AEPCO provides advanced high-temperature coating solutions for steel manufacturers seeking to improve operational efficiency, reduce energy consumption, and extend the service life of critical equipment. Our specialized coatings are widely used across Electric Arc Furnaces (EAF), Induction Furnaces, Ladle Refining Furnaces, Reheating Furnaces, Annealing Furnaces, Tundishes, Ladles, Burner Systems, and Black Refractory applications, helping steel plants enhance productivity while lowering maintenance and operating costs.

For Electric Arc Furnaces and Induction Furnaces, AEPCO’s high-temperature coatings create an electrically insulating, anti-oxidation, and non-stick protective layer on metallic components and refractory surfaces. These coatings prevent oxidation, reduce slag adhesion, minimize leakage currents, and improve the service life of cooling panels, busbars, furnace linings, and other critical equipment operating under extreme temperatures.

In Reheating Furnaces and Burner Equipment, our Thermoplast-1800 coating provides exceptional resistance to oxidation, erosion, and thermal degradation at temperatures up to 2750°C. Applied on refractory walls, burner ports, baffles, nozzles, joints, and seals, the coating helps maintain thermal efficiency, reduce refractory wear, and ensure reliable furnace performance over extended operating cycles.

AEPCO’s thermal insulation coatings for Ladles and Tundishes are specifically engineered to reduce heat loss during molten metal handling and transfer operations. By minimizing temperature drop between the furnace and caster, these coatings allow operators to lower tapping temperatures, reduce energy consumption, decrease material wastage, and minimize operational issues such as ladle returns and slide-gate opening difficulties. The benefits become particularly significant in facilities with longer molten metal transportation and holding times.

For Black Refractory applications, Thermoplast-1800 provides superior protection against thermal shock, oxidation, corrosion, and erosion at elevated temperatures. The coating enhances refractory durability, improves reusability, and prevents contamination of molten metal by refractory constituents during casting operations. The result is improved product quality, longer refractory service life, reduced replacement costs, and enhanced overall process efficiency.

Through decades of industry experience and continuous innovation, AEPCO’s coating technologies help steel producers achieve greater energy efficiency, improved equipment reliability, extended asset life, and significant cost savings across their manufacturing operations.

AEPCO provides advanced anti-corrosion and high-temperature coating solutions for heat exchangers, condensers, reboilers, evaporators, coolers, and associated heat transfer equipment operating in demanding industrial environments. Our specialized coatings are designed to enhance thermal efficiency, extend equipment service life, and protect critical surfaces from corrosion, erosion, and chemical attack.

Metsol is a high-performance anti-corrosive, neutral, and non-wetting coating suitable for shell-and-tube, plate-type, graphite, and metallic heat exchangers. Applied on finned tubes, plates, shells, end walls, condensers, reboiler shells, evaporators, and tail gas towers, Metsol forms a durable protective barrier against acidic gases, sulphur compounds (SO₂, SO₃), fluorides, moisture, and other corrosive process conditions. The coating helps maintain thermal performance, improves system reliability, and significantly prolongs equipment life. Metsol has been extensively tested and approved for use on heat transfer equipment by Siemens, Germany.

Thermocoat is a high-temperature, solvent-based coating that can be applied directly onto metallic and non-metallic heat transfer surfaces without the need for a primer. Its unique heat emission and heat absorption characteristics enhance thermal radiation efficiency by up to 27–30%, resulting in improved heat transfer and reduced thermal load on the system. By enabling more effective heat exchange, Thermocoat can improve the overall efficiency of heat transfer equipment by up to 20–25%, while maintaining excellent adhesion and long-term performance under elevated operating temperatures.

Together, AEPCO’s coating technologies help industries achieve greater energy efficiency, improved process performance, lower maintenance costs, and enhanced reliability of critical heat transfer assets.

AEPCO’s advanced high-temperature coating technologies help thermal power plants improve equipment reliability, reduce maintenance costs, and enhance operational efficiency under severe operating conditions. Our specialized coatings are widely used in CFBC, AFBC, Pulverized Fuel (PF), and Waste Heat Recovery (WHR) boilers to protect critical components against high-temperature erosion, corrosion, and chemical attack, thereby minimizing unplanned shutdowns and extending equipment service life.

Boiler tubes operating in high-temperature flue gas environments are particularly vulnerable to accelerated degradation caused by abrasive ash particles, chlorine compounds, sulphur-bearing fuels, and alternative fuels and raw materials (AFR). AEPCO’s proprietary coating solutions form a durable protective barrier that significantly reduces metal wastage, prevents premature tube failures, and improves long-term plant availability.

Thermoplast-CR has been specifically developed to protect bed superheater coils from high-temperature corrosion in boilers exposed to elevated levels of chlorine and sulphur. By shielding critical heat transfer surfaces from aggressive combustion by-products, the coating helps maintain boiler efficiency while reducing maintenance frequency and replacement costs.
For Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion (CFBC) boilers, Thermoplast Grade-A is applied on rear waterwall tubes located in the kick-off, furnace, and burner zones, where erosion and corrosion rates are typically highest. The coating provides excellent resistance against thermal degradation, corrosive attack, and abrasive wear, helping preserve tube integrity and prolong operational life.

Through decades of application experience in power generation environments, AEPCO’s coating technologies enable power plants to reduce unforeseen breakdowns, improve equipment longevity, lower lifecycle maintenance costs, and ensure reliable performance in demanding high-temperature operating conditions.

AEPCO’s specialized coating technologies help zinc producers improve electrical efficiency, reduce power losses, and protect critical equipment operating in highly corrosive process environments. Thermocoat SEC-PCU is an electrically conductive coating that maintains nearly constant electrical conductivity with rising temperatures up to 200°C, unlike conventional conductive materials that experience increased resistance at elevated temperatures. It also provides anti-oxidation and anti-corrosion protection, making it ideal for high-current busbar joints and copper-to-graphite connections in zinc plants.

Metsol Slurry is an anti-corrosion, anti-erosion thermosetting coating that can be applied to both metallic and non-metallic surfaces. With a service temperature range of -40°C to 500°C, it provides excellent protection against saline coastal atmospheres, sulphur and chlorine fumes, low-pH water, and alkaline solutions commonly encountered in zinc processing facilities. By protecting conductive joints and process equipment from chemical attack, Metsol Slurry helps maintain operational reliability and reduce maintenance requirements.

For applications requiring oxidation protection at elevated temperatures, Metsol Black is used to safeguard copper busbars and graphite blocks against oxidation and surface degradation, thereby extending equipment life and ensuring consistent process performance. Together, AEPCO’s coating solutions deliver improved energy efficiency, enhanced corrosion resistance, lower maintenance costs, and greater operational reliability across zinc production facilities.

AEPCO provides specialized high-temperature coating solutions for the graphite and carbon industry, supporting manufacturers in improving process efficiency, reducing energy consumption, and enhancing product quality across graphitization and carbon processing operations. Our advanced coatings are engineered to perform in extreme temperature environments ranging from 1000°C to 3000°C, making them ideally suited for critical graphite manufacturing applications.

Applied on baked electrodes during the graphitization process, AEPCO’s high-temperature coatings help reduce electrode oxidation, lower specific power consumption per metric ton of production, and minimize CO₂ emissions. By limiting surface degradation and improving thermal stability, these coatings contribute to enhanced electrode quality, improved production consistency, and greater operational efficiency.

In Length Wise Graphitization (LWG) furnaces, Thermoplast-1800 is extensively used on power-feeding electrodes, cross bars, center blocks, and pusher electrodes exposed to severe thermal and oxidative conditions. The coating forms a durable protective barrier that resists high-temperature oxidation, thermal shock, and surface deterioration, thereby extending component service life and reducing maintenance requirements.

Beyond graphitization furnaces, AEPCO’s coating technologies are widely utilized on a range of graphite specialty products and critical carbon components manufactured by leading graphite OEMs. Through decades of industry experience and continuous product innovation, AEPCO helps graphite manufacturers achieve higher process efficiency, lower operating costs, improved environmental performance, and superior end-product quality.

AEPCO’s specialized coating solutions help aluminum smelters improve energy efficiency, reduce power losses, and enhance overall process performance in one of the most energy-intensive industrial operations. Our advanced coatings are specifically designed for anode assemblies and busbar systems, where even minor reductions in electrical resistance can result in significant energy savings and improved production efficiency.

The aluminum smelting process relies on the efficient transfer of high electrical currents through anode stubs, busbars, and various metallic joints. Over time, oxidation, corrosion, and surface degradation increase contact resistance, leading to higher millivolt (mV) drops, energy losses, and reduced process efficiency. AEPCO’s specialized coatings address these challenges by creating highly conductive, oxidation-resistant interfaces that promote improved current flow throughout the system.

Metsol-Slurry is applied on stub-anode assemblies to reduce contact resistance, minimize mV drop, and improve electrical conductivity across critical joints. Similarly, Metsol-AMF is applied on busbar connections to enhance current transfer efficiency while protecting surfaces against oxidation and operational degradation. Together, these coatings help maintain lower operating temperatures at electrical joints, reduce heat losses, and improve the overall electrical efficiency of the smelting process.

By reducing power consumption, improving current distribution, and extending the service life of critical electrical components, AEPCO’s coating technologies enable aluminum producers to achieve lower operating costs, enhanced process stability, and improved productivity. The result is a more efficient and sustainable smelting operation with measurable savings in energy-intensive production environments.