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IN THE NEWS

New Organization for Venjakob Group Starts New Year with
Corrosion and Protective
Coatings Industries Unveiled New North American Brand Strategy

Venjakob Group says for strategic reasons offering tailored turnkey coating sys-
and to further sales and services, it is tems. If the in-house technical center in
To create a unified voice repositioning its branding. Nutro Inc., a OH does not have the desired test system,
for the corrosion control member of Venjakob Group which it may be available in Germany.
and protective coatings in- supplies automated finishing systems, will Venjakob adds that the power of
dustries, a new association adopt the corporate design of the Venjakob the group’s component companies, all
launched January 6, at a Group. Venjakob North America Inc. will expert in the field of surface technology,
global virtual event. also follow suit. offers the prospect of a successful
The new organization, For the customers and business part- combined future.
the Association for Materi- ners of both Venjakob North America and www.venjakob.de/en
als Protection and Perform- Nutro, nothing will change.
ance (AMPP), was formed by a merger between The company says customers and busi-
Houston-based NACE International, The Corro- ness partners will benefit from a strong
sion Society; and Pittsburgh-based SSPC: The So- team. Contacts will remain the
ciety for Protective Coatings. AMPP’s name, logo, same and it is business as usual.
and other brand elements were revealed at the Venjakob, headquartered in
event led by AMPP CEO, Bob Chalker and the or- Rheda-Wiedenbrueck, Germany,
ganization’s executive leadership. was founded in 1963 and is cur-
“AMPP brings together the world’s leading rently under third-generation
corrosion prevention and protective coatings or- management.
ganizations under one umbrella,” says Chalker. The company says it and
“With a vision to create a safer, protected, and Strongsville, OH-headquartered
sustainable world, the new association will Nutro complement each other by
focus on the future of materials protection and
performance.”
With more than 40,000 members in 130
countries, AMPP consists of two governance
structures— AMPP and AMPP Global Center. NEW
AMPP provides services to members in the
areas of certification, accreditation, member-
ship, advocacy and public affairs, while AMPP Coating Thickness Gages
Global Center focuses on standards, technical
and research activities, conferences, events, 2 models
education, training, publications, and preprofes- Ferrous for Steel
sional programming.
While the AMPP staff has been working to- Combo for All Metals
gether seamlessly since October, some program
Fast, repeatable measurements
details such as accreditation and certification
(60+ readings per minute)
continue to evolve. For the near future, NACE
Ready to measure—no adjustment
and SSPC accreditations and certifications will
remain as they are currently. required for most applications
“For years, AMPP’s new combined member- Onscreen averaging for up to 99 readings
ship has been aligned in one very important way: Strong, wear-resistant, ruby-tipped probe
our members are dedicated to protecting infras- Two year warranty on gage body AND probe
tructure and assets from corrosion and deterio-
ration,” says Chalker. “Guided by this common
purpose we will be a stronger, more powerful www.defelsko.com
voice for our industry by working together.”
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