Crocodilla are the sole manufacturer of the Croco Plate™, which is approved by Markilux for safe installation of all of their awnings range in the UK.

Our standard size of Box section 60 x 40 covers some 95% of all applications, up to 7000 x 3500, but should you be installing a 4 metre projection awning or a drop front valance then we need to upgrade to a slightly chunkier section.

Our Advice

So, in conjunction with our structural engineers, we would advise 80 x 80 box section as the most suitable for applications outside our standard section, which will overcome the extra forces placed upon the brackets when
these awnings are installed.

Specialist Brackets

We can also provide you with specialist brackets and frames for where there is no obvious place to fit to, and with site visits for specialist applications we are here to help you with your project.

All available for delivery to your door in 10 working days!*
*Excludes Custom Range

Crocodilla have included a new range of finishes to their range, as an option to their premium stainless steel, we now include hot zinc metal spay or combustible wire thermal sparing to give its correct technical terminology

Below is a quick overview of the product and its protections:

Combustion Wire Thermal Spray Process Metal Spraying

Combustion Wire Thermal Spray Coating Process, also known as Flame Spray, Metal Spray and Metallising-

Schematic Diagram of the Combustion Wire Thermal Spray Process

Flame Spray Process

The flame spray process is basically the spraying of molten metal* onto a surface to provide a coating.

Material in wire form is melted in a flame (oxy-acetylene flame most common) and atomised using compressed air to form a fine spray. When the spray contacts the prepared surface of a substrate material, the fine molten droplets rapidly solidify forming a coating.

This flame spray process carried out correctly is called a "cold process" (relative to the substrate material being coated) as the substrate temperature can be kept low during processing avoiding damage, metallurgical changes and distortion to the substrate material.This flame spray process has been extensively used in the past and today for machine element work and anti-corrosion coatings.

* Ceramics and cermets can be used in rod or composite wire form.

Operative applying zinc coatings

Coating Process explained

Before applying the coating the product must be bead blasted to remove all scale and unwanted metal preservatives

Overview of process

The product is placed within a shot blast room and then bead blasted to remove all impurities

Ready for blasting

All the studs are masked for shot blasting

Excellent surface ready for coating

The effect of the blasting allows cleansing of the product even in the nooks and crannies of a clamp as demonstrated on the left

This gives an excellent surface for the coating to adhere to.

Powdercoating

Powder coating is an alternative, environment friendly method of applying Paint.

Normally, to apply a 'wet' Paint, solvents are required to allow the Paint to become a liquid thus allowing it to be applied to the object to be Painted the solvent also make the paint sticky, causing it to adhere to the surface.
With Powder Coating, only the Paint solids are sprayed onto the product, in an atomised powder form.
The Powder is drawn to the product and adheres to the product due to an electrostatic charge applied to the Powder during spraying.
The Product, thus covered with the Powder Paint is then heated (to around 200 degrees Centigrade) in an Oven, wherein the powder fuses (melts) on to the product and thus forms a smooth, tough and resilient coating.

What are the benefits of Powder Coating?

High Quality. Because the powder is fused onto the product, it has excellent scratch resistance properties. It also has a pleasing 'smooth' appearance and forms a sealed skin around the product thus minimising corrosion risk.

Recoverable. Unlike wet paint, 'Over spray' powders can be collected and re-used! When you consider that in any paint spraying system, only around 50% of the paint for powder actually lands on the job, then large savings are clearly possible if the over spray can be re-used.

Powder Recovery Cyclone and after filter

Simple Automation.

Because powder is applied electrostatically, is fully recoverable and is easily cleaned away, powder is ideally suited to simple, automatic application thus minimising labour requirements.

Powder Coat Plant Schematic Layout

Simple Automation is possible with Powder Coating !

All crocodillas products are powdercoated twice for excellent climatic interface

First powder is a long life Zinc primer which is then allowed to cool before a high gloss finish extra life powder is applied

Tested to worldwide standards

Extra Life powders

Offers peace of mind because we have extensively benchmarked our systems against ISO12944: 1998*, which is the worldwide standard for the corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems.

Suitable for differing environments

Extra Life powder coating systems are suitable for most types of light industrial applications.

Externally, these include urban and industrial atmospheres, moderate sulphur dioxide pollution and coastal areas with low salinity.

Internally, the most aggressive are production rooms with high humidity and some air pollution – e.g. food processing plants, laundries, breweries and dairies. (The life expectancy will vary between various internal and external environments).

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