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Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Offsetting Corrosion
Dale Myers
Senior Technical Manager
Belzona of South Texas
2633 Blumberg Park, Seguin, TX 78155
832-992-3077
Email: dmyers@belzonasotex.com
www.belzona.com
• Tank Chimes
• Piping
• Flanges
• Heat Exchangers
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Wednesday, November 9, 2022
“Material Considerations for Impressed Current Ground Beds”
Charlie Poore
Business Development Manager-Materials
Senior Corrosion Technologist #53904
MESA Products
Tulsa, OK
505-250-7481
Email: charlie.poore@mesaproducts.com
www.Mesaproducts.com
This presentation will focus on the different materials available today for conventional, distributed and deep ground beds. At the end of the presentation, the viewer will have a clear understanding of material selection to better be able to plan and design efficient operating ground beds for their particular applications.
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Wednesday, September 21, 2022
“Business Intelligence and Inspection Process”
Randy Korthals
Key Account Manager
PK Companies
Wichita KS
(404) 620-8637
Email: rkorthals@pksti.com
www.pksti.com
Topic of traditional inspection Vs Digital Inspection and the results and benefits of the data analysis. What is IntelliSPEC and how has it worked for our customers.
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Wednesday, May 11, 2022
“CP System Design for Shorted (Grounded) Systems at Facilities”
Sasan Hosein
Vice President of Corrosion Control
Pond
Peachtree Corners, GA
(404) 620-8637
Email: Hoseins@pondco.com
www.Pondco.com
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Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI) and Robotics
Keith Thomas
Director Business Development & Sales
ARIX Technologies, Inc.
Houston, TX
346.387.5541
Email: Keith@arix-tech.com
www.arix-tech.com
• Challenges facing the industry.
• Current industry options for piping inspection.
• What is CUI?
• Robotics – The industries solution for NDT inspection of piping.
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Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Internal Corrosion Monitoring and Reporting
Abigail Schwing
Pine Island Chemical Solutions, LLC
Lafayette, LA
337-504-2575
Email: aer@pichemical.com
www.pichemical.com
There are many laboratory procedures performed that aid in corrosion monitoring, for instance, corrosion coupons, iron and manganese counts, sulfate-reducing bacteria, and acid-producing bacteria bottles. What is the best way to correlate all the analytical data? Pine Island Chemical Solutions presents our best approach to streamlining the corrosion data in an interactive, user-friendly dashboard.
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Wednesday, September 15, 2021
How To Lose Money on Cathodic Protection
Cal Chapman, P. E.
President
Chapman Engineering, Inc.
Boerne, TX
830-816-3311
E: cchapman@chapman.engineering.com
www.chapman.engineering
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Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Cased Pipelines and Solutions
Felix Enriquez
Casings Program Manager
Southeast Sales Manager
Trenton Corporation
Atlanta, GA
706-870-2202
E: Fenriquez@Trentoncorp.com
www.Trentoncorp.com
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Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Internal Corrosion Monitoring and Sampling
Jerry Brown
President
Brown Corrosion Services
Houston, TX
281-413-0812
E: Sales@browncorrosion.com
www.browncorrosion.com
• What you need for compliance, knowledge, and system integrity from your Internal Monitoring System
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Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Disconnectitus: Solutions for the Big Elephant in a Facility
Bill Dempster
North America Market Manager – Fire Protection
AkzoNobel
Silver Lake, NH
Cell: (603) 315-1176
E: Bill.dempster@akzonobel.com
www.akzonobel.com
• Passive fire protection, a critical life safety factor, is unfortunately the Rodney Dangerfield on new construction projects.
• Lowest bid is not necessarily the best solution and generally zero consideration is given to operating expense over the life of the facility.
• The disconnectitus epidemic will be evaluated from both a CAPEX and OPEX standpoint with new PFP materials and severity assessment solutions available to optimize both expenditures.
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Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Corrosion at Pipe Supports and Solutions
Tyler Burdette
IROD Pipe Supports
Champion Corrosion Products
Seguin, TX
830-303-8505
E: brant@championcorrosion.com
www.championcorrosion.com
•Corrosion at pipe supports
•Pipe supports are susceptible to crevice corrosion
•Discuss the mechanism of failure and provide the solution
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Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Pipeline Integrity Management
Cal Chapman, P. E.
President
Chapman Engineering
Boerne, TX
800-375-7747
E: cchapman@chapman.engineering
www.chapman.engineering
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Wednesday, March 20, 2019
The Evolution of Pipe Coating for Below Grade Service
Mitch Connor
Pipe and Tank Storage Specialist
Carboline Company
St. Louis, MO
314-435-2422
E: mconnor@carboline.com
www.Carboline.com
• History of pipeline coatings
• Up to present day technology
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Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Fundamentals of Internal Corrosion
Tom Pickthall Sr.
Enhanceco
Missouri City, TX
(281) 499-4426
twp@enhanceco.net
www.enhanceco.net
• MIC corrosion
• Coupons
• Monitoring
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Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Protective Fire Proofing Coatings
Steven Acker
Engineering Sales Project Manager
Protective & Marine Coatings
PPG
Houston, Texas
Cell 832-986-3013
SAcker@ppg.com
www.ppg.com
• Overview of Fire Proofing Coatings
• How Rigid and Flexible Epoxy Intumescent are different and where they are used
• Comparison of Fire Proofing Coatings
• What environments pose certain risks that help choose which coating to use
• Specifications used for Fire Proofing Coatings
• Case Study on reacted Flexible Epoxy Intumescent
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Wednesday, September 19, 2018
TIEMS Surface Electromagnetic Pipeline Inspection
David Vidal
President
GAS TECH-FLOW
2112 S. Shary Rd
Mission, TX 78572
Office (956) 279-3813
dvidal@gastechflow.com
www.gastechflow.com
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Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Pipeline Casing Filling Advantages and Methods
Tom Weber
Sales Manager Southern Region/International
TRENTON CORPORATION
Houston, TX
Office (281) 556-1000 Cell: (281) 389-2496
tweber@trentoncorp.com
www.trentoncorp.com
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Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Integrity Assessments for Non-Piggable Pipelines
Jim Walton
Vice President - Integrity Solutions Division
Mears Group, Inc.
Carrollton, TX
Office 972-755-2633, ext. 228
jim.walton@mears.net
www.mearscorrosion.com
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Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Update on New ISO 12944-2017 “Corrosion Protection of Steel Structures by Protective Paint Systems
Mark Rubio
Engineering Sales Manager
Hempel
Conroe, TX
THJCR@hempel.com
www.hempel.com
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Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Innovative Corrosion Prevention Program Elements for AST Floors and Cased Pipeline Crossings
Tim Whited
Corrosion Solutions Business Development Specialist
Mesa Products
Tulsa, OK
Tim.Whited@mesaproducts.com
303-258-0356 (office)
www.mesaproducts.com
• Review the general process cycle of Corrosion Prevention
• ASTs: The big picture of soil-side Corrosion Prevention
• Cased Pipeline Crossings: Ensuring carrier pipe Corrosion Prevention
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Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Advantages of Epoxy Intumescent PFP over the Use of Concrete and Light Weight Cementitious PFP
Randal Hernandez
PK Industrial
Houston, TX
(855) 759.2800 : office
www.PKIndustrial.com
• Intro of 3 Types of PFP (Passive Fire Protection)
• Intro to epoxy intumescent PFP
• Shop verse field application comparison
• TIC (total installed cost) for intumescent verse light weight cementitious PFP
• Corrosion Under Fireproofing (CUF) and long term effects of all types of PFP
• Project history
• Q&A
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Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Customizable Remote Monitoring in Cathodic Protection & Power Generation
Dean Smith; Sr Sales Mgr, Power Generation
Jodi Rutledge; Regional Sales Mgr, Cathodic Protection, Houston, TX
OmniMetrix
Buford, GA
770-209-0012 ext. 2021
www.omnimetrix.net
OmniMetrix provides excellence in remote monitoring. Our goal is to find out exactly what our customers need in the field, and make it happen. Join us to find out about specialty products we have developed like the TappCommander which allows you to adjust your rectifier tap settings from your smart phone, laptop or PC.
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Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Wax Tape History for Corrosion Protection in Field Applications on Above and Below Ground Pipelines
Tom Weber
Sales Manager-Southern Region/International
TRENTON CORPORATION
Houston, TX
281-389-2496
www.trentoncorp.com
• Low surface preparation wax coatings have been used successfully in south Texas since the 1980s.
• Wax tapes present a field coating option for easy to apply and long lasting corrosion prevention solutions in a variety of field and climate conditions.
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Tuesday, January 17, 2017
MIC Corrosion
Brandon Rives
Key Account Manager
WadeCo Specialties
432.288.3180
www.wadecospecialties.com
• Factors that influence MIC in oil and gas transmission line
• Misperceptions about bacteria in oil pipelines
• Mitigation strategies for growth
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Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Integrating Drone Technology into Existing Workflows
Ben Carter
DataWing Global
Manger – Marketing & Sales
Cell: (210) 446-1053
ben.carter@datawingglobal.com
www.chlor-rid.com
• Drone technology can be scaled to meet specific needs in a wide spectrum of operations,
• Safety is paramount in all operations,
• Aviation expertise is a key component in an effective industry drone service,
• Drone technology and drone aviation procedures are proven in industry
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Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Premature Failure of Structures and Vessels Due To Soluble Salt Contamination
Norman D. Petticrew
CHLOR*RID International, Inc.
Gulf Coast Manager
Cell: (504) 912-7765
norman.petticrew@chlor-rid.com
www.chlor-rid.com
• Discuss premature corrosion being more common since the removal of red lead epoxies,
• The causes of premature weld seam failures,
• CUI issues due to soluble salt contamination, and
• The ability to recognize these issues even though they are non-visible to the naked eye.
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Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Corpus Christi Liquefaction
WILL NICHOLS
Manager, Government and Public Affairs
Cheniere Energy, Inc.
Portland, Texas
Phone: 361-777-2083
• Developments Underway.
• Updates on the project
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Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Common Coating Problems
Paul Kennington
Owner
PTK Enterprise LLC
Inspection and Consulting
Houston, TX
979-418-5939
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Tuesday, January 19, 2016
EMW-C and EMW-I NDT for Annulus and Internal Pipe Inspection
John DeWees, President
WaveTrue Science & Technologies
Albuquerque, NM
(888) 711-2532/ (212) 625-6622
www.wavetrue.com
Contact: Jodi Miller
T: (281) 446-9558 M: (346) 600-2018
jmiller@farwestcorrosion.com
• Non-invasive examination of cased lines using radar technology.
• Different from Guided Wave in several ways.
• Permanent above ground connectors allows quick super precise monitoring of any changes in the cased line.
• Can be used to monitor wax filling process for confirmation of fullness or gaps of air or water.
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Activated Zinc-Rich Primers and the Flux Capacitor
James McDonald
Engineering Sales Manager
NACE Level III Peer reviewed Coatings Inspector
Hempel
Conroe, TX 77303
1.936.523.5411
jamc@hempel.com
www.hempel.com
Lowest cost, longest life, and easy to apply are the three primary characteristics that Asset Owners and Applicators use to describe the perfect paint system. Since lead paint systems were banned in the late 1970’s, formulators and chemists the world over have searched for a system that could fill the gap. Hempel’s group of really smart folks with white lab coats, went back to the future and created that system.
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Tuesday, September 15, 2015
The Use of Composite Repairs for Internal/External Corrosion of Piping and Vessels
Chris Flores
Specification Development Manager
Certified Coatings Inspector No. 20947
NRI - Innovative Composite Solutions
Pasadena, TX 77505
1.561.683.6992
cflores@neptuneresearch.com
www.neptuneresearch.com
•Intro to composite technology
•Codes and standards related to composite repair technology
•Surface preparation tools and methods
•Surface preparation techniques to handle thin wall pipe
•Engineering process that drives compliance with industry standards
•Quality Control
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Tuesday, May 19, 2015
External Corrosion Control: Soils Data and Geology Info to Consider
Cal Chapman, P. E.
Model Law Engineer #35248
NACE-Certified Cathodic Protection Specialist #23357
Chapman Engineering
Boerne, TX 78006
(800) 375-7747
cal@chapmanengr.com
www.chapmanengr.com
• External Corrosion Control Overview
• Soil Properties That Affect External Corrosion
• Good Sources for Soil Data
• Units of measure for resistivity/conductivity
• Shallow Geology research
• Practical applications of these tools
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Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Changes in the UHP Waterjetting Coating Removal Equipment Market
Rick Schmalz
Regional Sales Manager
Flow International
RSchmalz@flowcorp.com
www.flowcorp.com
• Changes in specifications, coatings and the perception regarding the use of water,
• Advantages of using UHP water,
• Progress in UHP productivity,
• Discussion on where water is not the best choice and where it excels,
• Different applications,
• Future of UHP
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Tuesday, January 20, 2015
3D Structured Light Tool in Corrosion & Dent Defect Assessments
Steve Turner
Senior Pipeline Integrity Supervisor
Chapman Engineering
Boerne, TX
Cell 318.470.8895
sturner@chapmanengr.com
www.chapmanengr.com
•Immediate analysis of data using ASME B31G, Modified B31G, & RSTRENG©
•Repeatable measurements, Accurate Immediate Analysis with Documentation
•Lower overall cost for Defect Assessment
•Repeatability each and every time
•Accuracy - within in several mils or < 0.1 millimeter
•Internal error checking - on every pixel
•Visual and digital records - for assessment and regulatory requirements
•Achieve documentation for regulatory requirements / continuous improvement
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014
NACE Certification: Trends, Changes, and Programs
Helena Seelinger
Executive Director
NACE International Institute
helena.seelinger@nace.org
• Trends in the overall field of certification, especially in a down economy
• Changes to certification programs of the NACE Institute – what NII is doing to protect the value of your certification card
• New Certification programs on the way
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Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Technical Consideration for Passive Fire Protection, “Constructability”
Flip Shanley
Vice President
Fireproofing Division
Apache Industrial Services
Cell: 225.436.2842
Office: 361-776-5010
www.apacheip.com
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014
What Does a Water Analysis Really Mean?
Tom W Pickthall Sr
Manager
EnhanceCo
Missouri City, TX
twp@enhanceco.net
Cell: 713-252-8755
Office: 281-499-4426
www.enhanceco.net
• Review important parts of Water Analysis
• Discuss potential for Scale and Corrosion
• Compare Water Analysis for Changes in Chemistry
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Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Corrosion Protection and Repair of Corrosion Damage, Using 100% Solid Epoxy Coatings, Repair Compounds, Grouts, Urethane
Elastomerics
Scott Boyd
President
Belzona of South Texas. LLC
Seguin, TX
Cell: 830-660-7987,
Office: 210-651-3332
sboyd@belzona.org
•How these type products are best used,
•The advantages and disadvantages using these type products,
•Special areas of concern during selection, application, curing etc.
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Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Integrated ECDA Data Collection Capabilities
Charlie Hall
MESA Products
West Jordan, UT
(801) 824-2950
Charlie.Hall@mesaproducts.com
www.mesaproducts.com
•Allows us to perform ACCA (PCM), ACVG, DCVG and CIS in a single pass.
•The data collected is completely integrated real-time and each data point is submeter GPS’d.
•Since the equipment allows us to perform four critical ECDA tests at once, the costs and time associated to the survey is reduced by 25-35%.
•The equipment data format allows MESA to integrate the post-processed data collected with any inspection data previously collected for the operator, including ILI data.
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Coating Failure Analysis
Paul Kennington
Director of Field Technical Service USA
Carboline Company
THE PROTECTIVE COATINGS PROFESSIONALS
979-418-5939
Paul Kennington/Carboline@RPMPCG
www.carboline.com
Types of coating problems and causes will be discussed.
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Induced AC & Lightning Mitigation for Pipeline Systems
John Hargrave
Senior Sales Marketing Associate
Bass Engineering Company
Longview, Texas
903.759.1633
John.Hargrave@bass-eng.com
www.bass-eng.com
With the growing trend of installing new pipelines in the “clear row” of a high voltage power line, a lot of companies are finding out the hard way about induced AC on their assets. This presentation discusses some the problems and mitigation techniques that may be needed to mitigate the induced AC.
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
INTUMESCENT FIREPROOFING - Passive Fireproofing Technologies
Randal Hernandez
Vice President of Business Development
PK Technology
Wichita, KS
316 775 6898
RHernandez@pksti.com
www.PKsti.com
*Types of fireproofing
*Application Process
*Durability & Weather-ability
*Cost comparisons & Total installed costs
Epoxy based fireproofing reduces the total cost of ownership while maintaining fire performance for the life of the facility.
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Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Insulating Coatings in the Industrial Environment
Travis Creech
Project Specialist
Mascoat
Houston, TX 77041
713.465.0304
tcreech@mascoat.com
www.mascoat.com
A brief discussion of insulating coatings in the industrial environment, their benefits and limitation, corrosion under insulation, service life, personnel protection, and energy retention. Review of successful applications and areas where insulating coatings are the best insulation solution.
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Corrosion Inhibitor Selection and Application
Charlie Trompler
Sales Representative
Impact! Chemical Technologies Inc.
Midland, TX
trompman@aol.com
918-527-5699
www.impactchemtech.com
A brief summary of the main points to be considered when selecting a corrosion inhibitor. Chemical solubility, compatibility with liquids or gases in system, filming tendencies, cleaning characteristics, effect on bacteria and foaming tendencies are some of the things to be considered. Treating methods and treating rates that are normally used with each type of treatment will also be discussed.
