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 human body has a remarkable capacity for self-healing, and it can heal cuts and even promote bone growth in the event of a broken bone. In a similar way, modern science is using smart coatings that can self-heal when oil and gas pipelines start to break down.
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.
By exploring corrosion mechanisms and identifying suitable materials, the scientists are aiming to develop durable, corrosion-resistant materials that will allow liquid metal cooling systems to become a viable option in future fusion reactors.
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.
New guidance the Clear Roads research consortium offers insight on viable anticorrosion coating products for winter maintenance vehicles and equipment. Their mission is to help transportation agencies determine which products are most effective for preserving metallic assets.
Finalists were recently determined for the 2025 Materials Performance (MP) Corrosion Innovation of the Year Awards. From this list, up to 10 winners will be honored at the 2025 AMPP Annual Conference + Expo this April in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
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.
Researchers at Texas A&M University are working with sponsorship support from Toyota Motor North America to develop a groundbreaking approach for predicting the long-term performance of automotive surface coatings.
Spray-on, non-skid methods represent an innovative effort to modernize the way ship decks are maintained and coated. When these materials are applied to a deck, there is more contact to the surface while utilizing less product in reduced time.
Via image processing software, this article explores the accurate dry film thickness (DFT) estimation of individual coats or a total painting system. DFT influences not only technical performance and durability but also costs, and it may have a big impact in cases of paint failures.
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.