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The construction industry has struggled to fully embrace the philosophy of defect prevention rather than detection as a quality objective. Quality is more often discussed in sales presentations and marketing literature than in strategic plans or board meetings. This paper explores quality principles and methodologies employed in the manufacturing industry over the past twenty years that have resulted in measurable performance improvements yet are not adopted by the construction industry.
The construction industry has struggled to fully embrace the philosophy of defect prevention rather than detection as a quality objective. Quality is more often discussed in sales presentations and marketing literature than in strategic plans or board meetings. This paper explores quality principles and methodologies employed in the manufacturing industry over the past twenty years that have resulted in measurable performance improvements yet are not adopted by the construction industry. The focus of the paper is why the construction industry struggles to use integrated process control systems to comply with established standards and the effect of our culture on quality improvement deployment and obtainment.
With the success of the SSPC painting contractor certification programs (PCCP) and increasing Owner requirements for both quality control (QC) by the contractor and quality assurance (QA) by third party inspectors, there is more confusion than ever over which types of inspections, and to what level of detail, should be performed by whom.
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Thermal spray coatings (TSC) have been successfully used in all major sectors of the marine and industrial corrosion control coatings market.
Traditional coating systems for steel have often used a sacrificial primer, barrier coat and topcoat, to provide good UV resistance and appearance. One fundamental problem with all organic coating systems is that there will always be some permeation through the coating. These systems are therefore sacrificial in nature and have a finite life. The use of multi-coat systems also dramatically increases application time, presenting problems both for new construction and maintenance projects.