DACCO SCI, INC. -- Corrosion Engineering, Materials Technology, Electrochemistry

<BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <P> <DIV align="center"> <CENTER> <TABLE border="2" width="100%" bgcolor="#FFFF00" bordercolor="#0000FF"> <tr> <td width=96 style='border: .75pt inset blue; padding: .75pt' height="98"> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a name=top><b><img width=85 height=84 id="_x0000_i1025" src=IMG00004.GIF align=middle></b></a></p> </td> <td width="452" style='border: .75pt inset blue; padding: .75pt' height="98"> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>DACCO SCI, INC.</span></u></b> </p> <p align=center style='text-align:center'>Corrosion Engineering <span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">· </span>Materials Technology <span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">· </span>Electrochemistry </p> </td> </tr> </TABLE> </CENTER> </DIV> <p align="center"><a href="index.htm" target="_top">View Frames</a> </p> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center> </div> <h1><a href="DACCOSCI.htm#Overview"><span style='mso-bookmark:Overview'>CORPORATE OVERVIEW</span></a> </h1> <p>DACCO SCI, INC., is a multidiscipline company providing a comprehensive array of technical services for government, utility, and commercial clients nationwide. Founded in 1988, DACCO SCI, INC., has experience in corrosion engineering, corrosion science, surface analysis, adhesive bonding, materials characterization, field testing and inspection, failure analysis, and problem solving. </p> <p>DACCO SCI, INC., specializes in the application of innovative and creative techniques to solve a variety of materials problems, including corrosion and environmentally induced degradation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Its services and activities range from research and development to feasibility studies to design to continuous support after a project's completion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It is able to bridge the gap between laboratory research and practical implementation. </p> <p>DACCO SCI, INC.'s, proprietary <i>in-situ</i> corrosion sensors detect coating degradation and substrate corrosion of the structure or specimen of interest in arbitrary environments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The sensors extend the use of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) from immersion in the laboratory to ambient environments in the field.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The sensors facilitate coating development/screening, enable condition-based maintenance, and allow direct comparison and correlation between field or service degradation and accelerated laboratory testing. </p> <p>DACCO SCI, INC.'s, corrosion engineering experience includes buried pipelines, above ground and underground storage tanks, roadways, bridges, mass transit, and aircraft.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Its field services include pre-design testing of soils, design of corrosion prevention and control (CPC) schemes such as cathodic protection, supervision of the installation of the CPC system during construction, and lifetime inspection of structures. </p> <p>DACCO SCI, INC., is independent of all manufacturing companies and can provide objective materials screening and analysis of problem areas and equipment designs, unobstructed by considerations of production revenue. </p> <p>DACCO SCI, INC., is a U.S. Small Business Administration 8(a) certified business. </p> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1029" src=dsi.jpg alt="DACCO SCI has 4000 sq. ft. of office and laboratory space." width="240" height="115"></p> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center> </div> <div align=center> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%; border-collapse:collapse;mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <tr> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.3%;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'><a href="DACCOSCI.htm">Home</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.3%;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="services.htm"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Services</span></a><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.3%;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="facilities.htm"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Facilities</span></a><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.28%;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt' align="center"> <a href="highlights.htm#sensors" target="_self"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt">Corrosion Sensors</span></a> </td> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.28%;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt' align="center"> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt"><a href="highlights.htm#inhibitors" target="_self">Plant-Based Inhibitors</a></span> </td> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.28%;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt' align="center"> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt"><a href="highlights.htm#Field" target="_self">Field Activities</a></span> </td> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.28%;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt' align="center"> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt"><a href="importance.htm" target="_self">Importance of Corrosion</a></span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.3%;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="personnel.htm"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Personnel</span></a><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.3%;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt' align="center"> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt"><a href="Dacres.htm" target="_self">C.M.  Dacres</a></span> </td> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.3%;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt' align="center"> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt"><a href="Davis.htm" target="_self">G.D. 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