AMPP Interview Series

Association for Materials Protection and Performance

These are official podcast series from the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP). AMPP was formed in January 2021 as a combination of NACE International and SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings.

  1. 5 DAYS AGO

    AMPP Honors the Legacy of Malcolm McNeil, an Industry Pioneer

    Malcolm McNeil, owner and president of McNeil Coatings Consultants, Inc., passed away on August 31, 2025. He was 92 years old. In addition to his numerous jobs and roles over six-plus decades in the industry, McNeil spent many years as a lead instructor of NACE International’s flagship Coating Inspector Program (CIP) and as Technical Editor for CoatingsPro Magazine. In this episode, longtime CIP Instructor Phil Fouche (who delivered McNeil’s eulogy this fall) joins AMPP staffers Ben DuBose and Stephanie Chizik to reflect on McNeil’s memorable life, including decades of distinguished service to both the association and the industry.

    38 min

  2. 30 OCT

    Pittsburgh Paints Execs Reflect on 2025, Look Ahead to 2026

    Dennis Karnstein and Brian Carson are top executives at Pittsburgh Paints Co., a leading North American producer of interior and exterior paints, stains, caulks, repair products, adhesives, and sealants. In this conversation with CoatingsPro Magazine, a member magazine of AMPP, Karnstein and Carson address several marketplace trends as 2025 draws to a close. Other discussion topics include strategies to make coatings more user-friendly for applicators; benefits of the group’s unique service model; new opportunities as a privately owned company; and more.

    25 min
  3. AMPP 2025 Exhibitor Spotlight: TESI Group, Lindsay Corp., Automa

    6 OCT

    AMPP 2025 Exhibitor Spotlight: TESI Group, Lindsay Corp., Automa

    As part of exclusive “Exhibitor Spotlight” interviews from our flagship AMPP 2025 conference in Nashville, we spoke with leading industry experts regarding new products and services to address today’s challenges. With emphasis on our Materials Performance (MP) audience, this mini-episode features insights from leaders at TESI Group, Lindsay Corp., and Automa.

    16 min
  4. Painting the Future: How Technology Is Transforming Industrial Coating

    10 SEPT

    Painting the Future: How Technology Is Transforming Industrial Coating

    As part of this sponsored episode, experts from the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) explore how new and emerging technologies are transforming the industrial coating marketplace. Featuring insights from Don McClain, Andrew Croll, and Ken Seal, topics include the impact of new technologies and tools; optimal strategies for training, workforce development, and quality control; future trends to watch for; and the role of organizations such as IUPAT and AMPP in supporting the industry and advocating for its workforce.

    47 min
  5. AMPP 2025 Exhibitor Spotlight: MOBILTEX and ROCKWOOL

    9 SEPT

    AMPP 2025 Exhibitor Spotlight: MOBILTEX and ROCKWOOL

    In exclusive “Exhibitor Spotlight” interviews from our flagship AMPP 2025 conference in Nashville, we spoke with several industry experts regarding new products and services to address modern needs and challenges. With emphasis on our Materials Performance (MP) audience, this mini-episode features insights from leaders at MOBILTEX and ROCKWOOL.

    11 min
  6. 2025 MP Awards Winner: Vapor Pipe Shield, General Air Products

    19 AUG

    2025 MP Awards Winner: Vapor Pipe Shield, General Air Products

    Ray Fremont Jr., president of General Air Products, joins our ongoing series profiling winners of the 2025 Materials Performance (MP) Corrosion Innovation of the Year Awards. General Air’s winning innovation, Vapor Pipe Shield, is a patented and UL-listed solution for the prevention of corrosion in dry pipe and pre-action fire sprinkler systems. The technology features a delivery system utilizing a vapor-phase corrosion inhibitor, and Fremont explains how it is already making a difference out in the field.

    20 min
  7. 2025 Innovation Awards: PTFE Spacer Wrap Shows Promise

    6 AUG

    2025 Innovation Awards: PTFE Spacer Wrap Shows Promise

    Developed by Integrity Products & Supplies Inc., the PTFE Spacer Wrap offers an impermeable and stand-off barrier between thermal insulation and piping to simultaneously protect against corrosion under insulation, insulation-driven stress cracking, and thermal losses. Backed by peer-reviewed scientific research, this winning innovation (materials design category) from the 2025 MP Corrosion Innovation of the Year Awards is helping resolve previously unaddressed protection and performance issues faced by thermally insulated assets. In this interview episode, Technical Director Ahmad RK Rana and CEO Graham Brigham explain how the system works and its unique value proposition to the industry.

    23 min
  8. 2025 MP Awards Winner: Closed-Loop, Smart Cathodic Protection

    5 AUG

    2025 MP Awards Winner: Closed-Loop, Smart Cathodic Protection

    Mike Yongjun Tan, professor of applied electrochemistry and corrosion technologies at Australia’s Deakin University, shares insights pertaining to his group’s award-winning technology. As a patent-pending, closed-loop smart cathodic protection (CP) technology, the system employs a localized corrosion probe to perform in-situ monitoring of localized corrosion. It then uses corrosion monitoring data to smartly adjust and closed-loop control the CP potential/current.

    30 min
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About

These are official podcast series from the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP). AMPP was formed in January 2021 as a combination of NACE International and SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings.

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  • Creator
    Association for Materials Protection and Performance
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    234
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2021 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    AMPP Interview Series

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