Robotic Paint Repair System Wins Innovation Award

Global adhesives and auto products manufacturer 3M recently announced that its Finesse-It Robotic Paint Repair System has been named a 2022 RBR50 Robotic Innovation Award Honoree by Robotics...

University Works to Develop 'Living' Construction Materials

Researchers from the College of Biological Sciences at the University of Minnesota have recently published a new study demonstrating how silica can be transformed into a self-assembling, dyn...

University Engineers Flexible Nanomaterial Cement

According to a team of scientists from Penn State University, a newly developed nanomaterial cement mixture could be a cost-effective solution in sealing leaking natural gas wells.

Q&A: Conservation Layers Art, Science

by Jill M. Speegle

Whether she is restoring a massive painted wall or a small family heirloom painting, ...

By the Book: NY Public Library Project

by Jill M. Speegle

Historic buildings that house volumes of literary marvels deserve to be preserved and...

According to a Durability + Design article, most exterior wood repair products are based on what coating technology?

ICRI recommends how much profile in its surface preparation requirements for polymer overlays on concrete?

The New Jersey Transit Board recently approved a $1.5 billion contract to replace the 110-year-old rail bridge Portal North Bridge. Given the American Society of Civil Engineers’ recent report that 7.5% of United States bridges are structurally deficient and that the nation’s backlog of bridge repairs requires an estimated $125 billion, do you believe bridge replacement, rather than repair, is a more time- and cost-efficient method of solving the infrastructure problem?

The facade of my late-19th-century, cast-iron office building has been coated several times, most recently in the 1960s. The paint is faded and delaminating, and I want to remove and replace it. How do I assess the condition of the cast iron and coating, repair weakened areas of the cast iron and prepare and recoat the surface?

What are the alternatives for removing mildew from uncoated concrete block exteriors before coating?

Composite Coatings: Basics of Fiber-Reinforced Polymers for Pipe Repairs

from JPCL, November 2016 ; by David A. Hunter, Hunter Engineering Consulting, Inc.

The author describes the background and basics of composite fiber-reinforced polymer ...

Increasing Productivity in Rail Coating & Lining Facilities Without Sacrificing Quality

from JPCL, August 2016 ; by [adapted by] Jim Molnar, UTLX, from the 2015 Mechanical Association Railway Technical Services Annual Conference, Protective Coatings Committee Session

Each year the Mechanical Association of Railcar Technical Services Protective Coating...

ICRI Spring Convention

March 19 - March 21, 2014

State of Good Repair Summit

March 27, 2013

Free Webinar: Field Inspection and Repair of Transmission Pipeline Coatings

April 25, 2012

Architectural Coatings: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

A collection of archived webinars focused on architectural coatings.

Concrete: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

A collection of archived webinars focused on concrete coatings and maintenance.