The World Coatings Council has announced the publication of its inaugural report on “Sustainability in the Global Paint & Coatings Industry.”
The report highlights the global industry’s ongoing sustainability efforts to advance technologies in coating science and manufacturing, while minimising impacts on human health and the environment. The report emphasises the critical role coatings and the global industry play in contributing to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The report also emphasises that coatings are essential to making products and our built infrastructure more sustainable by providing resistance and durability; providing critical performance properties for safe and healthy communities; and serving a critical role for applications in the health and food sectors, among many others. It also highlights the industry’s efforts to achieve resource efficiency in production processes, consideration of raw material consumption, and implementation of health and safety measures to ensure decent work and economic growth.
The report can be found at the Website of the World Coatings Council, https://worldcoatingscouncil.org/WCC-Sustainability-Report/#page=1
Researchers at Bournemouth University have developed and patented a new corrosion sensor that they say could improve safety and reliability of large structures including bridges and pipelines, as well as vehicles and machinery.
According to the University, the sensor can detect defects and risks in infrastructure at a much earlier stage than the methods currently used, and could therefore result in reduced costs as well as improved safety.
This sensor works on the same principal as health screenings, ie aims spot “health” risks in vehicles and mechanical structures before corrosion reaches an advanced and dangerous stage, and could avoid costly, lengthy repairs, and hopefully prevent structures from being scrapped altogether, continued the University.”
Other industrial corrosion sensors require cables to be plugged in to a computer, which requires someone in site during maintenance. The device is wireless so it can be attached to a structure and its readings can be continuously monitored off-site.
The technology has reportedly been granted patents in the United Kingdom and the United States. Professor Khan and his team state they are keen to work with partners to roll it out across industry, engineering, and construction companies.
More information can be found at,
The implementation of digital monitoring systems for occupational safety and health (OSH) such as apps, cameras and wearables can make workplaces safer. Whether the objective is proactive (prevention) or reactive (mitigation), their success often hinges on the accuracy of the information they collect and analyse. It is just as important to equip employers and workers with the information they need to weigh up the advantages and disadvantages, and to facilitate a good implementation.
Two new reports explore the challenges and opportunities of smart digital monitoring systems for OSH. One report delves into the types, purposes, and uses of digital monitoring systems. The second presents best practice examples to successfully integrate new monitoring systems at the workplace.
These reports, can be found at, https://osha.europa.eu/en
Well established online training company, Corrodere Academy, are now offering Pipeline Coating Inspector and Insulation Inspector courses with ICorr accreditation.
Corrodere Academy offer globally recognised qualifications in the protective coatings industry including Train the painter, coating inspector and specialist courses. This is the first time ICorr accredited Pipeline and Insulation Inspector courses have been available online, saving students 50% of time and money in comparison to classroom learning.
The importance of monitoring pipelines
Pipelines are energy lifelines, making almost every daily activity possible. They play a huge role in our everyday lives and are essential to the world’s industries. The world’s transportation would come to a complete stoppage without them as
they carry everything from oil and gas to fresh water.
Course content includes an overview of the pipeline industry, pipeline corrosion, cathodic protection and coatings, quality assurance and control, safety, and pipeline inspector duties, recommended practices and international standards and environmental considerations.
This qualification opens extensive career opportunities in the oil and gas, subsea, fresh water, diesel and petrol and jet
fuel industries.
The importance of monitoring insulation
One of the hottest topics in the protective coatings industry, insulation has been used for centuries to keep heat in and cold out or vice versa. The energy saving and environmental benefits that come from proper insulation are hugely significant. By making buildings and process systems more energy efficient, insulation helps reduce the amount of fossil fuel combustion needed to heat and cool homes, businesses, and factories. That, in turn, decreases the amount of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere.
Course content includes a history of insulation systems, corrosion under insulation, insulation design, standards and specification, quality assurance and control, safety and insulation inspector duties, insulation application and conducting coating surveys.
These distance learning courses, when completed satisfactorily, lead a certificate of achievement accredited by ICorr, which is valid for 5 years.
For more information, contact
the team on 01252 732233 or
info@corrodere.com
A newly released generic Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) tool offers an opportunity to assess safety and health risks in a quick and easy way, for free. It can help any business, no matter what the activity sector, build a robust preventive action plan to maintain a safe and healthy working environment for its employees.
Information on this tool can also be found at, https://osha.europa.eu/en
A new report presents a promising application of polyurea nanofibers to enhance the anti-corrosion and wear resistance of epoxy resins.
Highly dispersed nanofibers with continuous strengthening interface can enhance the anticorrosion and wear resistance of traditional waterborne epoxy resin. Polyurea ~50 nm in diameter nanofibers were synthesised by addition polymerisation of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate and organic amine.
The impedance of as-prepared composite coatings was increased by almost four times, providing longer lasting protection even in harsh environments. Meanwhile, the polyurea with 0.25 wt% nanofibers can greatly improve the wear resistance of coating up to 73.2 %. The anti-wear capacity of composite coating is derived from the entangled polyurea nanofibers transmitting the force of the contact surface and dimensional resistance to prevent coating displacement.
The study was published in Progress in Organic Coatings, Volume 171, October 2022.
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