Association for Materials Protection and Performance

AMPP: The Association for Materials Protection and Performance
Predecessor	NACE, SSPC
Founded	2021
Type	Professional Organization
Focus	Corrosion Engineering, Protective Coatings
Location	Houston, Texas, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania;
Area served	Worldwide
Method	Standards, Training, Professional Certification, Contractor Accreditation, Conferences, Publications
Members	40,000+
Key people	Alan Thomas, Chief Executive Officer
Subsidiaries	MPI: Master Painters Institute
Employees	200+
Website	http://www.ampp.org

The Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP), is a professional association focused on the protection of assets and performance of materials. AMPP was created when NACE International and SSPC the Society for Protective Coatings merged in 2021.^[2]^[3]^[4] AMPP is active in more than 130 countries and has more than 40,000 members.^[5] AMPP is headquartered in the U.S. with offices in Houston, Texas and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Additional offices are located in the U.K., China, Malaysia, Brazil, and Saudi Arabia with a training center in Dubai.^[6]

Standards

Both the legacy NACE and SSPC organizations were ANSI-accredited standards developers, which AMPP plans to continue. The merged standards program includes 25 standing standards committees that develop technical standards for industries including cathodic protection, coatings, defense, highways and bridges, rail, maritime, oil and gas, power and utilities, research and testing, tanks and pipelines, and water and wastewater.^[7]

Professional training and certifications

AMPP offers individual training and certification programs. Many are merged programs that originated as competing programs under the former NACE and SSPC organizations. Other programs are still being administered under the legacy NACE or SSPC frameworks until the merger is complete.

Individual Training and Certification Programs
Category	Programs
Coatings Inspector Program (CIP)	Basic Coatings Inspector Certified Coatings Inspector Senior Certified Coatings Inspector
Coatings Applicator Specialist Program (CAS)	Basic Coatings Applicator Certified Applicator Specialist SSPC C7 Abrasive Blasting SSPC C12 Spray Application SSPC C14 Marine Plural Component
Cathodic Protection	CP1 Cathodic Protection Tester CP2 Cathodic Protection Technician CP2 Cathodic Protection Technician - Maritime CP3 Cathodic Protection Technologist CP4 Cathodic Protection Specialist
Pipeline	Internal Corrosion Technologist Pipeline Corrosion Integrity Management (PCIM) Technician Pipeline Corrosion Integrity Management (PCIM) Technologist Senior Internal Corrision Technologist
General Corrosion	Refining Corrosion Technologist Corrosion Technician Corrosion Technologist Offshore Corrosion Assessment Training (O-CAT) Technician Senior Corrosion Technologist
General Coatings	Protective Coating Technician Shipboard Corrosion Assessment Training (S-CAT) Technician
Speciality Certifications	MR0175 Certified User Carbon Steel (CS) Certification MR0175 Certified User Corrosion Resistant Alloy (CRA) Certification Corrosion Specialist Protective Coating Specialist
Micro-Credentials	Corrosion Foundations Coatings Foundations for Amusement Parks

Contractor accreditation

AMPP administers accreditation programs for contractors working in the protective coatings and linings industries.^[8] "QP" stands for "Qualification Procedure", a reference to the technical standard that underlies each program.

QP 1, Field Application to Complex Industrial and Marine Structures
QP 2, Field Removal of Hazardous Coatings
QP 3, Shop Painting (QP 3 is a joint standard also used by AISC for their sophisticated paint endorsement.)
QP 5, Coating and Lining Inspection Companies
QP 6, Metallizing
QP 7, Painting Contractor Introductory Program
QP 8, Installation of Polymer Coatings and Surfacings on Concrete and Other Cementitious Surfaces
QP 9, Commercial Painting and Coating Contractors
QN 1, Nuclear Coating Supplement
QS 1, Advanced Quality Management System (ISO 9001-compliant)

References

^ "NACE International Institute Acquires Canada's Master Painters Institute". www.materialsperformance.com.
^ "NEW Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) Launches Today". www.businesswire.com. January 6, 2021.
^ "AMPP Makes Industry Debut with Virtual Launch : PaintSquare News". www.paintsquare.com.
^ "NACE International and SSPC Merge to Form AMPP". www.pfonline.com. 8 January 2021.
^ "Association for Materials Protection and Performance Launched". Coatings World.
^ https://www.linkedin.com/company/ampporg/about/ ^{[self-published source]}
^ "About NACE Standards". ampp.org.
^ S, Morgan. "QP Programs".

External links

Official website

[1] "NACE International Institute Acquires Canada's Master Painters Institute". www.materialsperformance.com.

[2] "NEW Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) Launches Today". www.businesswire.com. January 6, 2021.

[3] "AMPP Makes Industry Debut with Virtual Launch : PaintSquare News". www.paintsquare.com.

[4] "NACE International and SSPC Merge to Form AMPP". www.pfonline.com. 8 January 2021.

[5] "Association for Materials Protection and Performance Launched". Coatings World.

[6] ttps://www.linkedin.com/company/ampporg/about/ ^{[self-published source]}

[7] "About NACE Standards". ampp.org.

[8] S, Morgan. "QP Programs".

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