Analyses et guides
What is vacuum blasting, and how does it work?
Vacuum blasting For preparing and cleaning steel surfaces, different types of abrasive blasting are possible. For example, we know the common techniques...
What is wheel blasting?
What is wheel blasting? For preparing and cleaning steel surfaces, there are several methods that can be used. For example, there are...
CAS vs AMPShare: Choosing the Right Multi-Brand Battery System for Industrial Maintenance
CAS vs AMPShare: the two main multi-brand battery platforms for industrial maintenance. Key differences, decision framework, and where MontiPower fits.
Bristle Blaster® Ultimate Cordless: SSPC-SP10 Surface Prep Without Grit, Without a Cord
For pipeline field joint coating, bridge and infrastructure spot repair, offshore structural maintenance in non-ATEX-classified zones, and any application
MontiPower Ultimate Cordless Tools: Built on CAS Battery Technology
For maintenance operations in energy, offshore, marine, and heavy industry where multiple surface preparation tasks are performed in the same shift or...
What Is the CAS (Cordless Alliance System)? A Guide for Industrial Maintenance Teams
For industrial maintenance operations that already carry CAS batteries on site, this is a significant practical change. It eliminates a dedicated battery
Stress Corrosion Cracking: What It Is, Where It Occurs, and How Coatings Prevent It
SCC requires three conditions to be present simultaneously. Eliminating any one of them prevents SCC:
Galvanic Corrosion: How It Works and the Role of Zinc-Rich Primers in Protection
When two dissimilar metals are connected in an electrolyte, they form a galvanic cell — an electrochemical cell in which the difference...
MIC Corrosion: What Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion Is and How Coatings Address It
MIC in carbon steel and other ferrous metals is primarily associated with three categories of bacteria:
Intumescent Coatings: What They Are and What Surface Preparation They Require
Intumescent coatings contain three active ingredient types that react in sequence when exposed to heat:
Rust vs Corrosion: What's the Difference and Why It Matters for Surface Preparation
Corrosion is the chemical or electrochemical reaction between a metal and its environment that degrades the metal's properties. The environment provides the
Pitting Corrosion: What It Is, Why It Matters for Surface Preparation, and How to Address It
Pitting corrosion is an electrochemical process initiated when the passive oxide film on a metal surface is locally disrupted — typically by...
Corrosion Control for Industrial Assets: A Practical Framework
How to build a corrosion control programme for industrial assets — environment assessment, coating system selection, surface preparation standards
How to Keep Steel Corrosion-Free: Maintenance Cycles and Surface Preparation
Steel corrodes because iron is thermodynamically unstable in the presence of water and oxygen — it spontaneously oxidises to form iron oxide...
Corrosion Protection for Steel Structures: A Practical Guide
Steel corrosion is an electrochemical reaction in which iron is oxidised in the presence of water and oxygen. The basic reaction produces...
Industrial Coatings: Types, Systems, and Surface Preparation Requirements
Two-component epoxy coatings are the most widely specified industrial coating technology globally. They consist of an epoxy resin component (Part A) and...
Corrosion Resistant Coatings: Why Surface Preparation Determines Whether They Work
Corrosion resistant coatings protect steel through one or more of three mechanisms:
Performance Coatings: What They Are and What Surface Preparation They Require
Performance coatings is an industry term for coating systems formulated to deliver measurable, long-term protection in service environments that standard
How to Write a Surface Preparation Specification That Gets Results
This guide covers what a complete surface preparation specification must contain, how to select the right standards, common specification weaknesses that
Anchor Profile Measurement: Field Guide for Inspectors
This guide explains what anchor profile is, why it matters, the three ASTM D4417 measurement methods, and how to perform a compliant...
Complete Guide to SSPC Surface Preparation Standards: SP-1 Through SP-16 and WJ Levels
This guide covers all SSPC surface preparation standards currently in use — from solvent cleaning (SP-1) through the highest blast cleaning levels...
Soluble Salt Contamination: Why It Causes Coating Failure and How to Test for It
Soluble salts in the context of steel surface preparation are ionic chemical compounds — primarily chlorides, sulphates and nitrates — that dissolve...
Flash Rust: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Prevent It
This guide explains what flash rust is, why it forms, how to assess it, and how to prevent it — or avoid...
Water Jetting Surface Preparation Standards: WJ-1 Through WJ-4 Explained
Water jetting uses pressurised water — typically at pressures above 1,700 bar (25,000 psi) for UHP applications — directed at the steel...
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