The Paint Technology Center (PTC), located at the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL), Champaign, IL supports the Corps of Engineers' painting activities by offering consultation, testing of products, development of specifications (and specification testing), preparation of manuals and guide specifications, training, research, and inspection or management aids. The Center's two primary mission areas are the painting of steel structures at Corps of Engineers civil works installations, and the painting of the military infrastructure at Army and other DoD installations. |