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JPCL January 2015

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2015 Coatings Industry Forecast

Coatings industry thought leaders from diverse sectors share their perspectives about what they anticipate in 2015, and how issues relating to regulations, government and politics, the global economy, the environment, materials, equipment and more will impact the way we work.

FEVE Technology for Higher Performance Coating Systems on Bridges

by Bob Parker, AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc.

This article describes fluoroethylene vinyl ether (FEVE) resin technology for bridge coating applications. It discusses the FEVE resin chemistry, lists coating types that can be formulated with FEVE resins, and compares the performance of FEVE-based coatings with conventional topcoats typically used on steel bridges.

Spot Painting for Bridge Preservation

by Bobby W. Meade, Greenman Pedersen, Inc.; and Sudhir Palle and Theodore Hopwood, II, Kentucky Transportation Center, University of Kentucky

The authors outline a University of Kentucky research study that provides guidance on materials, means and methods of spot painting to address bridge component deterioration caused by leaking joints and extensive use of deicing chemicals.

SSPC 2015 Update

SSPC 2015 featuring GreenCOAT will be held Feb. 3 to 6, 2015 at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort. This article lists updates to the SSPC 2015 Advance Program received after publication of the December 2014 JPCL.

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