Plastic Pressure Pipes 2012 - Conference Proceedings

Complete proceedings of AMI's Plastic Pressure Pipes 2012 conference, held over 2 days in February 2012, 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.

MARKET OVERVIEW 

Trends and developments in pressure pipe markets - Mr. Noru Tsalic, Senior Vice President, AMI CONSULTING, United Kingdom 

SESSION 1 – MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY 

Internal pipe cooling (IPC) – reducing cooling lengths, increasing output rates - Mr. Daniel Lachhammer, Product Manager Pipe, KRAUSSMAFFEI TECHNOLOGIES GmbH, Germany 

O-PVC: the sustainable solution - Ir. Rob G. Spekreijse, Managing Director, ROLLEPAAL B.V., Netherlands

Low energy demand extrusion of exceedingly large diameter plastic pipes at supreme output rates - Mr. Josef Dobrowsky, R&D Manager, TECNOMATIC SrL, Italy

PVC-O further developments on a successful product - Mr. Jos O Oosterik, Area Manager, WAVIN OVERSEAS, Netherlands

SESSION 2 - MATERIALS AND TESTING

Broader polyolefins properties: serving advanced needs of the pipe market - Dr.- Ing. Hugues Haubruge, Marketing Manager Pipes, TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS, Belgium

Behaviour of CPVC pipes exposed to chlorine dioxide disinfectant in aqueous solutions - Mr. Jean Carmier, Director R&D Environment and Standards, ALIAXIS  R&D, France

Strain hardening tests on PE pipe materials - Ir. Frans Scholten, Senior Consultant Materials, KIWA GAS TECHNOLOGY, Netherlands 

SESSION 3 – PIPES, ACCESSORIES AND JOINTS

Elastomeric jointing systems for pressurised water pipe - lines - meeting the challenges - Mr. Julian West, Product Manager, TRELLEBORG PIPE SEALS, United Kingdom 

PE 100 flange connections, push-fit couplers and the advantages of prefabricated assemblies up to d1600mm - Mr. Bernd Damkowski, Commercial Manager, REINERT-RITZ GmbH, Germany 

SESSION 4 – APPLICATIONS AND INSTALLATION 

Polyolefin solutions for geothermal applications - Mr. Christophe Salles, Application Marketing Manager, BOREALIS, France 

Plastic pipe systems for near-surface geothermal applications-from material certification up to the installation guide - Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Redmann, Project Manager, KUNSTSTOFFROHRVERBAND e.V., Germany

“Low ovality technology” redefining pipe installations, reducing installation costs and environmental impact - Mr. Clifford Mosey, Business Manager, PCT, United Kingdom0 Energy Technologies, E.ON RUHRGAS AG, Germany 

The installation and use of big dimensioned glass-fibre reinforced plastic pressure pipes as cooling lines at the Wilhelmhaven Power Plant, Germany - Mr. Thomas Hoffmann, Manager Application Engineering, AMITECH GERMANY GmbH, Germany

Polyethylene gas distribution pipelines-designing out failure - Dr. Chris O’Connor, Senior Consultant, GL NOBLE DENTON, United Kingdom