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Corrosion & Materials | August 2019

Corrosion & Materials | August 2019. The pen ultimate issue for 2019, features articles on concrete and cathodic protection. T

Annual Auckland YCG Event

The ACA Auckland annual YCG event for 2019 was held on 14th August at Dr. Rudis restaurant and bar at the Viaduct Basin. The social gathering was enjoyed by all the YCG attendees and it was great to see a good number of new faces present. The attendees particularly enjoyed the 3-foot long pizzas which are...

International Symposium

Day Two The second day of the Symposium had a strong industry focus. Corrosion management in the Oil & Gas industry was at the heart of the morning session. Topics covered included: Corrosion Monitoring for Oil & Gas Applications; MIC – lessons learned and challenges for the future; and, Recent Advances in Investigating Chemical Inhibition...

Advances in Corrosion Science & Corrosion Engineering | Two Day Event

Day One The ACA hosted an International Symposium focusing on the latest advances in corrosion science and corrosion engineering on 24-25 July at the Marriott Hotel in Melbourne. The symposium celebrated the significant contributions of the ACA notables: Les Boulton, Bruce Hinton, Brian Kinsella, Brian Martin, Greg Moore and David Nicholas. Featuring keynote presentations from...

Corrosion Monitoring Instruments & Networking Drinks – Darwin

Join pipeline and corrosion technical professionals to hear presentations from Kat McDaid from Aquip, and Sam Pattemore from Corrosion Instruments.

The ACA is on the move!

The ACA has signed a two year lease with Melbourne Polytechnic to utilise a vacant building at its Preston campus for new ACA premises. Members will recall that a search for a new building to house the ACA has been on the Board’s agenda for a number of years. The new building will enable the...

Welcome New Members | July 2019

Extending the Life of Concrete and Steel Assets using Polyurea

The Queensland branch of the ACA was treated to a technical talk on how concrete and steel assets’ lives can be extended by Polyurea barrier coating systems.  Bryant Wells is the Technical Manager of Liquimix, a local manufacturer of Polyurea and associated systems.  Polyureas are increasingly used to protect wastewater treatment plants, potable water reservoirs, mining equipment, and...

Tindo Solar Site Visit

The SA Branch of ACA organized a visit to Australia’s only remaining Solar Panel manufacturing plant at Mawson Lakes north of Adelaide. It was very well attended with a group of roughly 20 taking the time to attend. We enjoyed an engaging talk by their CEO Shayne Jaenisch and GM Robert Sporne on the evolution...

VIC Branch’s Annual Corrosion Trade Show

10th July 2019 The Australasian Corrosion Association (Victoria Branch) had a ‘Corrosion Protection Trade Night’ at Oaks on Collins. There were 20 of the major suppliers and applicators of the Corrosion Protection/Coatings industry who were exhibiting and were available to answer questions on corrosion issues including coatings, painting, choosing the right system for your environment....

Improving Asset Performance | Technical Seminar Review

Improving integrity management, asset performance, and operation efficiency through innovation and digitization.  The ACA Oil & Gas Technical Group conducted a one-day seminar at the Stamford Plaza Hotel Brisbane QLD on Thursday 6 June 2019. It focused on Digital Inspection and cost savings The key approach was to address and highlight the value-added using digital inspection...

Dr Ian MacLeod Lecture Tour

Supported by:  Maritime Archaeological Association of NZ| NZ Archaeological Association| NZ Conservators of Cultural Materials| ACA NZ Branch Technical Meetings Dr Ian MacLeodFellow, Western Australian Museum Principal, Heritage Conservation Solutions  Conservation of cultural heritage recovered from terrestrial and marine sites Our island nations are littered with historic shipwrecks which have been recording the microenvironment of...

NACE CIP Level 3 | Peer Review?

The ACA is taking registrations of interest with the prospect of running Peer Review interviews in Melbourne prior to ACA conference in November this year or Perth 2020

Say hello to our new Members | June 2019

ACA Applicator Technical Group gains major industry funding from BlastOne

Justin Rigby, Chairman of the Australasian Corrosion Association (ACA) Applicator Technical Group (ATG) has been working closely with BlastOne’s Mirza Kozarcanin – National Marketing Manager to establish a 3-year sponsorship of the ATG and partnership with the ACA. “This deal is ground breaking and with the support of BlastOne, it establishes a framework for the...