JPCL December 2012
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SSPC 2013 Advance Program
by JPCL Staff The Advance Program for SSPC 2013 is published to help protective and marine coatings professionals begin planning their activities in San Antonio, TX. The conference and exhibition will be held from January 14 to January 17, 2013. Details are provided about events, awards, courses, workshops, the technical program, committee meetings, and exhibitors.
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by Kenneth A. Trimber, KTA-Tator, Inc. The author raises questions about practical improvements in inspection and quality over the past 45 years. To address the question of progress, he compares facets related to inspection and quality control in 1966 with those facets today.
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by Alan Kehr, Alan Kehr Anti-Corrosion, LLC, and Dennis Graham, Yellowgate Consulting, LLC The article details the basic steps of FBE application to pipe internals, from surface preparation to inspecting the incoming, unlined pipe to cleaning and preparing the surface, priming and heating the pipe as needed, applying and curing the FBE, and inspecting the finished lining.
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by Aimée Beggs and Heather Stiner, SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings The authors report on a new standard, SSPC-PA 17, on steel profile and its complementary relationship to existing standards for measuring profile roughness and peak count. They describe why and how the new standard was developed as well as how to use it.
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by Anita Socci, JPCL
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Problem Solving Forum
What causes static electricity during abrasive blasting? What risk does it pose, and how can it be controlled?
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SSPC Protective Coatings Specialist
by Jodi Temyer, JPCL
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Author Index
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Editorial
by Michael Kline, Director of Marketing, SSPC
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From the Offices of SSPC
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