CoatingsPro Magazine - January 2022
Beneath the Surface
Stephanie Marie Chizik 2021-12-28 22:08:45
We’re Back!
What an exciting start to the new year we’ve got already! Forgive me while I talk yet again about the events that we’re attending this winter. There’s just something so magical about meeting and visiting with new and returning CoatingsPro readers, coworkers, and other supporters.
As I’m sure you know, Zoom meetings, phone calls, instant messaging, texting, FaceTiming, and beyond all have a great place in the world of communication. But nothing beats a face-to-face chat, and 2022 has brought us back to that in full force.
Good Tidings for 2022
This year is also already bringing CoatingsPro some special information about the inaugural event for Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) — the merged NACE International and SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings. Check out the coatings-specific program preview on page 43. I’m really looking forward to seeing what that event brings to the coatings and greater corrosion industries.
You’ll also see in this issue some exciting feature stories, including an award-winning epoxy floor (page 36), a “witch hat” steel tank with an artistic flare (page 118), and a coated spray polyurethane foam roof in Hawaii (page 94). We’re sharing an overview of the differences between productivity and efficiency (and why it matters) on page 22; recent patterns, priorities, and processes from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on page 30; and another anniversary-related Industry Insight from a longtime supporter and featured contractor on page 146.
Of course, we’ve also got CoatingsPro’s 20th anniversary in full swing now. If you haven’t listened to one of my influential peers, Ben DuBose, chat with some of the industry veterans over on the podcast, then you’re missing out! Get a good listen at www.coatingspromag.com/podcasts.
Here’s to a Great New Year!
I’m hoping that the positivity that this year has started off with will continue throughout the new year. May 2022 meet you and yours with happiness, good health, great wealth, an improved supply chain, and a robust and skilled workforce.
And, as always, happy coating!
Stephanie Marie Chizik
Editor-in-Chief
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