Free Information from ARMATEC Environmental Ltd
ARMATEC engineers are at the forefront of fibreglass technology and environmental work, publishing articles and papers in the public arena. We have also taken leading roles within the Composites Association of New Zealand; Ken Holyoake and Kevin Kotze are both past presidents. Ken Holyoake continues to be involved in setting standards for the industry with a key role in authoring the Composites Association's "Code of Practice".
You are invited to download and share the handbooks, articles and papers below.
 Ventilation Handbook V3: Fibreglass Ventilation Systems: Ducts, Covers, Fans, Scrubbers. Complete 48 page ARMATEC handbook (issued August 2010) with detailed information for everything needed in ventilating and scrubbing corrosive and odourous air streams; engineering, standards, designs and applications. Equipment includes fibreglass ducts, covers, hoods, fans, wet scrubbers, biological scrubbers, and carbon beds. File is 8 MB so may take time to download.
Drainage Handbook V3: Fibreglass Products for Drainage Systems - Trade Waste & Sewage. Complete 44 page ARMATEC handbook (updated Oct 2011) with detailed information on corrosion resistant, light-weight and long life fibreglass drainage products; engineering, equipment, standards, designs and applications. Products include fibreglass pipes, manholes, flumes, vortex droppers, pump stations, valve chambers, horizontal surge tanks, fibreglass 'Carrier Pipe', odour control systems, Green Dome Odour Filters, storage tanks and coating systems. File is 5.3 MB so may take time to download.
Articles to Download ... by ARMATEC Engineers
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Fibreglass Explained. Answers to frequently asked questions about fibreglass. What resins are reinforcements are used? Why use contact moulded products? What standards are applicable? What is the strength of fibreglass? And more ... Click for pdf file
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Six pages of engineering information on fibreglass; stress, strain, creep, safety factors, chemical resistance, standards, quality assurance, barrier coatings success criteria and more ... Click for pdf file |
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History of Ceilcote ... decades of world leading innovation. ARMATEC has been closely associated with "Ceilcote" for many decades and brought their technology to New Zealand companies. Click for pdf file |
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Handling Fibreglass Vessels ... what you need to know. Handling is easy due to the light weight of fibreglass. Avoid all point loads, and use nylon slings for lifting (not chains under any circumstances). Use lifting lugs provided. Click for pdf file |
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FRP Duct Hangers & Supports. An introduction to hangers and supports required when installing FRP duct. A reference table of maximum and recommended hanger/support spaces plus other information for engineers ... Click for pdf file |
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Papers Published to Download ... by ARMATEC Engineers
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1985: Hydrogen Sulphide Odour Control at Pelt Processing Plant. Chemical scrubber removes over 97% of hydrogen sulphide ... Click for pdf file |
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1989: Engineered Approach to Coatings & Linings. The keys to ensuring a successful coating installation ... Click for pdf file |
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1994: Odour Control at Food Plant. Over 20 streams of up to 75,000 odour units are successfully treated in a venturi scrubber, and achieve a stack outlet odour concentration of 440 odour units ... Click for pdf file |
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1998: Health & Safety in the FRP Industry. The issues, and how to test and interpret results from workers exposed to styrene ... Click for pdf file |
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1999: Coatings Permeability Research with EIS. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy is a useful tool in assessing the permeability of a coating. This research reports on EIS measurements for a number of different coatings... Click for pdf file |
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2001: IAF Trials at Waihi for Algae/Phosphorus Removal. Successful pilot trials that led to installation of a full scale plant. Removal efficiencies were 93% for suspended solids and 98% for total phosphorus ... Click for pdf file |
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2006: Styrene and Worker Protection in the Composites Industry. Fibreglass workers are exposed to styrene for long periods. This paper looks at some of the issues, including how to monitor exposure levels ... Click for pdf file |
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2006: Phosphorus and Algae Removed from Waihi Facultative Pond Discharge. Outlet concentrations of total P < 0.1mg/1 and SS < 10mg/l achieved. This paper gives details of the plant, its operation and first year of performance ... Click for pdf file |
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2007: Biological Scrubber for Hydrogen Sulphide Removal. A New Zealand first treating air stream with up to 300ppm of hydrogen sulphide. Hydrogen sulphide removal is in excess of 99.4% at a flow rate of 0.8 cu.m./sec ... Click for pdf file |
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2008: Fibreglass for Corrosion Resistant Trade Sewers. Presented at NZWWA Trade Waste Conference. This paper presents design information, features and applications to give users a better understanding when using fibreglass. ... Click for pdf file |
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2010: Odour Control for Pump Stations. Results of work done controlling odours at two pump stations in New Zealand. Carbon bed adsorbers have lowest life cycle cost for small pump stations. Presented at NZWWA Conference ... Click for pdf file |
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2011: Lessons Learned Rehabilitating Manholes & Pump Stations with Fibreglass Liners. Fibreglass Liners have a lot of advantages, but there are some pitfalls. These are some of the lessons leaned .... Click for pdf file |
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2011: Fibreglass Pump Stations: 10 Years Experience in New Zealand. Presented at NZ Water Conference, Rotorua Novemebr 2011. Includes case histories of pump stations installed over previous 10 years, including ones that have been through the Christchurch earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 ... Click for pdf file |
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