Plastic Pressure Pipes 2011 - Conference Proceedings

Complete proceedings of AMI's Plastic Pressure Pipes 2011 conference, held over 2 days in February 2011, including printed copy and CD.

This unique business event was dedicated to the Plastic Pressure Pipes industry and the programme covered many of the latest material and technology developments as well as providing a stimulating business forum.

The conference provided a global picture of the Plastic Pressure Pipes industry and offered an opportunity to gain knowledge of new developments and future trends influencing the industry.

If your company has an interest in the industry then do not miss this opportunity to acquire the presentations provided by so many of the industry’s leading players.

SESSION 1 - MARKET OVERVIEW

Trends and developments in pressure pipe applications - Mr. Noru Tsalic, AMI CONSULTING, United Kingdom

Modern trends of the plastic pipe market in RUBK (Russia, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Kazakhstan) - Mr. Miron Gorilovskiy, President, POLYPLASTIC GROUP, Russia

SESSION 2 - REINFORCED PIPE TECHNOLOGIES

Self reinforced polyethylene pipes for raised pressure applications - Dr. Michael Stranz, Team Leader Product Development & Innovation Management - EGEPLAST WERNER STRUMANN GmbH & Co. KG., Germany

Glassfibre-reinforced PE pipe DN/ID 1000 / 10 bar working pressure – project experiences in Columbia - Dipl.Kfm. Alexander Krah, CEO, KRAH AG, Germany

Use of fibre reinforced plastic in large diameter high pressure pipe - Mr. Thomas Hoffmann, Manager Application Engineering, AMITECH GERMANY GmbH, Germany

Continuous glass fibers reinforced thermoplastic pipes - Mr. Julien Falala, Twintex ® Business Development, OCV REINFORCEMENTS, France

SESSION 3 – DEVELOPMENTS IN MATERIALS, PROCESSING & PERFORMANCE

Energy efficient pipe extrusion - energy balance and energy saving potentials - Mr. Dietmar Stani, Product Manager, BATTENFELD-CINCINNATI AUSTRIA GmbH, AUSTRIA

A new chlorine dioxide resistant material for water supply pipes - Mr. Eric Perraud, Business Development Manager, ARKEMA, France and Mr. Yan Archambeau, Product Development Manager, ALPHACAN, France

Flexible pipes: harsh conditions for polymer materials - Ms. Stéphanie Chicheportiche, Material Engineer, TECHNIP FLEXI FRANCE, France

Choosing the best resin for bioriented PVC pipes - Mr. Joël Fumire, Technical Marketing Manager, SOLVIN, Belgium

Ageing of polyolefin pressure pipes - Dr. Heinz E.P. Vogt, Product Development PE, BASELL POLYOLEFINE, GmbH

PVC-O pipe applications: success stories from various markets around the globe - Mr. Jos O. Oosterik, Area Manager Technology, WAVIN, Netherlands

HDPE pipe systems: innovative solutions for modern & sustainable network construction techniques - sustainable network construction techniques, SABIC, Netherlands

SESSION 4 - INSTALLATION & OPERATIONAL ISSUES

Reduction in the total cost of installation of utility networks through the use of non conventional pipe laying techniques - Mr. Christian Penu, Technical Service & Development PE Pipe, TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS RESEARCH FELUY, Belgium

Bridging water between Europe & Asia with a PE pipeline - Mr. Tansel Özel, Deputy General Manager, DETEK OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY LTD., Turkey

SESSION 5 - JOINING TECHNOLOGIES

Joining PVC pipes using butt fusion technology - BSc. Pablo Guevara, Chief Product Officer, PLASTIFERRO TUBOS SA, Argentina

Jointing of large bore PE pipes “think big” ... and even bigger – a completely new approach of electrofusion jointing for PE pipe d1000 mm and above - Dipl.-Ing. Robert Eckert, Manager Product Management, FRIATEC AG, Germany

Securing good electro fused joints in PE pipelines - Ir. Frans Scholten (MSc.), Senior Consultant Materials, KIWA GAS TECHNOLOGY, Netherlands

Microwave NDT inspection of PE butt fusion welds - Dr. Ken Murphy, Project Manager and Dr. David Lowe, Technical Manager, EXOVA POLYMER UK, United Kingdom