User Options for Surface Roughness Compensation when Me...
Coating Inspection Instruments: Frequency of Calibratio...
Podcast #9 – Calibration of Type 2 Electronic Gages
This video discusses calibration of type 2 electronic inspection gages, and verification of accuracy and adjustment. It provides definitions, tools to adjust/verify, frequently asked questions, and more. Featuring KTA Chief Operating Officer (COO) Bill Corbett, and KTA President, Ken Trimber. The podcast can be watched on Youtube, listened to on Soundcloud, or downloaded on iTunes…
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Podcast #9 – Calibration of Type 2 Electronic Gages
This video discusses calibration of type 2 electronic inspection gages, and verification of accuracy and adjustment. It provides definitions, tools to adjust/verify, frequently asked questions, and more. Featuring KTA Chief Operat...
User Options for Surface Roughness Compensation when Measuring Dr
Two standards address the use of non-destructive dry film thickness gages: ASTM D7091, Standard Practice for Nondestructive Measurement of Dry Film Thickness of Nonmagnetic Coatings Applied to Ferrous Metals and Nonmagnetic, ...
Coating Inspection Instruments: Frequency of Calibration and Accu
Quality programs frequently require instrumentation used to obtain measurements (to determine conformance to a governing specification) to be calibrated and verified for accuracy, but oftentimes do not provide the frequency or met...
Managing Submittal Reviews
Technical specifications for industrial painting projects frequently require the painting Contractor to submit plans and procedures describing how the surface preparation and coating application work will be performed. These are f...
Podcast #8 – Establishing a Safety Culture
In this podcast, KTA Corporate Safety and Health Officer, Chris Peightal, discusses how to establish a safety culture. Most companies have safety procedures that they’ve written and train employees on. Chris discusses how to...
FAQ: Inspection Company Employee or Independent Contractor; Does
Facility owners frequently rely upon 3rd-party quality assurance (QA) verification of all forms of steel and concrete fabrication, coatings application, non-destructive testing (NDT), and cathodic protection (CP) system installati...
PPE Requirements for Polyurethanes Versus Non-Isocyanate Coatings
AS SEEN IN June 2019 JPCL Magazine Isocyanates are reactive chemicals often used in foams, elastomers, fibers and polyurethane paints. Exposure to isocyanates has been reportedly linked to irritation of the mucous membranes of the...
Abrasive Blast Cleaning of Non-Ferrous Metals
Most of the SSPC surface preparation standards focus on the preparation of steel, either by abrasive blast cleaning (dry and wet), power tool cleaning, or water jetting. Recognizing that galvanizing, non-ferrous metals and v...
Selecting an Adhesive for Tensile (Pull-Off) Adhesion Testing
Introduction One of the more frequently asked questions when it comes to testing the tensile strength of industrial protective coatings is, “What glue should I use to attach the loading fixture?” This brief article lists the stand...
Total Shop Painting of New Bridge Steel – Pros and Cons
When all coats of a paint system are applied to bridge steel in an enclosed shop, the quality of the cleaning and painting is typically quite good. The steel is blast cleaned and painted in a controlled environment, minimizi...