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The article offers news briefs related to the standardization industry as of 2013. Cynthia L. O'Malley has been promoted as consulting and laboratory service manager at KTA-Tator Inc. William Brickey has been appointed as senior vice president of Terracon Consultants Inc. ASTM International member David Darwin has received the Arthur J. Boase Award.

The article offers information related to corrosion control. Topics discussed the test program developed by researchers from Northrop Grumman Undersea Systems and engineering consultant KTA-Tator which test non-chromate coating systems for ballistic missile launch tubes of U.S. Navy submarines and the research project assigned by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) to Elzly Technology Corp. to detect soluble salt contamination on highway structures.

This section offers news on the materials manufacturing/maintenance industry. Elcometer Ltd., England, supplier of inspection equipment to coatings, concrete and metal detection industries, acquired Dakota Ultrasonics Inc., California, manufacturer of industrial ultrasonic testing equipment. Polyguard Products, Texas, appointed Frank Bartolic as vice president of engineering. On December 21, 2010, KTA-Tator, Inc. officially became an employee-owned company via an employee stock ownership plan.

The article announces several promotions at the coatings and corrosion engineering group KTA-Tator including Bill Corbett as chief operations officer (COO), John Konopka as chief financial officer (CFO), and Cindy O'Malley as vice president.

This section offers news briefs on the corrosion prevention and control industry as of January 2014. Scotland-based LUX Assure has completed its first major work in the Middle East using its corrosion management tool CoMic. U.S.-based KTA-Tator Inc. has promoted Cindy O'Malley to manager of consulting and laboratory services. Italy's De Nora signed a joint venture agreement with ThyssenKrupp Uhde, a subsidiary of the plant engineering and construction company ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions.

This article profiles KTA-Tator Inc., a consulting engineering firm founded in 1949. Its business core was based on the KTA Test Panel, which was invented by Kenneth Tator and used for comparative evaluation of various coatings systems' performance. Other accomplishments include the concept of independent coatings inspection services and the development of nuclear coatings standards through the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

The article offers corporate news briefs related to the corrosion sciences industry. KTA-Tator, Inc. (KTA) announces the promotion of Daniel P. Adley to chief executive officer. Mettler Toledo Process Analytics of Bedford, Massachusetts releases a best-practice eBooklet guide to process analytics in the chemical industry. Pump Solutions Group of Downers Grove, Illinois launches its Web site, www.psgdover.com.

Reports on career developments and awards related to the corrosion control industry in the U.S. as of May 2006. Employees appointed at Schiff Associates including Ryan Maupin, Donald Hermann and Jim Wiggins; Appointment of Judy Cheng as western territory coatings consultant at KTA-Tator Inc.; Sales Agency of the Year award received by Burks Inc. from Plasticolors.

Presents news briefs on people in the building materials industry. Promotion of Gerry Williams to vice president of corporate projects for Corrpro Companies, Inc.; Addition of James K. Hilton, Jr. to the KTA-Tator, Inc. family as steel inspection group manager; Appointment of Jay Reyher to the position of regional group president for technical polymers and worldwide general manager for fluoropolymers at Arkema, Inc.

The article offers brief profile of consulting engineering firm Kenneth Tator Associates (KTA) located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Topics discussed include formation of KTA Test Panel for the comparative evaluation of coating systems by Tators, role of KTA analytical testing and physical testing in performing more than 60 ASTM International standardized test procedures on coating materials and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials as KTA's largest client.