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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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Name the MATCOR Hot Sauce Character!

MATCOR is inviting corrosion industry professionals to suggest a name for its chili pepper hot sauce mascot, offering free hot sauce to the first 50 respondents and MATCOR T-shirts for the top five name submissions.

Turnkey Project Includes Pipeline Recoating & CP Upgrade

MATCOR partnered with BrandSafway’s Industrial Specialists to complete a turnkey cathodic protection upgrade and pipeline recoating project in Oklahoma, including safe removal of pre-1980 asbestos-containing pipe coating at six anode bed and seven test station locations, finishing two weeks ahead of schedule.

Durammo Helps You Do More With Your Money.

MATCOR’s Durammo® deep anode system reduces installation cost by eliminating junction boxes and minimizing cabling compared to conventional multi-anode designs. A recent multi-site project demonstrates how the resulting savings can be redirected to expand overall cathodic protection project scope.

Trying to Complete 2020 CP Projects?

With Q4 2020 construction capacity filling quickly, MATCOR advises operators with remaining budgets to purchase cathodic protection materials before year-end for early 2021 installation, helping teams prepare for deferred project demand and upcoming PHMSA Mega Rule compliance requirements.

Tank Bottom Cathodic Protection Systems Installation Guide

Tank Botton Cathodic Protection Systems Installation Guide

SPL Linear Anode Installation Guide

Iron Gopher Linear Anode HDD Installation Guide

What is The Best Anode For Low Temperature Seawater Applications?

In low-temperature seawater environments, high localized chlorine concentrations around MMO anodes can affect current distribution and long-term coating wear rates. MATCOR offers a modified low-temperature MMO anode formulation that promotes oxygen generation over chlorine production to address these concerns in cold,…

Horizontal Directional Drilling for a Middle East Tank Retrofit

A Tanks & Terminals article details a Middle East ethylene storage tank cathodic protection retrofit where MATCOR’s horizontal directional drilling approach—installing linear anodes directly beneath the tank—succeeded after a conventional perimeter anode system failed to provide adequate current distribution across…

More New Equipment to Benefit You!

MATCOR has added two dual air and hydro vacuum excavators to its construction fleet, enabling efficient potholing, pipeline cleaning, and soil excavation across a wide range of conditions with minimal surface disruption and reduced spoils disposal requirements.

Better Tank Cathodic Protection

MATCOR’s article in Storage Terminals Magazine compares conventional grid anode systems to concentric ring linear anode systems for above-ground storage tank cathodic protection, explaining why premature grid system failures have caused excessive tank bottom corrosion and costly remediation.

Enerfin Joins Growing List of Satisfied Durammo® Deep Anode System Users

Enerfin Resources Company, a midstream operator in Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana, selected MATCOR’s Durammo® deep anode system for three installations, confirming the factory-assembled design installed as easily as promised and expressing plans to use the system on future projects.

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