American Innovations' Sponsored Team Places 4th
at 4th Annual NACE Foundation Golf Tournament

Austin, TX – April 12, 2006: American Innovations sponsored the fourth hole and a four-person team at this year's NACE Foundation Golf Tournament held on Sunday, March 12th at California's Torrey Pines Golf Course, home of the 2008 US Open, the Buick Invitational and the Junior World Championship. The team was comprised of: Lee Blankenstein, VP of Sales & Marketing for American Innovations; Hector Gonzalez, Corrosion Manager for Valero LP; Paul Sinclair, Principal Engineer for Duke Energy; and Ron Gundry, Supervisor of Corrosion Control for Buckeye Partners. Out of 36 teams, the team placed fourth with a Net 64.

L to R: Ron Gundry, Paul Sinclair,
Lee Blankenstein and Hector Gonzalez

The American Innovations team played to support the NACE Foundation, whose mission is to "educate and excite students and the public about corrosion science and engineering." The foundation funds scholarships, teaching initiatives and travel grants for both older and younger students, and seeks to create partnerships with industry and educational organizations which will encourage the advancement of global corrosion awareness.

Team captain Lee Blankenstein reported pleasant weather and a gorgeous Pacific backdrop helped the team perform well. "We're happy to lend our support to the NACE Foundation as we believe strongly in the positive work they are doing by getting students involved in the engineering sciences, as well as raising public awareness about the importance of cathodic protection."

Based in Austin, Texas, American Innovations is a fast growing provider of products and services for the oil & gas and water pipeline industries, including web-based remote monitoring & equipment control, total survey solutions for corrosion monitoring, automatic meter reading, alarm point monitoring and integrity management. AI product lines include: Bullhorn® Remote Monitoring, MicroMax™ Interrupters, CP Loggers, Allegro™ Field Computers, Pipeline Compliance System (PCS) and Integrity Management Program (IMP). AI also offers international cathodic protection services via Bass Engineering. For more information, visit www.amerinnovations.com or call 800-229-3404.