Coating Removal by Heat Induction By Gisle Solhaug, Business Manager for North America, RPR Technologies AS Businesses are looking for environmentally friendly methods of surface preparation. This article discusses the use of heat induction as a method of removing various coatings on steel substrates.
Looking Forward and Back: Bob Chalker Plots AMPP’s New Path By Ben DuBose Bob Chalker, CEO of AMPP, shares his thoughts on the upcoming AMPP Annual Conference + Expo and how CoatingsPro Magazine fits in within the newly merged association.
How the U.S. Infrastructure Bill Will Affect Contractors, Inspectors, and More By Ben DuBose Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher represents Texas’ 7th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives, where a large AMPP office complex is located. She shares thoughts on how the infrastructure bill will impact the industry.
Coating Inspection Document Resources By Stephanie Marie Chizik Mark McCarter, Owner of Southwest Protective Coatings, Inc., recently shared an article in CoatingsPro’s January 2022 issue about the checklists and daily report that coatings inspectors need to use and reference. Read the full article here
Warren’s Corner: Rethinking Lead-Based Paint By Warren Brand, Owner of Chicago Corrosion Group, LLC Lead-based paint has a bad rep, but is there a time and a place when it makes more sense to leave it than replace it?
Un Nuevo Estudio Para Examinar la Economía de la Corrosión Y Su Gestión en Canadá By Translated by Carlos Palacio La Asociación para la Protección y el Desempeño de Materiales (Association for Materials Protection and Performance, AMPP) publicó un nuevo estudio para examinar la economía de la corrosión y su gestión en Canadá.
Warren’s Corner: Powder Coatings and Pizza By Warren Brand, Owner of Chicago Corrosion Group, LLC There is an entire universe of coatings that coating and corrosion aficionados don’t run across very often that they need to know about: powder coatings.
Corrosion Resources: Typical Painting Difficulties on Ships By Jean Broge Louis D. Vincent’s book, The Marine Coatings User’s Handbook, offers information for new building and maintenance painting of ships and vessels.
Empire State of Mind: Polyurea-Coated Rooftop Cooling Towers By CoatingsPro Staff A family-owned coatings contracting trio completed the rehab of three cooling towers in Manhattan using a few rooftop knacks.
Warren’s Corner: How to Avoid Blistering From the Cold Wall Effect By Warren Brand, Owner of Chicago Corrosion Group, LLC The cold wall effect may seem like a hokey idea, but with a simple example of a soda can on a hot summer day, it may become clearer.
The Bridge to Tribeca: Recoating a Pedestrian Connection in NYC By Stephanie Marie Chizik Recoating a pedestrian bridge connecting two schools over a busy thoroughfare in Manhattan required platform and software solutions.
A Turning Point in a Turnaround of a Crude Oil Desalter By Tim Miller, Executive Director at Integrated Global Services The organic lining at a crude oil desalter in Kazakhstan was unable to withstand the aggressive environment. A new system — and new considerations — had to be implemented for future success.
The BEST of CoatingsPro in 2020: Articles, Podcasts, and More! By Stephanie Marie Chizik Want to know reader favorites for CoatingsPro’s digital articles, web-only articles, and podcasts? Here’s 2020’s Top Tens!
Accessing Success: How Crews Recoated the Mackinac Bridge By Ben DuBose In a multi-year project, crews at Seaway Painting used custom platforms to access and protect the 552-foot towers of Michigan's historic Mackinac Bridge with a three-layer coating system.
Meat Processing Facility Rehab By Karen D. Fisher A sausage processing facility was showing signs of deterioration, corrosion, and bacteria growth on its ceilings and within its coolers. This coatings contractor battled cold temperatures to apply a long-lasting coatings solution with minimal downtime.