Coatings That Last (and Fail): What the Field Teaches Us

In a 2026 AMPP Ambassadors panel interview, Henkel’s Brian Cheshire (  / brian-cheshire  ) (United States) and PPG’s Mani Karuppiah (  / maniakzo  ) (United Arab Emirates) share practical lessons on coating performance, failure analysis, inspections, and field experience. As part of AMPP’s fifth anniversary “Then and Now” thought leadership series, Cheshire and Karuppiah explain how recent developments in these critical areas are driving improvements in long-term asset protection. Editor’s note: Earlier episodes of the series can be listened to here (https://ampp.org/publications/digital...) .