At a plant in Euclid, Ohio, MesoCoat Inc. has installed a $70-million operation to apply a cermet cladding to the interior surface of line pipe, to enhance the products' corrosion-resistance. "Our new facility enables us to demonstrate continuous, automated production of 12-meter pipe segments," stated MesoCoat's CEO Andrew Sherman, "and is a major milestone toward realizing our mission to offer cost-effective life-of-asset protection in an effort to reduce the estimated $2.2-trillion wasted worldwide as a result of preventable corrosion and wear."
