Sam Scaturro, president of Alpine Painting & Sandblasting Contractors, recently joined AMPP’s podcast series to reflect on his leadership journey within the company and the association. Topics include Alpine’s emphasis on safe and sustainable practices, as well as updated strategies for workforce development and communication with clients.
Although the primary focus of a corrosion engineer is on the chemical stability and corrosion resistance of these materials, it is critical to cooperate with other design team members familiar with the mechanical, physical, and other properties to ensure that the desired materials performance can be achieved.
According to Utah State’s primary researcher involved in the study, one of the most important indicators for identifying failing pipelines is water main break rates. Pipe performance continues to be impacted by soil corrosivity, and the replacement of asbestos cement and cast-iron pipe is creating a shift in predominant pipe materials.
With a third-party inspector on site, clients can get material delivered correctly the first time, and thus save money in the long run. It also helps to avoid the domino effect of causing stress on the project team, the facilities, and field inspectors, if the material isn’t delivered appropriately.
In a panel discussion, member leaders Dawn Eden and Sandy Williamson share their insights regarding materials sustainability and the latest trends in 2024. Discussion topics include new focus areas within AMPP’s Sustainability Task Force; key takeaways and insights from the 2024 conference; and what could be on the horizon as global outreach is ramped up.
A number of fundamental measures can be taken to address the problem of reinforcing steel corrosion. However, an important distinction has to be made in the applicability of remedial measures to new versus existing structures.
After finding a water leak from its holding tank, the owner/operator of a town water tower reached out to Total Access Solutions Co. (TASC) to request an inspection. One TASC got on site, investigators were able to deduce more information about the potential cause(s) of the premature failure.
Significant changes are expected for U.S. federal hazard communications and for lead standards in California, and industrial painters should be especially vigilant because the impacts could be dramatic, according to a leading regulatory expert.
When compared with metals, polymeric materials tend to be more resistant to chloride ions and hydrochloric acid. However, polymeric materials are generally weaker and softer; less resistant to concentrated sulfuric and oxidizing acids and solvents; and subject to temperature limitations.
Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies can save time, make money, and improve the quality of business practices for a wide range of industry professionals. If you are not using AI and your competition is, you could be at a severe disadvantage.
As the global authority in materials protection and performance, AMPP recently announced the recipients of its 2024 service, technical, project awards. These awards were presented and celebrated at Honoree Night, held in March at the association’s annual conference.
Because the process of corrosion is highly time-dependent, the integration of monitoring technology in existing systems can also provide early warning of costly corrosion damage and provide information on locations where damage is occurring, or possibly could occur.
Solvent-borne acrylic coatings made the first significant entry into the protective coatings market as color and gloss retentive topcoats for epoxy intermediate coats. The newer waterborne acrylics represent the forefront of this technology.
Additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing, has the potential to completely change the way labs everywhere approach optical coatings by streamlining the process and offering endless customization options.
As part of a new task force, AMPP is bringing together stakeholders from a variety of roles to better understand the relationship that corrosion engineering systems have within the infrastructure insurance industry.