Monopile coating process, monopile and monopile coating system

(canceled)

A monopile coating system comprising roller supports and thermal spray equipment, wherein the roller supports are provided with rotating means for rotating a monopile with a diameter of at least 8 m when the monopile is placed on the roller supports, and wherein the rollers are for supporting the monopile and are located at one or more positions along an axis for placing the monopile on the roller supports, and wherein the thermal spray equipment is configured to apply a thermally sprayed metallic coating, such as an aluminium or zinc-aluminium coating, to parts of the circumferential external surface of the monopile corresponding to the one or more positions.

(canceled)

A coating process, comprising:

• applying a thermally sprayed metallic coating, such as an aluminium or zinc aluminium coating, to a surface of an object;
• generating a pressure at a contact point between the object and a further object, wherein the object is on the further object, and wherein the pressure is based on a weight of the object on the further object;
• compressing, due to the pressure, the thermally sprayed metallic coating, wherein, during the compressing, a compressive stress on the thermally sprayed metallic coating at a contact point exceeds 500 MPa, wherein compression structurally char s the thermally sprayed metallic coating.

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