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20 OCTOBER 2017 MATERIALS PERFORMANCE NACE INTERNATIONAL: VOL. 56, NO. 10 COMPANY NEWS Coating Provider Expands to Larger Facility U.S. House Rep. Warren Davidson and Strong- hold President Larry Grimenstein open the new facility. Photo courtesy of Stronghold. Stronghold Coating Systems (Franklin, Ohio), a provider of custom polymeric products and process development for thermal spray coating, announced the opening of a larger facility for the in-house production of its MM 1018 polymeric metal material line. This represents the first time the load-bearing repair product has been manufactured in the United States. The new 5,000 ft 2 (465 m 2 ) facility is double the size of the prior site and will house production units and areas for engi- neering, research and development, ship- ping and receiving, and corporate offices. Manufacturing will include the acquisition of specialized mixing and blending machinery, as well as the addition of more personnel. The new site will also incorpo- rate 6-axis robotic application systems, as well as the company's technical database. The existing facility will continue to pro- duce products that include micro-porosity sealers with capillary action and repair products, and maintain a full-featured test lab. Energy Engineering Firm Opens Indianapolis Office Energy engineering company EN Engi- neering (Warrenville, Illinois) recently opened a new office in Indianapolis, Indi- ana, to better serve clients in the region. The office is located near many of the gas and electric local distribution companies and pipeline clients the company serves. In addition, Indianapolis offers a good location for expansion and the opportu- nity to create new relationships, according to the company. "Indianapolis is known as the crossroads of America, and that also applies to our country's energy infrastruc- ture," says Ben Browning, the senior proj- ect engineer who will head up the office. "A large number of energy assets travel across the state, and our new office will allow us to provide quick, convenient sup- port to our clients in the area, as well as help other clients in the region." The com- pany has 17 other locations around the country, with engineers licensed to prac- tice in all 50 U.S. states. Corrosion Monitoring at Offshore Fields Corrosion and erosion monitoring and chemical injection and optimization pro- vider Cosasco (Santa Fe Springs, Califor- nia) was awarded contracts worth $3 mil- lion from L&T; Hydrocarbon Engineering (Mumbai, India) to deliver corrosion mon- itoring systems to a major energy com- pany in the Middle East. The groups will install 80 electrical resistance probes, 48 corrosion coupon assemblies, and 18 chemical injection points at two offshore fields—one gas and one oil. The company is also providing consultancy, manufactur- ing, in-field support, and a long-term war- ranty. The corrosion monitoring system will transmit data to a monitoring server at a central location. From there, the oper- ator will be able to analyze the data to sup- port decision-making to extend asset life, maximize production, and minimize the risk of outages. The operator's challenges include extreme high pressures and hydro- gen sulfide (H 2 S) in the throughput. The probes—known for their sensitivity and high-quality data—are specifically designed for H 2 S applications. Compliance Solutions Group Appoints Vice President American Innovations (AI) (Austin, Texas), a leading provider of compliance solutions to oil and gas professionals, appointed Erik Potter as its vice president of profes- sional services. In overseeing the group's professional service teams, Potter will be responsible for the strategic direction and operational leadership of the integrity management, geographic information sys- tems (GIS), and pipeline compliance teams. Before joining AI, Potter led GIS organizations at several midstream and utility companies and had founded three different GIS service companies as an entrepreneur. "I look forward to reaching more customers with the services we cur- rently offer, providing the new services that our customers are requesting, and strengthening our product offering by delivering a more complete solution," Potter says. Plastics Company Names New President, CEO Jay Rooney. Photo courtesy of Harrington Industrial Plastics. Harrington Industrial Plastics (Chino, California) named Jay Rooney, previously chief financial officer, as the company's president and chief executive officer. Rooney assumed these roles on July 14, 2017, and succeeds Jim Swanson, who is now chairman of the board. Rooney has served on the company's executive team for the past 11 years, and has more than 40 years of total industry experience, including work for both manufacturers and distributors. Mike Tourtelot, who joined the company in May after spending 26 years with Carrier Corp. (Farmington, Connecticut), was named chief financial officer. Tourtelot had served in that role at Carrier Corp./Watsco since 2010. —Ben DuBose