RustyPics Photo Submissions Close Sunday!
Don’t forget to submit your pictures for our corrosion photo competition by Sunday 19/09/201!
16th September 2021
Third Generation Polysiloxane Technology
The ACA's Oil and Gas Technical Group was thrilled to Host Peter Bock for a presentation on Third Generation Polysiloxane Technology. Third Generation Polysiloxane (TGPS) ambient curing CUI mitigation coatings have been used in the petrochemical and processing industries for over five years since the “third generation” concept was introduced at NACE Corrosion 2017. These coating technologies have demonstrated positive results in both shop and field application for asset management in elevated temperature, cryogenic and cyclic applications across -196 to 650o C/ (-321 to 1200o F) operational temperatures. TGPS coatings have also demonstrated effective use of a two-step (primer-insulation) CUI mitigation coating approach operating up to 400o C/750o F, when compared to the traditional (CUI coating-fibrous insulation-cladding) systems.
5th September 2021
RustyPics2021 Photo Competition
As rust-geeks one of our shared interests in life is taking a good old photo of corrosion. You know what I’m talking about, it’s when you’re on a holiday in Paris and you’re holding up your travel companions trying to assess and document the quality of the coating on the Eiffel tower. Or it’s when you can’t help but take a photo on that stroll along the beach where you notice someone has used galvanised bolts to hold down a stainless steel structure (who still does this?!). If this sounds like you, the ACA VIC Branch is excited to invite you to enter our RustyPics2021 Photo Competition! This is your chance to share your most prized corrosion photos. What will yours be? Is there a picture you’ve taken that springs to mind straight away? Rustle it up and submit now!
5th September 2021
ACA President Membership Address – Acclamation of Accolades!
The Second President's Membership Address from Igor Chaves highlights ACA Awards, Membership Initiatives, Member Resources and Corrosion and Prevention 2021.
31st August 2021
Update Your Member Profile and Join Your Branch Contact List
In early 2021 we made a number of changes to our ACA membership accounts, adding additional profile fields so we could get to know more about our members. Amongst these changes is an option to opt in to being added to your local branch contact list and to register your interest in the YCG. We urge all our members who've yet to make these updates to log into the website and do so now.
30th August 2021
Corrosion Q&A – Lead-Containing Paint
Willie Mandeno answers the question "It’s been suggested I've got lead-containing paint on my structure. What do I do? "
29th August 2021
Corrosion and Prevention Postponed
ACA Management, with the support of the ACA Board, have decided to reschedule our 2021 conference date to the new dates of February 13 – 16 2022, at the same venue in Newcastle. This decision does not affect our plans for Corrosion and Prevention 2022, and the conference in Perth will go ahead in November 2022 as scheduled.
25th August 2021
VALE: Andreas Michael Herbert Gabriel
It is with great sadness that we record the sudden passing of Andreas Gabriel on the 10th August 2021, at the age of 51. Andreas was an active member of The ACA over the years. He served ACA NZ Branch in several senior roles including Auckland Division Chairman (2008-2009) and NZ Branch President (2010-2013). Andreas was highly respected for his contributions to the corrosion control community throughout NZ. The ACA extends its deepest sympathies to the Gabriel family. We encourage anyone who is able to contribute to the givealittle campaign set up by Andreas's Colleagues at NZ Corrosion Services Ltd to assist Andreas's family during this time.
24th August 2021
Chair’s Update
Dear Members, Wherever you are across Australasia, I hope you are all keeping safe in these challenging times. With the uncertainty associated with Covid-19 lockdowns and travel restrictions, 2021 has...
18th August 2021
ACA Student Member Discount – Only $10 For The First 100 Sign Ups!
Are you a registered student in a secondary or tertiary institution looking for a future in our industry as a trades person, engineer or scientist? Do you know someone who would like to become engaged with the Corrosion Prevention, Coatings, Integrity or Materials Engineering facets of our industry at all levels? If you are not yet a student member of the ACA, as a special offer, Student Membership is being offered to the first 100 new students at the reduced rate of only $10.00.
16th August 2021Corrosion and Prevention 2021 Update
Throughout the 2021 year, the ACA has maintained an active risk management approach for dealing with the impacts of Covid-19, particularly with respect to Corrosion & Prevention 2021. The ACA has prepared several contingency plans for various scenarios. Our aim remains to deliver this year’s conference in person to provide maximum value to all delegates, presenters, exhibitors and sponsors. However, with the current evolving Covid situation in Australia, we are exploring several alternate scheduling and delivery options. This issue has the team's full attention, and a detailed update will be provided by early September.
16th August 2021
Corrosion Students – Last Chance to Submit Your Brian Cherry Award Forum Abstracts
The Brian Cherry Award Forum is open to postgraduate and final year undergraduate research students studying at an Australasian University. Applicants could be studying any aspect of corrosion, including but...
15th August 2021
ACA Scholarship Applications
oundation are offering a whopping 25 scholarships valued at over 50,000 dollars! We're incredibly grateful that with the support of the ACA Foundation and the generous contributions of some of our corporate partners, we can continue to support the growth of our Corrosion Community and provide professional development opportunities for our members old and new.
11th August 2021
88th Australian Electrolysis Committee Meeting Event Review
On July 15th 2021, the Australian Electrolysis Committee met for the 88th time to host a hybrid version of the biannual meeting from the ACA Head Office in Preston. If you missed out on attending on the day, we've uploaded all seven presentations to our webinar library and a copy of the NSW Electrolysis Committee's Revised Red Book, all free to access for ACA members.
9th August 2021
CP Shielding and Corrosion Under Disbonded Coatings
Presenter Facundo Varela, also known as Bob, is a research fellow at the Institute for Frontier Materials at Deakin University. His completed PhD project focused on new electrochemical methods for monitoring localised corrosion under cathodic protection. As a research fellow, he is working on an Energy Pipeline CRC sponsored project aiming to perform field trials of the sensors developed during his PhD.
9th August 2021