Removal of underground earthing facilitates increased corrosion protection to pipelines Candice Blackney, Select Solutions The pipeline industry is very collaborative in terms of cathodic protection, as everyone’s protection systems can affect...
11th September 2015Six decades of corrosion technology innovation part 3 With thanks to Warren Green, Greg Moore and Les Boulton for their contributions to this article. From the earliest days of the...
11th September 2015Treatment of Rusted Surfaces R A Francis, R A Francis Consulting Services It is generally accepted that, for maximum protection, paints must be applied to surfaces which are entirely free...
11th September 2015Protective coatings – a guide to project delivery J. Rigby, Remedy Asset Protection This article aims to present a description of the asset maintenance industry and how the various intermediaries fit into...
11th September 201560 years on, the ACA still fights the good fight part 2 As our Association starts its seventh decade, it is interesting to reflect on the achievements and advances the...
11th September 2015New technology from Hempel improves zinc-rich epoxy primers Hempel have developed a new technology that they claim improves the corrosion protection of traditional zinc-rich epoxy (ZRE) primers,which can still be...
11th September 2015Reg Casling Award (South Australia) The Reg Casling Award is open to all students undertaking an undergraduate degree or TAFE course where the subject of corrosion is the main focus...
9th February 2015
The Victor Nightingall Award was established in 1998 by the Australasian Corrosion Association (ACA) in honour of Victor Nightingall. Victor Nightingall (1881-1947) was a leading 20th Century Australian scientist and inventor based in Melbourne. He invented and patented the world’s first inorganic zinc silicate coating and founded the inorganic zinc coating industry in the 1940s. The award is given to recognise distinguished achievement in the development, manufacture or application of protective coatings or advancement of the protective coatings industry.
9th February 2015Members who have been awarded Honorary Membership are listed below Tony Betts William Denholm Bill Hayter PJ Hill Peter Hosford Phil Jack Peter Knuckey John McCoy Jim McMonagle Dennis Richards...
9th February 2015