ACA Updates

Protected: 2025 Applicator & Coatings Roadshow (SYDNEY) – Tuesday 6th May 2025

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From Gallipoli Trenches to Sunken Ships: How Corrosion Tells the Story of War and Time

CTG Chairperson’s Message: 2024 Year in Review

VALE Keith Lichti

Industrial Painters and Blasters Advocacy with Navy  

During the C&P Conference in Cairns and post the NAVSEA and Defence Forum on Wednesday 13 November 2024, the ACA invited senior members of the Navy and Defence agencies, strategic alliance partner AMPP, and industry representatives, to discuss plans to raise the standards of training and certification of industrial painters and blasters working on Navy vessels and the industry more broadly.

Vale Brian Martin

Webinar – Galvanic Corrosion in Water and Wastewater Structures

ACA Annual Report 2023

The ACA has now released its 2023 Annual Report. The brochure compiles the highlights of the hard work the team has done across its efforts in Training, Membership, Technical Groups, Branch Events, Conference, and more. Throughout 2023, ACA has shown resilience and dedication in delivering outstanding results for its membership. We successfully implemented new business systems that significantly improved our operations and efficiency, setting the stage for continued growth and performance improvements.

Conference 2024 – Call for Awards

Put your best foot forward for who you believe should be the esteemed recipient of the following awards.

Failed Industrial Dam Pump Impellers

Two (2) first stage impellers removed from high flow pumps operating in a waste management industrial dam that exhibited reduced pumping capacity, were investigated to determine the likely cause of the observed decrease in efficiency.

Quorum-sensing Driven Inhibitors For Mitigating Microbial Influenced Corrosion

To understand the processes causing surfaces biofouling and MIC, it is crucial to take in consideration the basics of biofilm formation and development.

Use Of Molecular Microbiology Methods (Mmm) For Biocide Efficacy And Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (Mic) Risk Assessment At A Conventional Oil Recovery Site

Many microorganisms present in oil and gas systems are known to participate in microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC), including sulfate-reducing prokaryotes (SRP), sulfur-oxidizing bacteria (SOB) and methanogens.

Design And Maintenance To Prevent Mic Of Steel Fire Service Pipe Systems

Fire protection systems are used as a safety feature in many industries. They are found in...

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, And Big Data For Corrosion Control – Quo Vadis?

The current era has seen amazing, paradigm shifting scientific developments. We now know that the size of small molecule and materials spaces is for all practical purposes, infinite...

An Overview And Discussion On Challenges And Future Perspectives Of Corrosion Engineering In The Emerging Renewable Energy Age