Citation
(2013), "Flexitallic FRG wins NACE Corrosion Innovation of the year award", Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Vol. 60 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/ACMM.12860eaa.004
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Flexitallic FRG wins NACE Corrosion Innovation of the year award
Article Type:
Industrial news
From:
Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Volume 60, Issue 5
The ground-breaking Flexitallic Flange Rescue Gasket (FRG) from West Yorkshire-based Flexitallic Ltd, UK headquarters of The Flexitallic Group ($270 million USD turnover), has won an award at The 2013 MP Readers Choice Corrosion Innovation of the Year Awards at CORROSION 2013.
The award, for Integrity Assessment in the Corrosion Control Category, was presented to FRG inventor and Head of Engineering at Flexitallic, Russ Currie, by NACE International President Kevin Garrity at the annual corrosion conference and exposition in Orlando, Florida.
The Materials Performance Readers Choice Corrosion Innovation of the Year Awards invited nominations from companies, individuals and governments resulting in 47 nominations from 12 countries for consideration.
NACE International Executive Director, Bob Chalker said, “The winners represent the best of the industry.
Figure 4 Flange rescue gasket from Flexitallic Ltd
Russ Currie, inventor of the award-winning FRG, commented, “It is a privilege to receive the award for the FRG. It is great recognition for an innovation which truly addresses a major corrosion issue for the industry – it limits the amount of initial corrosion and vastly reduces the lengthy and costly processes involved, which are carried out in extreme environments (Figure 4).
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