Advisory Council

A Primary Mission of the Council is to promote effective means of surface preparation in the maintenance industry using water and water/abrasive blasting techniques. Operating conditions, cleaning rates, and performance differ substantially from standard equipment with several significant advantages applicable in todays environmentally and safety- conscious society. Early in 1971, the first ultrahigh-pressure compact intensifier [...]

A 1975 benchmark study by Battelle-NBS calculated the cost of corrosion to be $70 billion per year, which was 4.2 percent of the nation’s gross national product (GNP). In this study, the total direct cost of corrosion was determined by analyzing 26 industrial sectors in which corrosion is known to exist and extrapolating the results [...]

The purpose of NSRP Project 3-96-4 was to evaluate the productivity of and areas of hydroblast (water-jetting) removal of coatings on representative areas of a ship, such as the hull, non-skid decking areas, tanks, complex geometry using open and closed loop systems. These procedures include surface cleanliness, surface contamination, coating removal rates, visual appearance, flash [...]

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·Atlantic Marine Holding Company – (Prime Contractor) Will contribute shipyard resources and shipyard facility. · Worker fatigue induced by activities involving prolonged and repetitive use of heavy tools and equipment ·Discharge of water (process and storm water) contaminated with heavy metals into adjacent waterways and onto adjacent property via storm drains and into the ground [...]

The project team will strive to achieve a 50% reduction in total costs associated with the UHP Water Blasting Process through industrial engineering methods, ergonomic analysis, and environmental engineering efforts. ·18 shipyards responded to survey (374 surveys mailed) ·38% of responses indicated that they use UHP Waterblasting for surface preparation ·The respondents indicated that most [...]