Railway Interchange 2019

Protective Coatings Committee Session 1: Measuring and Managing Blast Operations, Reducing Your Costs in Blasting Processes, Focus on AAR Coating Shop Audits (Room 208CD)

Measuring and Managing Blast Operations

Session information coming

Speaker: Joe Craig, Owner, Blast Services Inc.

Reducing Your Costs in Blasting Processes

Session information coming

Speaker: Brian Kenimer, Team Lead, Industrial Project Sales, BlastOne

Focus on AAR Coating Shop Audits

This session will provide valuable information to tank car owners, manufacturers, repair shops, and component suppliers engaged in the design, fabrication, manufacture, repair, and assembly of tank cars, tank car tank components, service equipment, and closures. The track will focus on AAR’s Circular CPC-1338, with respect to new and revised definitions and facility certification. The discussion will also respond to questions that have arisen since issuance of the circular.

  • Speaker: Maria Betti, Senior Chemical Engineer, GATX
  • Speaker: Jim Molnar, Manager of Coatings R & D, UTLX
  • Speaker: Matthew Forister, Assistant Director Tank Car/Hazmat Safety, AAR

Session Sponsor: James R. Molnar, Manager R&D, Union Tank Car Company