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New standards, test results, equipment investment and what changes in practice for those who specify.
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Sapucaia at ROG.e 2026
Riocentro, Rio de Janeiro, September 21–24 — what the team brought to Rio: fastener coating for oil and gas and coating and alloy measurement by X-ray.
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Oct 22, 2026Zinc or manganese phosphate: how to choose the right treatment for each part
Zinc phosphate prepares the part for paint and for oil protection. Manganese phosphate resists wear and galling. See how to choose in three questions.
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Oct 17, 2026The Equatorial Margin: a new frontier, and the fastener that will go there
Petrobras has twice confirmed oil at the Morpho well, in the Foz do Amazonas basin. Across the border, Guyana shows what comes next — and what the specification asks of the fastener.
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Oct 14, 2026World Standards Day: the standards behind every coating layer
On 14 October, the ASTM and ISO standards that define each Sapucaia coating, how they are kept at the current revision, and what changes with the new ISO 9001:2026.
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Sep 20, 2026ASTM B633: the edition of the standard is part of the specification
Two BSEE reports describe the same mechanism: the coating was in the standard, but in the old edition. The failure was not the bath — it was a link nobody audited.
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