Meghan Barrera, business director for the Allied Products refinishing brand at paints and coatings manufacturer PPG, explains how she and her team are working to develop practical solutions that help body shops grapple with technician shortages, higher productivity expectations, and a growing need for sustainable practices.
The Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) and its Master Painters Institute (MPI) subsidiary recently announced a series of 2025 award recipients. Many will be honored at AMPP’s upcoming annual conference and exposition in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
As the threat of mold and corrosion creeps in, researchers from the U.S. Army’s Engineer Research and Development Center and its Construction Engineering Research Laboratory are offering their expertise to provide the care and maintenance needed for these shelters.
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing Gretchen A. Jacobson, a dear friend, colleague, and former Managing Editor-in-Chief of Materials Performance (MP). Dating back to the last century, Gretchen provided 25 years of dedicated service to the magazine.
U.S. Navy Veteran Matt Flory is currently working as a global business director at Sherwin-Williams, where he leads the industrial group’s military coatings segment. With a team comprised largely of Veterans, Flory offers perspective on what they bring to the workforce.
Sean Clancy, Ph.D., senior director of materials science at conformal coatings solutions provider HZO, shares lessons learned from root-cause failure analysis in markets such as consumer electronics, medical devices, aerospace, semiconductors, and more.
The Great Lakes Water Authority announced that it is currently increasing dosage of the anticorrosion additive orthophosphate, which it feeds into the water produced by its five water treatment plants in southeast Michigan.
In this “Never Again” article, Jon Cavallo explores whether the role of solvents and/or thinners is simply to control viscosity. As part of this review, an investigation of observed bridge coating failures near Panama City, Florida, USA, was conducted on several fronts.
Performance of a painting system depends heavily on surface preparation. The surface must be clean and free of any contamination, such as oil and grease, dust, moisture, or soluble salts, and a surface profile should provide sufficient conditions for adhesion. Such is the case with water ballast tanks, as it is not easy to inspect the area. Moreover, maintenance costs are high.
Maintaining exterior paint in industrial environments requires a strategic approach ranging from product selection to application. By using these tips and professional expertise, companies can offer solutions featuring exterior paints and coatings that last longer and look better.
An underground oil pipeline at a Spanish refinery was suffering from severe corrosion, and it would have incurred severe metal loss if left unchecked. Instead, a composite wrap solution allowed the customer to avoid a complete replacement.
Although the corrosion rate of bare steel tends to decrease with time in most cases, the difference in the corrosivity of different atmospheres for a particular alloy can be tremendous.
A research team from the University of Alberta has discovered what they believe is a groundbreaking material for high-temperature coatings. According to the researchers, it shows strong potential for applications such as hydrogen combustion engines.
Alternatives to nickel-based alloys can help the United States meet its clean energy goals, and scientists at the Argonne National Laboratory believe they are on a fast track to further discovery—including one new coating material with enhanced corrosion resistance.
Jeff Jirak, managing director of AkzoNobel’s global powder coatings business, shares details of the manufacturer’s development partnership with coatingAI. The program aims to assist contractors and installers with application processes while reducing their carbon footprint.