Massachusetts furnishes information on 17 of its bridges to Matech

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(2006), "Massachusetts furnishes information on 17 of its bridges to Matech", Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Vol. 53 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/acmm.2006.12853dab.026

Massachusetts furnishes information on 17 of its bridges to Matech

Massachusetts furnishes information on 17 of its bridges to Matech

Material Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:MTNA) (“Matech”) announces that Massachusetts has shown serious interest in utilizing Matech’s patented Electrochemical Fatigue Sensor (EFS) technology on 17 of their steel bridges.

Interest in EFS has been spurred by the recent $286 billion Federal Transportation Bill, in which $5 million has been allocated to help states evaluate non-destructive methods such as EFS to test growing fatigue cracks in steel bridges. State highway departments are very concerned about the conditions of their steel bridges, and are interested in exploring every avenue to improve their maintenance, safety and structural integrity.

The EFS is the only non-destructive technology that can find growing and sub-surface cracks as small as 0.010 in. This critical information allows structural bridge engineers to isolate and fix the specific bridges in dire need of repair.

Massachusetts has submitted information to the company on 17 bridges throughout the state where fatigue damage is of primary concern. Matech will plan on the use of EFS for special inspections of these structures.

“We expect many more states to approach us this year. We’re looking forward to using our EFS technology to help them greatly improve their success ratio in focusing repairs on the most structurally damaged bridges,” says Robert M. Bernstein, the CEO of Material Technologies, Inc. “This is a very exciting time for us and the bridge industry as a whole, as we believe that our patented technology will make a significant contribution to the safety and integrity of the nation’s 200,000 metal bridges that come under the Federal inspection mandate.”

MATECH is engaged in the research and development of metal fatigue detection, measurement, and monitoring technologies. As such, the company has developed a suite of devices for the non-destructive testing of metal fatigue and monitoring of structural integrity. These technologies can be applied in virtually any industry in which metal is a significant structural component; i.e. bridges, aerospace, railroad, oil and gas, construction, shipping, etc.