Wilson Walton

Company Profile

Wilson Walton International was founded in 1959 by two of the renowned pioneers in marine corrosion control, Tony Wilson of England and Robert Walton of the USA. Together they established a network of sales/service offices in all the major shipping capitals in the world. For 40+ years the Company has remained an industry leader through innovative research, design and continual development of newer and better products for more reliable corrosion control of oceangoing vessels. In 1982 we introduced the first computer-controlled Impressed Current Cathodic Protection (ICCP) system, the widely acclaimed AQUAMATIC II. In 1984 we opened a foundry in Houston, Texas for the production of zinc and aluminum sacrificial anodes. During 2000 the foundry produced 1.8 million lbs. of aluminum anodes in addition to 1.6 million lbs. of zinc anodes for the shipping, offshore, and industrial industries. In 1995 the Company opened an additional sales/service office in Norfolk, Virginia to handle the high volume of ship repair in that region. During 1999 a similar search and establishment of a West Coast office was finalized to handle recently obtained service contracts. In 1996 we unveiled the first network-based intelligent AQUAMATIC III ICCP System to replace the stand-alone computerized systems of the past. It was an immediate success and is now in use on ocean vessels all over the world. In 1997 we designed the AQUAMATIC III Workboat ICCP System, recognizing the need for a similar yet economical system for smaller vessels, such as tugs, ferries, fishing boats, pilot boats, patrol boats, supply boats and dinner boats. In 1999 we designed the AQUAMATIC III ipLOGGER which will automatically record and upload all ICCP system readings to the ship's computer, for e-mail transmission to WWI and/or owner's office for analysis. In 2000 we introduced the CLEARFLO Marine Growth Prevention System (MGPS) for anti-fouling and anti-corrosion of seachests and seawater circulation systems