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EonCoat Seawater Corrosion Test Results

After 170 long days, the EonCoat Seawater Corrosion Test has finally come to its conclusion, and EonCoat was the last coating standing! Skeptical since this is the EonCoat blog We don’t blame you! That’s why we made sure to take...

Are We Still Under Attack From Lead Paint?

In 2011 alone, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission’s lead paint recall list of child products and toys extended 60 pages The report included products such as toys, purses with painted zippers, sportswear, painted jewelry,...

More Durable Concrete Could Extend Infrastructure Life By 20 Yrs

As America’s bridges, roads and the rest of our infrastructure is getting older, any news that could extend our infrastructure’s lifespan is welcome A team of Canadian researchers recently announced that they have developed a form...

A (Brief) History of Argonne National Labs

EonCoat was developed in Wilson, NC, on the heels of 20 years of research at Argonne National Laboratories (ANL), one of the Department of Energy’s oldest and largest laboratories Argonne developed the base cementious formulation...

NC Chemical Plant Fire Forces Home Evacuations

At 3pm on Saturday, May 28, Hudson, NC, shook under a series of on-going explosions at the Chemical Coatings, Inc plant in Caldwell County Chemical Coatings makes lacquers, dyes and other coatings for furniture Residents living in 750...

Virginia Class Submarines Losing Their Coatings

The US Navy has had some coating issues recently with their Virginia class submarines – their anechoic (anti-sonar) coatings have been falling off on patrol! This is particular worrisome as the anechoic coating has been proven to...

Behind the Scenes at EonCoat: How Real Saltwater Makes its Way to Wilson

It’s not easy to run a seawater corrosion test for more than 140 days Why, you ask Because when you are located 100 miles from the coast it can be challenge to come up with 90 gallons of seawater each week! Thanks to Kevin...

The Future of Coatings: A Look Forward

It’s no secret that humans are beginning to innovate on an exponential curve Computer processing speeds double every two years and technologies thought to be impossible only a decade ago are already in widespread use With that in...

A Guide to EonCoat Surface Prep by Substrate and Condition

One of the most common questions we get about EonCoat is the amount of surface preparation required for a specific substrate We’re happy to answer these questions, especially because EonCoat usually saves contractors time and money...

US Gov to BP: Clean Up Your Prudhoe Bay Pipeline

The BP North Slope Clean Water Act Settlement was announced earlier this week and requires BP to pay the federal government $25 million in civil penalties for their 2006 oil spill on Alaska’s North Slope In addition to the civil...