ICorr and University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB) Collaboration Meeting in London

ICorr and University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB) Collaboration Meeting in London

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On Sunday 28th April 2024, the President (Stephen Tate) and Vice President (Yunnan Gao) had the greatest pleasure in meeting up with the delegation from University of Science and Technology Beijing, USTB, https://en.ustb.edu.cn/  the foremost University in China for Corrosion education. The London delegation was led by the Vice Chancellor and President of the University and formed of six people.

We have discussed a number of possible collaborative matters between ICorr and USTB going forwards.

In the September/October issue of Corrosion Management, Professor ZHANG Dawei, Director of Office of International Affairs, USTB, China will contribute a paper on the Application of Artificial intelligence and Machine learning in Corrosion management based on his recent research.

Also in October 2024, at the kind invitation of Chinese Society for Corrosion and Protection (CSCP) described below, Stephen and Yunnan will attend the 22nd International Corrosion Congress to be held on 22 – 26 October 2024 in Xi’an, China https://icc-corrosion.org/

The International Corrosion Council (ICC) on which ICorr is represented, was founded in 1961 to advance corrosion science and engineering represents 68 countries of the world including the UK and every three years organises the International Corrosion Congress.

Chinese Society for Corrosion and Protection (CSCP)

As an integral part of China Association for Science and Technology, the Chinese Society for Corrosion and Protection (CSCP) is registered in Ministry of Civil Affairs and is an academic organisation with independent legal entity in China. Founded in November 1979, CSCP currently has 7,979 individual members and 287 group members.

The 11th Council of CSCP comprises, Academician Baorong Hou, Academician Tongyi Zhang, Academician Shengkai Gong, Professor Guangzhang Chen, Professor Yu Zuo, Professor Lijie Qiao and Professor Fuhui Wang, who serve as the Honorary Presidents. Professor Xiaogang Li is the President, Professor Cuiwei Du et al are the Deputy President, Professor Xuequn Cheng is the Secretary-General.

CSCP consists of 7 working committees, 24 specialized committees and one standardization committee, and has 15 branches in Beijing, Shanghai, Liaoning and other provinces and cities in China.

The society is committed to building an academic exchange platform. The National Corrosion Congress, the Marine Corrosion Conference and the Electrochemical Corrosion Conference have become the brand conferences of CSCP. Each professional committee organises different forms of academic events every year. CSCP has also established several academic journals such as Journal of Chinese Society for Corrosion and Protection and Materials Protection.

CSCP carries out various kinds of popular science activities and publishes the popular science journal Corrosion and Protection Fan. It also issues scientific and technological awards to outstanding experts in the field of corrosion and protection at the National Corrosion Congress. Furthermore, it organises technical training and certification for corrosion engineers and enterprises, evaluation meetings for scientific and technological achievements, and provides consulting and other technical services for its members.

As an academic body, CSCP attaches great importance to the training of young corrosion scientists and engineers by organising Youth Corrosion Seminars and establishing Distinguished Academic Achievement Award for Young Talents.

The international organisations with which CSCP is affiliated include International Corrosion Council (ICC), Asia Pacific Materials and Corrosion Association (APMCA) and World Corrosion Organisation (WCO). CSCP has also formed long-term partnerships with AMPP International and European Federation of Corrosion (EFC) and will shortly complete the signing of an MoU with our own Institute (ICorr).

Agreements in Principle Made by Both Parties:

  • To collaborate in the areas of training, joint webinars, conferences, ICorr membership and UK professional registration, including Chartered Engineer (CEng) and Chartered Scientist (CSci).
  • To start the work to compose a formal MoU to document the agreements (to be formally signed at International Corrosion Congress).
  • To hold the very first Webinar event later in 2024.
  • To hold the regular joint Co-operation Meetings.
  • To have alternating awards to outstanding ICorr and CSCP Members.

 

Photo: ICorr and University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB) Collaboration Meeting in London on 28/04/2024

From Left to Right

  1. QIN Yuqing, Program Coordinator of Office of International Affairs, USTB, China
  2. Prof ZHANG Dawei, Director of Office of International Affairs, USTB, China
  3. Yunnan Gao, Vice President of ICorr, UK
  4. Stephen Tate, President of ICorr, UK
  5. Prof ZHANG Weidong, Vice President, USTB, China
  6. Prof ZHENG Wenyue, School of Materials Science and Engineering, USTB, China
  7. Prof XING Yi, Dean of School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, USTB, China
  8. ZHAO Meng, Director Office of Co-operation and Development, USTB, China.

 

Do please regularly check the ICorr Events Calendar for further details of upcoming activities www.icorr.org/events/

 

Introducing the New Head of the UK’s HSE’s Centre for Asset Integrity

Introducing the New Head of the UK’s HSE’s Centre for Asset Integrity

Industry News

Newly appointed, Chris will lead the development of the research and consultancy services of the UK HSE (Health and Safety Executive) which offers customers in industry and government help to safely manage their assets and infrastructure. He joins HSE to focus on delivering a number of major shared research projects between HSE and industry, including a programme of work designed to enhance the knowledge and understanding of Corrosion under Insulation (CUI). Chris brings a substantial wealth of sector and regulatory experience to the role and has spent almost 30 years developing his expertise in metallurgy, welding and corrosion activities.  He began his career working in a number of materials engineering roles in the private sector, before joining HSE, where he has spent the last 10 years regulating Great Britain’s offshore oil and gas industry as a Specialist Inspector in materials and corrosion within HSE’s Energy Division.

As well as ensuring operators complied with Major Accident Hazard regulations, his remit also included helping to develop the government’s regulatory framework for net zero-related energy technologies.

Having spent a number of years sitting on the MoD’s Defence Standards Corrosion Committee, Chris is currently involved in the HOIS (Inspection) JIP and the Energy Institute’s Corrosion Management and Asset Integrity Committee, as well as being Chair of the Welding Institute’s Process and Pressure Systems Technical Group.
Source: https://solutions.hse.gov.uk/research-and-consultancy

ICorr CEng Direct – Volunteer Assessors

ICorr CEng Direct – Volunteer Assessors

Institute News

The Institute of Corrosion (ICorr) is currently in the process of becoming a Full Licensee of Engineering Council, in order to 
be able to provide CEng, IEng and EngTech, directly through ICorr in future. This will be a major improvement to our membership offering and member retention.

We are now looking for Professional Registration assessors 
(for both Applications and Interview assessment purposes).

  • Are you Engineering Council registered at CEng level?
  • 
Do you want to give back to the profession by helping the next generation of engineers achieve professional registration?
  • 
We are looking for volunteers to become Professional Registration Interview (PRI) assessors who will be reviewing, assessing, and interviewing applicants.

By giving us your time, you will be doing vital work, ensuring the future of the profession. All we need from you is 6 hours of your time per month.

If this is of interest to 
you, please reply: 
F.A.O Anthony Setiadi 
admin@icorr.org

New Sustaining Member – R-TECH Materials

New Sustaining Member – R-TECH Materials

Institute News

The Institute is very pleased to welcome R-TECH Materials of Port Talbot, Wales, as a new sustaining member. R-TECH Materials works across a diverse range of industries and sectors and supports their clients with their engineering materials needs.

Aerospace – R-TECH plays an active part in the aerospace sector through its membership in the Wales Aerospace Forum and has invested in state-of-the-art testing equipment meeting the needs of the aerospace sector and is presently seeking Nadcap accreditation. On the metallic side of the business, the company has also examined a number of material failures in the aerospace sector, including fasteners and seat supports.
 
Automotive – R-TECH has a fully accredited independent testing laboratory for the testing of polymer, composite, and metallic materials for the automotive industry, with experience of running and participating in R&D projects and delivering bespoke testing programmes for industry.

Construction – R-TECH has specialist expertise in reinforcing steels, prestressing steels, and related products, testing services regularly working on some of the most safety critical structures, including Q1 nuclear class structures. They are closely involved in the national and international standards making bodies in these areas.

Marine – R-TECH is a global testing partner for composite materials for Lloyd’s Register’s marine business and supplies a full range of integrity services, Including, design and materials evaluation, fitness for service, remaining life prediction, life extension, performance optimisation, safety, risk and reliability management, failure analysis and problem solving.

Metals Manufacture – R-TECH industrial testing equipment is capable of testing a wide range of metallic materials and can handle products ranging from fractions of a millimetre in diameter to products of 50 mm in diameter or above. Its mechanical testing capability includes tensile, compression, bend, flexure, shear, and fatigue. They can test machined samples or full-size products, and we have the capability to design and build bespoke test rigs 
where required. The company regularly supports R&D projects, 
by looking at material processing issues, investigating product quality problems, or providing an independent assessment of 
client complaints.

Oil and Gas – R-Tech has experience in all areas of the oil and gas industry, including platform structures, pipelines, drilling applications, FPSO vessels, and risers, which can see some of the harshest working environments. Its staff ensures the integrity and reliability of materials for oil and gas service that are critical to continued safe production.

Petro-Chemical – R-TECH is the primary metallurgical support partner for a large number of UK refineries. Services for the petrochemical sector include: 
• Plant integrity assessment failure analysis, on site condition assessment, expert witness, research and development.

Power Generation – R-TECH has particular expertise in high temperature plants, where the use of austenitic stainless steel in certain types of power plants is common. They have conducted a number of research and development programmes on the thermal degradation of austenitic and have developed a unique life assessment tool based on plant condition assessment, and our own world-leading in-house model, which is the result of several years of research. 

Training Services – R-TECH is an established training provider for the servicing industry, energy operators, and institutes, including BSSA (British Stainless Steels Association) and most recently ICorr.

Contact Details: 
R-TECH Materials, Kenfig Industrial Estate, Testing House, Port Talbot SA13 2PE

Email: info@r-techmaterials.com

Phone: +44 (0) 1656 748 000

Web: www.r-techmaterials.com

New Corporate Member – Jotun Paints

New Corporate Member – Jotun Paints

Institute News

The Institute of Corrosion is very pleased to welcome yet a further corporate member – Jotun Paints one of the world’s leading Paints and Coatings Manufacturers. Many Jotun employees are already ICorr members who have long supported its branch activities.

Jotun combines high quality with constant innovation and creativity. For almost a century, Jotun has protected all types of assets, from iconic buildings to offshore platforms. With a presence in over 100 countries on all continents, Jotun is a true global player, marketing its products across the world under one single brand.

Jotun develops products and solutions that solve customers’ needs for protection in a changing environment. Applying their first-hand knowledge and insights, they use state-of-the-art technology to solve the challenges of our industry. As a Global Supplier of premium paints and coatings, Jotun focuses on four key market segments: Decorative Paints, Protective Coatings, Marine Coatings and Powder Coatings. Within each segment, Jotun achieves organic growth by making long-term strategic investments in local markets. Building on local knowledge and competence is at the core of Jotun’s business model. Jotun’s global operations are regionally structured across Europe and Central Asia, the Middle East, India and Africa, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Region, Northeast Asia, and the Americas.

In the corrosion prevention market, one of the key projects Jotun will be supplying in 2024 is the life extension docking of the SEAROSE FPSO vessel in Harland and Wolff, Belfast. This is the second time Jotun has been involved in the coating of this Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, and work is due to commence early in February.

The Institute of Corrosion point of contact within
 Jotun Paints UK is Rob Marsden

Email: Robert.Marsden@jotun.co.uk

Mob: +44 7502 400480

Rob is the Technical Manager for the UK and works out of both the Flixborough and Newcastle offices.