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Professional Development Panel Offers Guidance, Advice to Industry Newcomers

posted 12-16-2021
Change is inevitable, though it can sometimes more surprising or impactful than expected. To the entire world, 2020 was both, sending lives spinning and careers careening into uncertainty and chaos. Thankfully, the evolution of technology has been a steadfast contributor to advancement in our industry, allowing coatings professionals to regain some traction. With that in mind, the newly formed Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) — comprised of the legacy SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings and NACE International organizations — welcomed guests at the Coatings+ Exhibit Hall to a special Professional Development Panel on Wednesday, ...

Thank You to Attendees, Presenters, Exhibitors, and Supporters of Coatings+

posted 12-16-2021
Thursday, Dec. 16 was the final day of Coatings+ 2021, and as we finish up the last day, we are reminded of the many years that this conference has brought together friends and peers alike. We are looking forward to seeing everyone in March 2022 at the first AMPP Conference + Expo in San Antonio, Texas, where we will be bringing together the best of Coatings+ and the annual CORROSION conference. This year, the 1,000 attendees have shared memories of Coatings+ past and outlooks for the future. It has been amazing to shake hands, see smiling faces, and give hugs; celebrating Coatings+ has been the cherry on top of a wonderful reunion after many months apart. ...

How to Inspect Thermal Spray Zinc Metalizing

posted 12-16-2021
In a technical paper presentation on Wednesday afternoon at Coatings+, Bernardo Duran of the International Zinc Association shared insight on “How to Inspect Thermal Spray Zinc Metalizing.” Duran, who is manager of technology and market development with the association, kept the presentation interactive and took questions from attendees. According to Duran, thermal spray zinc metalizing and its alloys are used in many industries to provide corrosion protection. Some of these applications include bridges and other infrastructure, such as marine vessels, offshore wind towers and oil platforms, as well as application over concrete to protect the reinforcing bar. ...

Recruiting, Retaining, and Training a New Generation of Craftworkers

posted 12-16-2021
In a Wednesday workshop at Coatings+, craftworkers, contractors, and asset owners came together to discuss the benefits of pursuing a career in coatings application and blasting. Following a 15-minute keynote lecture on the potential career paths of a craftworker, the workshop transitioned into a panel discussion featuring different perspectives on tenured craftworkers, those new to the industry, and asset owners and contractors. Some participants shared their motivations for choosing a craftworker certification versus a four-year degree, while others shared their experiences looking for credentialed workers. The goal of the discussion was to shed light on ...

Panel Discussion Leads Corrosion Under Insulation Workshop

posted 12-15-2021
The final Coatings+ conference will conclude in December 2021 with a Corrosion Under Insulation workshop from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. local time on Thursday. The Dec. 16 workshop takes place at the Phoenix Convention Center, North Hall A-C. Panelists include Don Vickers of Vickers LLC; Kat Coronado of International Paint; Art MacKinnon of Hempel; Mike Pardo of Aspen Aerogels; and Kristin Michelle Leonard of ExxonMobil Research & Engineering. This panel discussion will cover the following topics: Mechanism of CUI; Coatings used under insulation, as described In SP0198; Issues of CUI as faced by owners; How this process occurs; What its economic ...

Photo Gallery: Scenes from the Final Coatings+ in 2021

posted 12-15-2021
The Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP), which was formed in 2021 as a combination of NACE International and SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings, welcomed corrosion industry and protective coatings professionals to Phoenix, Arizona, for the final Coatings+ conference. With activities taking place in and around Phoenix from Dec. 12-16, 2021, Coatings+ provided nearly 1,000 attendees with a wide range of timely and valuable technical sessions; more than 150 exhibitors; training courses; and numerous networking events and activities. Use the link below to check out the gallery from many of the week’s leading Coatings+ events. Going ...

Cathodic Protection, Coatings Workshop Gets Interactive

posted 12-15-2021
One of the more interactive workshops of the Coatings+ 2021 conference was “Cathodic Protection for the Coating Professional,” which was held Tuesday afternoon and presented by Elzy Technology Corp.’s Pete Ault and James Ellor. The presentation portion of the workshop explored the basics of cathodic protection (CP) on marine and underground structures. The presenters focused on the interaction of coatings and CP, with an explanation of why asset owners, spec writers, coating applicators, inspectors, and paint manufacturers should all have an understanding of CP mechanisms in order to do their jobs most effectively. Other discussion points included case studies ...

Workshops Offer Overview of Coatings, Training Opportunities

posted 12-14-2021
Monday represented the first full day of the 2021 Coatings+ conference in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, and a pair of afternoon workshops helped kick off the flagship event for numerous attendees. In one room, Charles Brown, Mike Baase, and Chris Farschon of Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. (GPI) presented the Coatings 101 workshop. Coatings 101 offered an overview of typical industrial protective coatings projects, including design considerations, material selection, surface preparation guides, ambient conditions, and basic quality control techniques. The goal was to provide attendees with a basic understanding of how protective coatings are specified and applied to meet a ...

Coatings+ Welcome Reception Hosts Hundreds

posted 12-14-2021
For the first time since the February 2020 event in Long Beach, California, USA, Coatings+ is officially underway in Phoenix, Arizona! While daytime activities such as a robust technical program, workshops, the Exhibit Hall, and a keynote speaker are critical to the experience, evening social activities can also be very important from the perspective of networking opportunities and catching up with industry peers. With that in mind, hundreds of attendees for the 2021 event kicked off the social component of their week at the Coatings+ Welcome Reception alongside friends, peers, and coworkers. The event, sponsored by Carboline, took place Monday evening at the ...

Coatings+ Awards Luncheon Celebrates Industry Leaders

posted 12-14-2021
On Monday, Dec. 13, leaders of the legacy SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings and NACE International organizations presented a variety of awards during the Coatings+ Annual Awards Luncheon. The luncheon started with an introduction and acknowledgements by Joyce Wright, Chair of AMPP Global Center and process improvement specialist at Huntington Ingalls Industries—Newport News Shipbuilding. She presented several awards, including the Board of Governors’ and President’s Lecture Series awards, the latter of which went to the authors of “Efficiency of Zinc Content in Sacrificial Protection of Coatings.” SSPC Chapters Awards, presented by Cara Blyzwick, certification ...

Coatings+ Opens with Phil Calvo Memorial Golf Tournament

posted 12-13-2021
Many Coatings+ attendees opted to start their week with a relaxing round of golf at Sunday’s Phil Calvo Memorial Golf Tournament. Held from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. local time, the event allowed participants to play amid the McDowell Mountains at TPC Scottsdale’s renowned Champions Course. Teams of four or individual players were welcomed to the competition, which took place about 25 miles northeast of where the Coatings+ conference is taking place throughout the week in downtown Phoenix. Board of Directors members from the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) and the AMPP Global Center were on hand to show their support for the golfers, with ...

MPI Standards Community Invited to Tuesday Meeting

posted 12-09-2021
MPI — Standards Committee | 8:00 AM–12:00 PM | Phoenix Convention Center, North 224 B The MPI Standards Community will meet on Tuesday from 8 a.m. to noon to shape the current standards and develop new standards for the architectural and commercial painting industry. Paint manufacturers, specifiers/owners, contractors, and any other individual interested in working in this effort is invited to attend. The meeting will be held at the Phoenix Convention Center, North 224 B.

Make Plans to Attend AMPP Annual Conference + Expo in March 2022

posted 12-07-2021
The Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) will hold its first annual conference under the association’s new name from March 6-10, 2022 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. From informative programs and workshops to exhibits and networking, this conference brings you the very latest information on materials, corrosion and coating trends, best practices, and products. AMPP’s conference will be the corrosion and coatings industry’s largest event after nearly two years, offering attendees numerous opportunities to reconnect with old friends and network with industry peers. Whether you are focused on corrosion, coatings, materials, or seeing new technologies ...

Spray Painting Drones—What’s Coming in 2022

posted 12-07-2021
The cleaning, coating, and nondestructive testing of corrosion-susceptible and other surfaces requires extensive manual labor, often at vertical heights that can create a dangerous occupational environment. Drones, also known as unmanned aerial systems (UAS), can be leveraged to perform some of these tasks, including cleaning and coating, while keeping workers safely on the ground. Drone capabilities have significantly evolved over the past decade, and it is expected that the ubiquity of such systems will continue to increase in the years to come. This paper and presentation from Robert Dahlstrom of Apellix and Chuck Rosales of AkzoNobel details the development ...

Repair and Lining of Concrete Workshop

posted 12-07-2021
Concrete is claimed to be the second most common manmade material (after potable water), with about 1 cubic yard produced for every person on the planet per year, resulting in more than twice as much concrete being used as any other building material. Concrete is a composite of sand and gravel bound in a cement matrix. Much of this concrete is reinforced with steel to improve its tensile properties. Thermodynamically, steel will corrode at some point, but the high alkalinity passivates the steel until the pH falls, deleterious ions enter the concrete, or the electrical potential of the steel changes. On Thursday, Dec. 16, Frank Rea of Consulex will host a ...

When to Use 100% Solids Epoxy for Potable Water Linings

posted 12-07-2021
Eric Zimmerman, business development manager for water infrastructure at Sherwin-Williams Protective Coatings (Western North America), will deliver a technical presentation on Thursday morning on the advantages of using 100% solids epoxy as potable water linings. In the presentation from 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. at the Phoenix Convention Center, North 222 A-B, Zimmerman will explain how the coatings landscape is changing in a dramatic way thanks to more stringent VOC laws and extractables standards for drinking water. As a result, the product options that owners can rely on for lining their storage vessels are shifting. The author will discuss the advantages of ...

Plan Before a Construction-Related Crisis

posted 12-07-2021
Crises happen in any industry—including the construction industry. Whether the unexpected event is a medical/safety emergency, natural disaster, or personnel crisis dealing with unethical or illegal activities, they must be dealt with in the proper way. Akram Saad of Hill International is presenting “Crisis Management for Construction Projects” on Thursday, Dec. 16, from 8:30–9 a.m. in the Phoenix Convention Center (Room 224 B). To operate in a “better safe than sorry” mindset, you’ll need to put a crisis management plan in place. This session will help you consider a few items now: how a crisis would impact your clients, employees, suppliers, and the ...

Coating Failure Investigation Workshop

posted 12-07-2021
On Thursday from 9:30-11:30 a.m., Valerie Sherbondy and Rick Huntley, both with KTA-Tator, Inc., will present, “Coating Failure Investigation Workshop: Make the Fix Better Than the Problem.” This workshop will take place at the Phoenix Convention Center, North 225 A–B. When premature coating failures occur, there are often arguments, allegations, and finger-pointing as attempts are made to determine fault and who will be on the hook financially. Sometimes, assumptions are made with incomplete information and the rework results in a second coating failure. This workshop will follow the steps of collecting background information, conducting a site visit, forensic ...

Reviewing SSPC’s Surface Prep Method Standards

posted 12-07-2021
In 2015, SSPC created a Concrete Surface Preparation Task Group to develop individual surface preparation method standards and levels for the various forms of surface preparation common in our industry. At the time, SSPC argued the industry was lacking a standard(s) to specify for surface preparation of concrete and that the SSPC-SP13/NACE No. 6 was written as a guideline and not a standard. After developing individual concrete surface preparation method standards, the objective was then to classify SSPC-SP13 as a guideline to provide concrete surface preparation commentary. To date, SSPC has published the Concrete Abrasive Blasting (CAB) standards 1–3, and ...

AMPP Hosts Professional Development Panel

posted 12-07-2021
Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) professionals hold themselves to a high professional standard, as reflected in the company code of ethics. Among the fundamental canons of this code is that members shall continue their professional development throughout their careers and shall provide opportunities for the professional development of those members under their supervision. To that end, AMPP is hosting an event during its Coatings+ show that is sure to promote and strengthen the skills and knowledge of all attendees. Scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 15 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time in North Halls A-C of the Phoenix Convention ...