How Drones Are Taking Flight in Surface Preparation By Ben DuBose Bob Dahlstrom, founder and CEO of Apellix, sees drones taking on new tasks that could help to mitigate workforce challenges for coatings contractors.
Strategies to Inspect Thermal Spray Zinc Metalizing By Ben DuBose To ensure continued coating performance in harsh environments, it is necessary to properly inspect the thermal spray metalizing. Bernardo Duran of the International Zinc Association offers insight on appropriate strategies and considerations.
Overpass Overcoat for a Major Texas Thoroughfare By Ben DuBose Crews at 1 Priority Coating & Bridge Painting are working on the overcoat portion of an overpass restoration project on Highway 287 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Foam in a Henhouse: Coated SPF Solution for Chicken Trailer By Claire Trageser A coated spray foam system was the solution for a 40-year-old company hauling chickens in a humane and clean manner.
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.