Safety, PPE Considerations for Protective Coatings Projects By Ben DuBose Charles S. Brown, PCS — deputy director of coatings at engineering, design, planning, and construction management firm GPI — offers tips on safety and PPE needs at a jobsite.
How Robotics Can Help Make Coatings Inspections Safer By Ben DuBose In part one of our exclusive Q&A, Apellix CEO Bob Dahlstrom explains how aerial robotics could ease future workforce development and safety concerns for coatings inspectors.
ESD Flooring Installation Pays Off at Ohio Alloys Facility By Ben DuBose The crew at Hardig Industrial Services didn’t have the low bid for a new specialty alloys facility, but their expertise in ESD epoxy flooring made it a worthwhile investment.
Navigating the Tight Labor Market for Skilled Trades By Mike Chambers, Owner of Chambers Painting Contracting, LLC When you need new ideas, fresh thinking, or a creative solution to a challenge, a typical day-to-day approach in your thinking is not the optimal process.
Ceramic Epoxy Liner Makes for Watertight Settling Basins By Ben DuBose A four-person crew at Thomas Industrial Coatings recently worked to make a Northeast Texas settling basin watertight through the application of a ceramic epoxy lining.
5 Tips to Instantly Become More Innovative By Susan Robertson, Keynote Speaker and Harvard Instructor When you need new ideas, fresh thinking, or a creative solution to a challenge, a typical day-to-day approach in your thinking is not the optimal process.
Turning Your Online ‘Searcher’ Into a Customer By Brandon Stanton, Founding Partner of 405 Media Group What do you need today to give you the best chance at turning a searcher into a customer? What should your website look like to give you the best chances of this conversion?
AMPP Redesigns CIP Level 1 Course, Certification Program By Ben DuBose The concept of the redesign is to bring together the best components of NACE International’s legacy CIP and the PCI program of SSPC.
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.