An Unexpected Challenge Leads to a High-Tech Solution

by Drew Johnson, Corrosion Control Resources, Inc.

When a coating contractor crew arrived on a project site expecting to find a raw water pipe lined with coal tar epoxy, but instead found a thicker, more difficult to remove coal-tar enamel, they had to pivot and come up with a new solution for the lining removal. This article will describe how the c...

An Unexpected Challenge Leads to a High-Tech Solution

by Drew Johnson, Corrosion Control Resources, Inc.

When a coating contractor crew arrived on a project site expecting to find a raw water pipe lined with coal tar epoxy, but instead found a thicker, more difficult to remove coal-tar enamel, they had to pivot and come up with a new solution for the lining removal. This article will describe how the c...

The Foundation for Every Coating Project: Surface Preparation

The ongoing JPCL Coatings 101 series presents basic information on coatings for industry newcomers and veterans alike, and this second installment of Coatings 101 content focuses on the main reasons for performing surface preparation before coating application, and why performing it properly is esse...

The Foundation for Every Coating Project: Surface Preparation

The ongoing JPCL Coatings 101 series presents basic information on coatings for industry newcomers and veterans alike, and this second installment of Coatings 101 content focuses on the main reasons for performing surface preparation before coating application, and why performing it properly is esse...

The Biofuel Mission: Advanced Lining Systems for Energy Transition

by Mike O’Donoghue, Ph.D., and Vijay Datta, MS, Chem. Eng., AkzoNobel

As the world continues to seek renewable, biofuel-based energy sources, owners and operators must rely on manufacturers to provide linings proven to perform well in biomass feedstock transmission and storage systems. This article presents the results of accelerated laboratory tests and real-world, i...

The Biofuel Mission: Advanced Lining Systems for Energy Transition

by Mike O’Donoghue, Ph.D., and Vijay Datta, MS, Chem. Eng., AkzoNobel

As the world continues to seek renewable, biofuel-based energy sources, owners and operators must rely on manufacturers to provide linings proven to perform well in biomass feedstock transmission and storage systems. This article presents the results of accelerated laboratory tests and real-world, i...

2022 JPCL Annual Directory of Industrial Painting Contractors

The 2022 JPCL Annual Directory of Industrial Painting Contractors includes listings for painting contractor companies located primarily in North America, but also around the world. The information presented was obtained through a survey conducted among painting contractors known to JPCL and is displ...

2022 JPCL Annual Directory of Industrial Painting Contractors

The 2022 JPCL Annual Directory of Industrial Painting Contractors includes listings for painting contractor companies located primarily in North America, but also around the world. The information presented was obtained through a survey conducted among painting contractors known to JPCL and is displ...