AMPP Interview Series

AMPP Interview Series is built for the professional world around corrosion control, coatings, materials performance, and asset protection. It sounds like an association media desk with a microphone open at the center of the industry. The conversations are practical. Recent episodes come directly from AMPP's conference orbit, maritime coatings programming, award coverage, and internal reflections on the association's first five years. Ben DuBose frequently frames the discussions through AMPP Publications, Materials Performance Magazine, Coatings Pro Magazine, and Corrosion Journal. Sammy Miles also appears in award-focused coverage tied to Corrosion Journal. The show gives listeners a close look at AMPP's priorities, from TalentForce and workforce development to new industry reports and event formats. It is not a casual chat show. Guests talk about training, certification, thermal spray, non-skid applications, shipyards, Navy adoption, surface preparation, process efficiency, and protective systems that have to perform on real assets. The aviation innovation episode goes deep on portable plating equipment, chromate-free electrolytes, F-35 support, and repair work on aircraft structures. The maritime panels are especially grounded in field concerns. Contractors and suppliers discuss budgets, coating performance, cleanliness, technology adoption, and the need to explain that protective coatings are more than paint. Association-history episodes widen the lens, looking back at the 2021 combination of NACE and SSPC into AMPP and asking how the organization has changed since. The pacing is steady and professional. The language assumes listeners understand the stakes of infrastructure, defense, transportation, and industrial maintenance. Still, the interviews usually explain why a topic matters before moving into detail. For specialists, it offers names, initiatives, and market signals. For adjacent professionals, it maps the people and institutions behind the training, events, and technologies that keep assets protected.