1/en

2024-10-16 Publication of EP3663429C0 publication Critical patent/EP3663429C0/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2037-03-13 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C23—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
- C23C—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
- C23C2/00—Hot-dipping or immersion processes for applying the coating material in the molten state without affecting the shape; Apparatus therefor
- C23C2/30—Fluxes or coverings on molten baths
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C23—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
- C23C—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
- C23C2/00—Hot-dipping or immersion processes for applying the coating material in the molten state without affecting the shape; Apparatus therefor
- C23C2/003—Apparatus
- C23C2/0038—Apparatus characterised by the pre-treatment chambers located immediately upstream of the bath or occurring locally before the dipping process
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C23—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
- C23C—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
- C23C2/00—Hot-dipping or immersion processes for applying the coating material in the molten state without affecting the shape; Apparatus therefor
- C23C2/02—Pretreatment of the material to be coated, e.g. for coating on selected surface areas
- C23C2/024—Pretreatment of the material to be coated, e.g. for coating on selected surface areas by cleaning or etching
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C23—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
- C23C—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
- C23C2/00—Hot-dipping or immersion processes for applying the coating material in the molten state without affecting the shape; Apparatus therefor
- C23C2/04—Hot-dipping or immersion processes for applying the coating material in the molten state without affecting the shape; Apparatus therefor characterised by the coating material
- C23C2/06—Zinc or cadmium or alloys based thereon
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C23—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
- C23C—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
- C23C2/00—Hot-dipping or immersion processes for applying the coating material in the molten state without affecting the shape; Apparatus therefor
- C23C2/26—After-treatment

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Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Materials Engineering (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Metallurgy (AREA)
Organic Chemistry (AREA)
Coating With Molten Metal (AREA)

EP20151616.8A 2016-06-13 2017-03-13 Hot dip galvanizing apparatus Active EP3663429B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE102016007107		2016-06-13
DE102016111725.0A DE102016111725A1 (en)	2016-06-13	2016-06-27	Process and flux for hot dip galvanizing
PCT/EP2017/055798 WO2017215796A1 (en)	2016-06-13	2017-03-13	Method and flux for hot galvanization
EP17710526.9A EP3445889B1 (en)	2016-06-13	2017-03-13	Method and flux for hot galvanization

Related Parent Applications (2)

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EP17710526.9A Division EP3445889B1 (en)	2016-06-13	2017-03-13	Method and flux for hot galvanization
EP17710526.9A Division-Into EP3445889B1 (en)	2016-06-13	2017-03-13	Method and flux for hot galvanization

Publications (3)

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EP3663429A1 EP3663429A1 (en)	2020-06-10
EP3663429B1 EP3663429B1 (en)	2024-10-16
EP3663429C0 true EP3663429C0 (en)	2024-10-16

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EP20151616.8A Active EP3663429B1 (en)	2016-06-13	2017-03-13	Hot dip galvanizing apparatus

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EP (2)	EP3445889B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP6815494B2 (en)
CN (1)	CN109477196B (en)
BR (1)	BR112018075934B1 (en)
CA (1)	CA3026326C (en)
DE (1)	DE102016111725A1 (en)
ES (2)	ES2818732T3 (en)
HU (2)	HUE052348T2 (en)
MA (1)	MA49780A (en)
MX (1)	MX2018015470A (en)
PL (2)	PL3445889T3 (en)
SI (1)	SI3445889T1 (en)
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