In a ceremony at the AMPP Annual Conference + Expo 2025 in Nashville, Materials Performance (MP) Magazine announced and honored its new class of winners for the 2025 MP Corrosion Innovation of the Year Awards program.

“The winners of our 2025 MP Corrosion Innovation of the Year Awards represent some of the most promising technologies in the industry today,” says Rebecca A. Bickham, MP’s Editor-in-Chief.

The winners are as follows:

• “Closed-Loop Smart Cathodic Protection Technology” by Deakin University Australia;
• “CorTalk RDL1 Remote Datalogger” by Mobiltex Data Ltd.;
• “CR-Tech (Corrosion-Resistant Technology)” by ROCKWOOL Technical Insulation;
• “Game Changing De-Coating and Surface Prep” by Best‐Tec Asbestos Abatement, Inc.;
• “GC-500X Laser Cleaning System” by G.C. Laser Systems Inc.;
• “Heat-Flex® CUI-Mitigation Coatings” by Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine;
• “Portable Plating Shop for On-Aircraft Coating Repair” by Corrdesa LLC;
• “PTFE Spacer Wrap” by Integrity Products & Supplies Inc.;
• “Smart Mitigation Cell” by 4Z Elektronik Otomasyon ve Kaynak Sistemleri LTD. ŞTİ.;
• “Vapor Pipe Shield” by General Air Products, Inc.

Since 2014, the MP Corrosion Innovation of the Year Awards have provided a forum for association members and customers to showcase their technologies while receiving recognition for their innovative solutions. Winners are selected by a panel of industry experts spanning a wide range of subject-matter expertise.

For 2025, the global community submitted a record total of nearly 60 nominations. Innovations can be related to coatings and linings, materials, design, equipment, testing, monitoring, integrity assessment, cathodic protection, chemical treatment, or anything else related to corrosion prevention and mitigation. Anyone worldwide can submit—including individuals, companies, organizations, and governments—and there is no fee to enter.

Nominations for the 2027 cycle of this biennial program will be accepted in early 2026. For more information, including details on the 2025 finalists and winners, visit www.ampp.org/mpinnovationawards.