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AC Mitigation: 4 Approaches to Protect Your Assets

Pipelines paralleling high-voltage AC transmission lines require engineered grounding to prevent AC-induced corrosion and safety hazards. The four primary AC mitigation strategies—fault shielding, gradient control mats, lumped grounding, and gradient control wires—are detailed with design and monitoring guidance.

Cathodic Protection—What is it and how does it work?

What is cathodic protection? Understand the basics of cathodic protection. See how it extends the life of critical infrastructure.

Sep 28, 2026

AMPP Central Conference 2026

Join members of the MATCOR team in Booth #122 at the AMPP Central Conference in St. Paul, MN September 28-30, 2026

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Oct 19, 2026

AMPP Eastern Conference 2026

Join members of the MATCOR team in Booth #301 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This year’s conference will feature a Pipeline Integrity focused technical program, bringing together top industry experts, […]

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Nov 16, 2026

AMPP Western Conference 2026

Join Team MATCOR at the AMPP Western Conference in Renton, WA November 16-18, 2026. We’ll be in Booth #303. Ted Huck, MATCOR’s Sales Director, will present on “Cathodic Protection for […]

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CORROSION 2021 – Get Your Free Hot Sauce!

MATCOR is offering complimentary bottles of its popular AMPP Conference hot sauce featuring mascot Rusty to corrosion industry professionals who submit a request form.

BrandSafway Acquires JA Electronics Manufacturing Company

BrandSafway has acquired JA Electronics Manufacturing Company, a Stafford, Texas-based provider of cathodic protection rectifiers, controllers, and corrosion control equipment, expanding MATCOR’s solution portfolio and deepening BrandSafway’s corrosion and integrity business.

Successful Sled Anode Installation Provides Houston Ship Terminal Corrosion Protection

MATCOR completed a sled anode installation along the Houston Ship Channel to provide cathodic protection for a new combi pile wall, deploying two mixed metal oxide titanium sled anodes each designed for 75 amps output over 30 years of continuous service in seawater.

MATCOR Safety Week—Planning for Success

MATCOR conducted a one-week safety training program in Guthrie, Oklahoma for 58 field personnel, covering excavation competency, equipment operation, operator qualification, H2S awareness, CPR, and BrandSafway internal safety programs while maintaining COVID-19 social distancing protocols.

Welcome New MATCOR Team Members!

MATCOR welcomes three experienced corrosion industry professionals to its team: a Gulf Coast account manager with 30 years of CP sales experience, a certified PMP project manager for the Permian Basin, and a former operator corrosion program manager based in Casper, Wyoming.

Solar Powered Cathodic Protection Systems—Design Considerations

Solar powered cathodic protection systems require careful design to minimize current and resistance requirements, since power supply costs increase exponentially with wattage. Key strategies include conservative current sizing, low-resistance anode bed configurations, and deploying multiple smaller systems to reduce…

Large AC Interference Mitigation Project in Southern Wyoming

MATCOR manufactured and installed over 73,500 linear feet of Mitigator® AC mitigation gradient control wire, three deep grounding systems, and remote monitoring units for a new pipeline-transmission line collocation in Southern Wyoming, completing the project one day ahead of schedule.

MATCOR MMO ANODE SURCHARGE

In response to surging iridium prices, MATCOR has applied a temporary surcharge to all MMO anode products effective February 1st, with quote validity reduced to two weeks and pricing conditional on iridium remaining below $4,500 per ounce.

Global Iridium Pricing Crisis – FAQ

Iridium prices surged over 200% in late 2020, driven by reduced South African mining output and speculative buying tied to the EU’s hydrogen fuel investment program. This FAQ explains iridium’s role as the active element in MMO cathodic protection anode coatings and outlines MATCOR’s response to the pricing crisis.

Natural Gas Fueling US Steel Competitiveness

MATCOR installed an impressed current cathodic protection system using MMP 3605 mixed metal oxide canister anodes to protect buried coke oven gas pipelines at US Steel’s Mon Valley Works–Irvin Plant in Western Pennsylvania.

Transmission Line Monitoring Through Partnership with LineVision

MATCOR has partnered with LineVision to offer the PACT® solar-powered overhead transmission line monitoring system, providing pipeline operators with independent HVAC current and phase order data needed for AC interference modeling and compliance monitoring under NACE SP 21424-2018.

And the winner is – RUSTY!

MATCOR announced the winner of its mascot naming contest: RUSTY, the cathodic protection-themed chili pepper character, a name submitted by Ted Morris of Nustar Energy, a 38-year pipeline industry veteran with 29 years in corrosion control.

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