New York City fire officials say corrosion in underground electrical cables led to a chain-reaction fire that destroyed two cars near manholes. Nobody was hurt in this rolling explosion This is not an isolated incident with almost 600 fires caused by corrosion of electrical systems being reported in just February. According to ConEdison (a major...
21st February 2018
Corrosion mitigation is not really the sort of thing that they make movies about. Last Week Tonight (2015) took a stab at making incremental maintenance and inspection exciting..
5th February 2018
According to research at the University of Alberta rust has been found 555 kilometres below the Earth’s surface, highly oxidized iron, similar to the rust we see on our planet’s surface, within garnets found within diamonds has been found. The result surprised geoscientists around the globe because there is little opportunity for iron to become...
28th January 2018
Name – Nick Birbilis Company – Monash University Position – Professor and Head of Department 1. What does your role entail and what does your company do? Working at a University, I am often asked what my role entails – usually in the form of ‘Do you get all the school holidays off too?’ or...
23rd January 2018
It is with great regret that I announce that after four years as Executive Officer and ten years with the ACA, Wesley Fawaz has tendered his resignation. His last day is set to be on Friday 19th January 2018. Wesley Fawaz Wesley was first employed with the ACA in 2007 as a Marketing Coordinator to...
12th December 2017
Announcement There has been opening of 15 PhD positions for master students wishing to do their PhD abroad, in the field of corrosion and corrosion protection of micro- and nanodevices. This project falls within the framework of the European project H2020 and of a Marie Curie grant. Applications are open now through http://mcbees.eu. The deadline...
11th December 2017
The AICIP announces launch of new website The Australian Institute for the Certification of Inspection Personnel (AICIP) is delighted to announce the launch of its new website. Easy to navigate and more user-friendly, the redesigned website includes a wealth of information to support inspectors, candidates and all end users of pressure equipment in Australasia. The new AICIP...
6th December 2017
A meeting of the ACA Board was held on Saturday 11th November 2017 in Sydney and Chairman Dean Wall provides this summary to the ACA membership: The Board on behalf of the ACA members extends its thanks to director Allan Sterling who retires from the Board after three years’ service. It’s been another active year...
26th November 2017
Kingfield Galvanizing from Somerton has won the Small and Medium Enterprises category in this year’s Victorian Premier’s Sustainability Awards for development of a large, automated galvanizing plant with some of the lowest emissions of any similar plant in the southern hemisphere. Kingfield Galvanizing has capacity to produce up to 30,000 tonnes of product per annum...
1st November 2017
The winner of this year’s medal, which is administered by the Academy of Technology and Engineering, is Monash University engineer Professor Nick Birbilis. Professor Birbilis has had an impressive career to date. At 39 years old, he is a professor, the Head of Materials Science and Engineering and is the Woodside Innovation Chair at Monash...
26th October 2017
The Australasian Corrosion Association is a professional, member-based, Not-For-Profit established in the 1950’s and has one of the largest member written peer-reviewed articles and conference papers libraries anywhere. Continuing this tradition we are opening up the website to members to post comments, contribute to forums, send us reviews, photos and submit articles. You can even...
21st September 2017
At the completion of this year’s call for director nominations, the four ACA members listed below along with their introduction statement have nominated for the ACA Board. The ACA election to fill the three vacancies on the ACA Board will be held by members of the ACA Council on Sunday 12 November in Sydney. Successful...
21st September 2017
The Australasian Corrosion Association (ACA) is committed to achieving and maintaining a safe and hazard-free environment for our employees, students, contractors, volunteers and delegates. Our OH&S Policy outlines this commitment. The ACA has been formally recording its safety record since 1st February 2015 and as of the 1st August 2017, the ACA recorded its 943...
11th September 2017
On the 31st of August 2017, we hosted the joint Australasian Corrosion Association and Asset Management Council seminar in Sydney. The high calibre of presenters and the depth of knowledge provided the audience relevant case studies in Asset Management and the underlying processes for managing corrosion. During the seminar, it was unanimously agreed that: Organisations...
3rd September 2017
An ACA Board meeting was held on Saturday 19th August 2017 in Melbourne. Below is a meeting summary from Chair Dean Wall ACA’s new Sales & BDM Ross Boucher has settled well into his role and delivered a summary of his sales & marketing plan to the Board. Ross is in current discussions with various...
3rd September 2017