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After nine years, the Society of Protective Coatings (SSPC) released its latest Abrasive Specification–SSPC-AB 4—making it the first update since 2000.

Sponge Media™ composite abrasives were recently put to the test to help conserve precious resources in what is being called the first oil and gas sustainable commissioning project. The results could not have been more positive. The core of this sustainable solution includes composite abrasives and an innovative Pipeline Inspection Gadget (or PIG) system, which, after field-testing, were used in two atmospheric distillation units (ADUs) at Brazil’s Petrobras Refinaria Abreu de Lima, also known as Refinaria do Nordeste (RNEST). The goal of the sustainable commissioning process was to save water normally used for cleaning and testing the pipe network connected to the ADUs, although there were other benefits as well.

Sponge-Jet distributor SAE (Champtoce Sur Loire, France) had a message for their local Corrosion Engineers at the Les Rencontres de la Peinture Anticorrosion exhibition held a few weeks back. You don’t have to compromise abrasive cleanliness levels and profiles in abrasive blasting- prohibited environments – or anywhere else for that matter. No need to use time-consuming hand-tools to create sub-par anchor profiles. You can achieve the highest cleanliness levels and nearly any profile… and even maximize the life of industrial coatings with Sponge-Jet Sponge Media™ abrasives technology. This was the message SA3 was projecting at their most recent corrosion engineering event.

Joe Maty, Editor of Journal of Architectural Coatings (JAC) on popular demand decided to re-run an article on work architect David A. Kemnitzer and painting subcontractor Lepi Enterprises did using Sponge-Jet technology. The article was rel...eased on Technology Publishing’s Durability and Design, architectural portal (www.durabilityanddesign.com). The title and abstract follow. Check out the project. Paint Removal: Having a blast, gently Paint removal with composite sponge media lends power, precision to restoration program for exterior of historic West Virginia courthouse. Click the link below for the actual article (easy login)… http://www.durabilityanddesign.com/archive/?fuseaction=view&articleID=3449&CFID=151949&CFTOKEN=eac50496cc7fc8a0-F3FC842F-DC47-814A-CD649F702120E4EB

October 12, 2011 - Portsmouth, NH