Dear ACA members and colleagues, the last few months have been incredibly challenging for us all, both individually and professionally, in adapting to this new COVID-19 world. The ACA, like...
11th June 2020
The ACA Applicators Technical Group (ATG) was formed to represent the needs of specialist contractors in industries that serve the protection or restoration of corrosion affected structures throughout Australasia including New Zealand. These include companies and individuals in; concrete remediation and protection, applied concrete floor finishes, surface preparation and protective coating of steel and hazardous coating removal. The ATG, aligned with many other associations and technical groups, has been severely impacted by the restrictions imposed on our members with the cancellation of conferences, seminars and training courses. The ATG has proposed revised outcomes for 2020 and 2021 are as follows:
1st June 2020
The 2019 ACA Awards Evening saw the Inaugural Golden Trowel, proudly sponsored by McEllignott Partners, being awarded to National Concrete Solution’s, Jamie Fenton. Proudly Sponsored by McElligotts Jamie has surpassed...
27th May 2020
Applicator Technical Group supported by Wagner Group are proud to announce the winner of our Applicator Field Day raffle was Jim Mortlock who received a brand new Titan PowrCoat 1064 (64:1...
26th May 2020
Certificate III (Apprentice) training through the assistance of BlastOne and ACA Applicator Technical Group, TAFE NSW can deliver courses available nationwide in Australia for Applicators. Phone Lisa Freeland on 0419...
26th May 2020
Over the past month much has changed at the ACA and one of the board decisions is that we will not be producing Corrosion & Materials in hard copy for the remainder of this year. In conjunction with the Editors and Committee we will be producing the same great content in an online format. The article submission guidelines are as follows:
26th May 2020
The Australian Electrolysis Committee and Victorian Branch of the ACA are pleased to host a joint meeting all about Cathodic Protection – The May Corrosion Spectacular! This webinar, which took the place of the annual electrolysis committee meeting and include the AGM, featured a diverse range of presentations covering CP rectifiers, data monitoring and much more.
25th May 2020
Antifouling coatings for aluminium vessels have been a controversial subject for many years and for many years the use of organo-tin based coatings was seen as the most effective long term option. Organo-tin products are no longer an option and this has resulted in evaluation of alternatives. Traditionally the use of copper based products (Cuprous Oxide mostly) had been an effective option for steel hulls but were avoided for aluminium due to concerns with the interaction between the Cuprous Oxide and aluminium hull.
25th May 2020
The ACA hosted a presentation and product demonstration from Phil Chester, Managing Director of Montipower. In this webinar, Phil presents some case studies covering recent and ongoing projects where the Bristle Blaster is being used specifically for wind tower repairs. This presentation included a demonstration of the correct use of the tool and an explanation of the difference between the Bristle Blaster and an often confused tool in the market. Whilst Phil primarily discusses wind tower maintenance, the principle of preparation for coating a wind tower is virtually the same as any steel preparation when it comes to using the Bristle Blaster.
25th May 2020
The latest update from ACA Chairman Dean Wall and Chief Executive officer Richard Reilly. This weeks update discusses the upcoming AGM and announces the newly released annual report, the ongoing ACA webinars and our member survey, all the latest developments regarding our ACA Training Courses and the postponement of the Corrosion and Materials Journal.
21st May 2020
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the ACA has been hosting a series of webinars in the place of our regular events calendar. Hopefully, you've all had the chance to tune in at some point during your time in lockdown. If there was a webinar that you missed or one that you attended which you'd like to revisit, we're pleased to announce that all our past webinar recordings can now be viewed on the ACA website.
13th May 2020
Justin Rigby takes us though the difference between traditional classroom only learning and Blended learning
11th May 2020
Graham’s lecture focusses on the selection and use of stainless steel in seawater (especially in piping), the importance of correct procedures and practices in fabrication and the usefulness of Copper Nickel alloys.
10th May 2020
Unexpected corrosion damage is just as likely to arise from defective process control & lack of recognition of potential damage mechanisms, as incorrect alloy selection.
Operating plant is subject to variability of service condition arising from changes in feedstock, temporary process upsets, shutdowns for inspection and restart all representing a significant challenge to reliable operation. Corrosion damage mechanisms may proceed intermittently or steadily and time to failure may range from seconds to years and consist of initiation and propagation phases.
10th May 2020