Rule or Suggestion?: The controversy over SSPC-SP 13/NACE No.6

by Bill Jenkins, Technical Services Manager, PC North America, International Paint LLC/AkzoNobel Chair of TG 417, responsible for revising SSPC-SP13/NACE No. 6

Written by the chair of the SSPC-SP 13/NACE No. 6, “Surface Preparation of Concrete” standard revision committee, this article outlines debate about whether specifiers should regard this as a standard or a guide, and offers a potential compromise ahead of the committee’s upcoming meeting in April.

Rule or Suggestion?: The controversy over SSPC-SP 13/NACE No.6

by Bill Jenkins, Technical Services Manager, PC North America, International Paint LLC/AkzoNobel Chair of TG 417, responsible for revising SSPC-SP13/NACE No. 6

Written by the chair of the SSPC-SP 13/NACE No. 6, “Surface Preparation of Concrete” standard revision committee, this article outlines debate about whether specifiers should regard this as a standard or a guide, and offers a potential compromise ahead of the committee’s upcoming meeting in April.

Placing the Access Platform on the Throgs Neck Bridge

by Declan Farrington, Champion Painting Specialty Services Corp.

This article details the process behind the installation of what will total more than 1,223,000 square feet of suspended access platform as part of the ongoing deck replacement project on the Throgs Neck Bridge in New York City, and offers a glimpse of the cleaning and coating work yet to come.

Placing the Access Platform on the Throgs Neck Bridge

by Declan Farrington, Champion Painting Specialty Services Corp.

This article details the process behind the installation of what will total more than 1,223,000 square feet of suspended access platform as part of the ongoing deck replacement project on the Throgs Neck Bridge in New York City, and offers a glimpse of the cleaning and coating work yet to come.

2022 Coatings Industry Forecast

After an up-and-down year in 2021, JPCL reached out to representatives from some of the major industrial protective coatings suppliers to gauge their outlooks on the coming year, ask for some business predictions, look for areas for positive growth and assess their hopes and goals for 2022.

2022 Coatings Industry Forecast

After an up-and-down year in 2021, JPCL reached out to representatives from some of the major industrial protective coatings suppliers to gauge their outlooks on the coming year, ask for some business predictions, look for areas for positive growth and assess their hopes and goals for 2022.