Tool for Thin Film Application Debuts

TQC has made tool for thin film application of coatings, lacquers and other materials on sample specimens or flat substrates, the company says.

From Thinner Coating, a Stealthier Sub

The images of sound-absorbing rubber tiles peeling off a fairly new $2 billion U.S. nuclear sub made the technology's shortcomings painfully apparent.

Gauge Upgrade Touts Nimble Display

Fischer Technology's new Dualscope model features a rotating screen that automatically rights the orientation of readings and menu navigation upon changes in position.

A Tale of Two Clients

by Warren Brand

There’s a concept in martial arts that the first time a student sees a

A Pleasant Surprise in the Permian Basin

by Warren Brand

The three-hour drive through the scrub of the Northwestern Shelf of the Permian Basin...

True or False: Localized galvanic corrosion at bolted connections is commonplace on rake mechanisms in gravity thickeners and clarifiers.

True or false: Siloxane sealers applied to concrete often have no measurable film thickness.

What is the difference between the coalescence mechanism and the solvent evaporation mechanism regarding the paint film formation?

Is there any method to take accurate wet film thickness readings when applying zinc rich primers?

Thin-Film Coatings for Protecting Reinforced Concrete Bridge Elements

from JPCL, January 2018 ; by Bobby Meade, Greenman Pedersen, Inc.; Derrick Castle, The Sherwin-Williams Company; and Theodore Hopwood II and Sudhir Palle, University Of Kentucky

Steel reinforced concrete bridge components are deteriorating prematurely, especially...

Problem Solved: Taking Control of Preexisting Conditions

from D+D Print, Summer 2017 ; by Kenneth A. Trimber, KTA-Tator Inc.

What should contractors do before starting work to reduce the possibility that existi...

Measurement of Dry Coating Thickness Using Ultrasonic Gages

September 16, 2015

Free Webinar: The New SSPC PA2

October 17, 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.

Standard Test Method for Measurement of Coating Thickness by X-Ray Spectrometry

issued by ASTM

5.1 This is a sensitive, noncontact, and nondestructive method for measuring the coating thickn...

Standard Practice for Locating the Thinnest Spot in a Zinc (Galvanized) Coating on Iron or Steel Articles

issued by ASTM

2.1 This practice is designed to locate the thinnest portions of the zinc coating on newly coat...

SSPC-PA 2 Procedure for Determining Conformance to Dry Coating Thickness Requirements

issued by SSPC

This standard describes a procedure for determining shop or conformance to a specified coating ...