The newly-launched interactive web-based platform allows users to explore various environments throughout water and wastewater treatment plants and walk through the coating system selection process. Users can input application criteria for specific assets, compare suggested coating system options, print recommendations and reach out directly to a Sherwin-Williams representative to verify and finalise specifications.
The new online Protective & Marine System Selector tool from Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine is simplifying the selection process for specifying coating and lining systems that protect critical water and wastewater infrastructure from deterioration.
The Protective & Marine System Selector tool allows users to explore solutions for specific areas and assets within water and wastewater treatment plants via either visual 3D plant walkthroughs or text-based prompts. Following a decision tree format, they can select details about each asset and receive coating and lining system recommendations based on those parameters. Such variables may include the asset’s application, substrate material, operational exposures and current condition. Each response prompts the tool to find suitable system recommendations for protecting the asset.
“Whether you’re an asset owner, applicator, specifier or engineer, you need to understand why and how to build a proper coatings system to maximise protection. The System Selector tool makes that process incredibly simple given the wide array of options that are available. We’ve incorporated our most commonly specified water and wastewater coatings into this easy-to-use graphical interface that allows users to compare alternate coating systems with the click of a button,” has stated Steve Roetter, Market Segment Manager for Water Infrastructure, Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine.
After selecting the appropriate variables for a specific plant asset, users receive a list of recommended systems that meet all the requirements. Where applicable, the tool will suggest more than one system option and enable comparisons, helping users consider the most appropriate option for their situations. Users can download a PDF of the results and use that for consultations with engineers, specifiers and coatings suppliers.
“The specification process can be overwhelming when you’re just poring over a list of products. This tool breaks asset protection down to the actual systems you need, helping to prevent specification errors such as choosing the wrong primer for a substrate. It answers numerous questions and provides a foundation that can get specification teams very close to their final selections. However, we always recommend that users connect with their Sherwin-Williams representative to ensure the chosen system will meet the project’s needs,” has added Steve Roetter.
The Protective & Marine System Selector tool is easily searchable for product and system information. Users can search directly for keywords to gain quick access to product and system data. The application also includes links to product pages where specifiers have direct access to current Product Data Sheets. A streamlined mobile view is available for optional use in the field.
For coatings applicators, the tool also includes helpful instructions for applying the various products included in a coatings system. Advice covers requirements for surface preparation, application conditions like temperature and humidity, the application sequence for each system element, the coating thicknesses to apply for each layer and other useful tips.
Moreover, Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine plans to expand the Protective & Marine System Selector tool to include additional water and wastewater infrastructure assets, as well as facility environments and assets for other industries in the future.