With the publication of SNZ TS 3404 in 2018, its inclusion as an Acceptable Solution in the NZ Building Code in 2019, and the recent publication of the Engineering NZ B2(Durability) guidance; progress in providing design engineers with the technical guidance to design durable steel structures continues.
30th June 2020
The second in a series of joint webinar presentations on Silicosis and its prevention, presented by ACRA and The ACA. The presentation gives the audience a view of how much dust normal operations of drilling, cutting and grinding concrete generate. It then covers the engineering controls available to manage dust emission and how you use these in conjunction with PPE to ensure operators/supervisors remain well below the required Silica dust levels.
28th June 2020
The ACA Oil & Gas Technical Group invited our first international guest speaker, Neil Wilds (Sherwin Williams) to kick off a series of webinars focused on the challenges of detecting and mitigating CUI. Corrosion under insulation (CUI) is one of the major problems faced by asset managers throughout the oil and gas industry. Neil will be delivering a presentation on the evolution of coatings for protection against CUI, then taking questions from our attendees.
25th June 2020
The ACA and ACRA present the first in a series of joint webinar presentations on Silicosis and its prevention. The world as we know it is constantly changing. In the construction industry, often competing pressures of safety, environment and productivity are at the forefront of an engineers mind. Our first webinar in this series will explore these themes in the context of demolition, containment and silicosis in the concrete repair industry.
17th June 2020
In July 2019, the Australasian Corrosion Association held an international symposium, “Advances in Corrosion Science and Corrosion Engineering,” to celebrate the many contributions made to Australasian corrosion science and engineering by Bruce Hinton, Les Boulton, Brian Martin, Brian Kinsella, Greg Moore, and David Nicholas. Now, a selection of those keynote papers included in the Symposium Proceedings have been updated and amended for publication in a special issue of CORROSION, the Journal of Science and Engineering, by guest editors Bruce Hinton, Brian Kinsella and Symposium Committee Warren Green.
17th June 2020
Thanks to the willingness of many ACA members to try their hand at presenting or moderating a webinar, or joining a virtual panel, we've now had over 600 registrations to join our webinars as we look to host our 10th online event next week. We want to take this opportunity to get some input from our members on how they're finding this new medium and where they'd like to see us go in the future. If you can spare five minutes to complete this survey, we would love to hear what you've got to say.
14th June 2020
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 many organisations, has experienced significant reduction in our business activity, impacting our ability to facilitate planned face to face training and education programs, technical and...
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 10 years of service with National Concrete Solutions and over 20 years broadly in the concrete industry, leading the way in innovation, training, and ensuring...
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 ratio) pump and spray equipment valued at $9900 RRP. Pump Specs: Triton Powrcoat 1064 pnuematic airless pump supplied with Triton S-7 spray gun, 3/8″ 15m hose...
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