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MATCOR, Inc.: August 2007
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Last Thursday was a long day for me. After Wednesday’s collapse of the I-35 bridge in Minneapolis, I shuttled from one TV newsroom to the next. Reporters peppered me with questions about why the collapse happened, what can be done to prevent further infrastructure failures, and so on. My PR firm has compiled clips of my appearances. Posted by William R. Schutt at 8/08/2007 08:19:00 AM. Links to this post. Let's mandate speed limits for highway corrosion. The government requires the same technology for mi...
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MATCOR, Inc.: September 2008
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Installing Cathodic Protections Anodes to Protect Historic Marina. Dann Marine asked us to design and install a system for their 100-acre Canal Palace location, a historic landmark that has served the marine industry for more than a century. As the marina’s infrastructure aged and continued to be exposed to chlorides, it became apparent that Dann Marine had to stop the escalation of corrosion and prevent damage to its sea wall and boat ramp. Specifically, MATCOR is installing three cathodic protection an...
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MATCOR, Inc.: April 2008
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Spotlight on I-95 signals corrosion problem. It’s been a busy few weeks for us at MATCOR, and I’m just getting the chance to breathe and share a few things with all of you. The biggest event lately was the NACE 2008. Show in New Orleans. As you all know, NACE is the international organization for corrosion engineers, and our annual trade show and conference was a lot of fun. With a couple of friends at our booth. We even had a mime. Walking the show floor. While I was at the NACE show, a portion of I-95.
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MATCOR, Inc.: April 2007
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Local artist has brush with corrosion engineering. It's nice to see how much the company I've owned and operated for over 32 years has grown. We keep adding new staff to our team of designers, engineers, and sales teams - so much that we outgrew our space at our Doylestown, Pa. headquarters, and recently expanded our facilities. Just look at what Lynette has done so far to brighten our offices. She grew up in Warminster, but now makes Upper Bucks County her home. Lynette studied journalism at Tem...Here’...
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MATCOR, Inc.: July 2007
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Al Tompkins livens up a dry topic. Something wonderful happened yesterday morning. MATCOR was mentioned in Al's Morning Meeting. A compendium of ideas and story excerpts from a variety of Web sites. Al pointed out the seriousness of our nation's corroding infrastructure, and encouraged journalists to take a harder look. Why does his opinion matter? And why should we in the corrosion business care? That's what I wanted to know. Our infrastructure is aging. With age comes corrosion. And with corros...Since...
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MATCOR, Inc.: August 2008
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Edouard welcomes MATCOR to its new Houston Office. Was threatening Gulf Coast energy infrastructure as it approached land this past week, and it finally touched ground yesterday morning just after our Houston office. Spent the weekend moving into a new office space. In Katy, TX. I’m glad we were able to relocate and beat the storm, and that our staff are all safe. 20302 Park Row Drive. Katy, TX 77449. Posted by William R. Schutt at 8/06/2008 01:51:00 PM. Links to this post. Ask the Corrosion Experts.
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MATCOR, Inc.: May 2008
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Why would you install, but never test. Tests determined that the system no longer worked- some rectifiers proved inoperable and anodes were depleted. The scary part is we couldn’t tell when it stopped working, or if it ever worked in the first place. Posted by Ted Huck at 5/23/2008 02:28:00 PM. Links to this post. CP- A balcony's best friend. Many structural engineers now recognize the benefits of cathodic protection (CP) to stop the corrosion process and how to apply the right system in a given environm...
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MATCOR, Inc.: June 2007
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Grooming the next generation of corrosion engineers. It's not easy explaining corrosion engineering to my friends and family. So imagine my dilemma when we were invited to speak at Abington School District's. Career Day in Montgomery County. I thought, "How am I going to explain the intricacies of our business to fifth graders with short attention spans? Since kids love tall stories and outer space, I started with our work on NASA's VAB roof. One of the largest buildings in the world. Links to this post.
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MATCOR, Inc.: May 2007
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Reflecting on a project of a lifetime. When I pulled up to the world's third-largest usable space building, I knew I had to leave any fear of heights in the car. This was in spring 2005, when I visited NASA. S Vehicle Assembly Building ( VAB. In Cape Canaveral, Fla. My task was to examine how cathodic protection (CP) would stop the roof degradation of a national architectural landmark. Indeed, the VAB roof had been deteriorating for years, to the point where NASA had to install a steel sub-roof to catch ...
