Evaluation Reveals Coating can Extend Blade Life

Testing has recently revealed that Hardide Coatings’ (Oxfordshire, England) nanostructured chemical vapor deposition coating, which provides resistance to water droplet erosion and solid par...

Progress Made on Corrosion Inhibitor

A research group, originally based out of Swansea University, has continued to make progress on a corrosion inhibitor that can replace hexavalent chromium, which was banned by the EU due to ...

Studio Develops ‘The Coolest White’ Paint

UNStudio (Amsterdam, Netherlands) and Monopol Colors (Fislisbach, Switzerland) recently developed an extremely reflective white paint that reduces the amount of absorbable heat on buildings,...

Thermoplastics: The Genie is Peeking Out of the Bottle

by Warren Brand

You heard it here first, folks. Paint is dead. It just doesn’t know it yet.

Controlling Corrosion on Offshore Turbines with Coatings, Part 2

by Lee Wilson

There are a number of different turbine types and structural configurations and desig...

True or false: According to a JPCL article, the service life of a duplex system has been reported in some studies to be a factor of 15 to 23 times the sum of the individual service lives for galvanizing or painting alone.

True or false: Ion exchange pigments provide antifouling properties to coatings.

Research out of Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging has characterized the different odors of acrylic paints and identified the harmful odorous substances. Do you think such research is helpful to the industry?

The city of Belton, South Carolina, recently proposed using orthophosphate, a phosphate-based additive, to help control the release of lead in service lines and household plumbing. Do you think this additive should be used as a safety precaution in areas with predominantly older piping?

What is the maximum temperature that an epoxy powder coating can resist when applied on steel substrate?

What are the limitations of rust-encapsulating coatings?

Long-Term Corrosion Protection for Buried Pipelines: Cutting Cathodic Protection Cost with Non-Shielding Coatings

from JPCL, March 2019 ; by Dr. Jeffrey David Rogozinski, Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings

Buried transmission pipelines face a constant safety threat from corrosion. Pipeline ...

Penny-Wise or Pound-Foolish?: Holding Primers for Solvent-Free Epoxy Tank Linings

from JPCL, March 2019 ; by Mike O’Donoghue, Ph.D. and Vijay Datta, MS, International Paint LLC; and Margaret Pardy, Mag Consulting Inc.

This article discusses performance and productivity issues associated with a tandem a...

Coating Society of the Houston Area 2019 Trade Show

April 12, 2019

Coating Society of the Houston Area 2019 Trade Show

February 21, 2019

Webinar: Coating Systems: Key Attributes in Purchasing.

February 20, 2019

E-Book: Coatings for Waterfronts, Locks, and Dams

This eBook consists of a recent JPCL article...

E-Book: Protecting Industrial Structures with Polyurea

This eBook is a collection of JPCL articles ...

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Architectural Coatings: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

The D+D Pro Video Series: An archive of webinars hosted by DurabilityandDesign.com

A collection of archived webinars hosted by DurabilityandDesign.com focused on architectural coatings.

Concrete: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

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A collection of archived webinars hosted by DurabilityandDesign.com focused on concrete coatings and maintenance.