According to coatings manufacturer Hempel, they have acquired a ground-breaking technology that will change the market for insulation coatings, whilst enhancing workers’ safety and lowering their customers’ environmental footprint.
The new technology was developed by Das Lack Enertherm (DLE), a German-English company. When this is combined with their in-house expertise, the technology will enable Hempel to develop and launch coating products with insulating properties within the next year, according to the company.
By offering customers better insulation choices, Hempel can also help to reduce the ever-present risk associated with CUI, in addition, the new insulation coatings will also lower the customers’ carbon footprint and will reduce heat loss significantly compared to current insulation coatings – both of which mean helping customers deliver on their sustainability agendas, concluded the company.
The new date of the virtual annual conference is 4 November 2021.
The programme will be a mix of learning and networking sessions designed to maximise the engagement for the entire audience. More details on the programme and registration will be posted on their website as they become available.
For further information, contact the PDA Europe secretariat at info@pda-europe.org
According to cathodic protection specialist Omniflex, they have partnered with Malaysian company IEV Group to supply remotely monitored and controlled cathodic protection (CP) systems to the South East Asia region. The first product available through the partnership is PowerView CP, a system that can be installed to monitor the performance of new or existing impressed current and galvanic CP installations.
It is common for CP systems to be used to protect steel and concrete structures such as tanks, bridges, wharves and industrial pipelines from corrosion. However, asset managers have traditionally relied on physical site inspections to check the performance of equipment that can be located in dangerous or difficult-to-access locations. This is a costly and inefficient approach and businesses looking to increase their efficiency while reducing costs, are opting for remotely monitored CP systems instead.
David Celine, MD of Omniflex, noted that with the widespread adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT), the benefits of remotely monitoring cathodic protection systems are becoming more compelling than ever, and with data accessibility and transparency becoming more important than ever, remote monitoring platforms offer a single, easy-to-access, repository for all live and historical CP data.
According to Christopher Do, CEO of IEV, there are a lot of ageing assets in South East Asia, so the importance of corrosion control technology has soared in recent years, so remote monitoring represents the most convenient and cost-effective.
CorrosionRADAR Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Bureau Veritas in the Middle East to deliver an integrated solution that helps oil and gas companies manage Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI). Bureau Veritas is the first organisation in the region to integrate the CorrosionRADAR® predictive corrosion monitoring system with its Opex
solutions portfolio.
According to the company, the collaboration which captures the expertise of both organisations and aims to deliver a quality controlled end-to-end solution for asset integrity management, signals new momentum in the Middle East to adopt digitalisation to solve the challenges presented by CUI. It comes at a time when industry confidence and investment in digital systems for risk-based inspection (RBI) is accelerating and an accurate and reliable data-driven response for CUI management is achievable.
The automated solution combines real-time field data and predictive analytics generated via CorrosionRADAR’s wireless sensing waveguides under the asset insulation, with Bureau Veritas field experience, quality assurance, integrity and risk-based inspection expertise to save costs through prioritising of maintenance activities, repair and rehabilitation schedules. For operators, this means informed decision making, optimised inspection and maintenance programmes, safer and more reliable operations with decreased risk, and more production uptime. The integrated solution is equally suitable for existing brownfield plants and incorporation in new greenfield build, concluded the company.
CorrosionRADAR is planning a series of online discussions and workshops for companies in the Middle East who are interested in learning more about digital collaborations for combatting CUI. Please contact James Rosenshine, Head of Business Development, CorrosionRADAR, if you would like to join an event.
ICorr is excited to announce that BP has been become the first organisation to sign up to the Institute’s newest grade of benefit-laden membership.ICorr’s Corporate Membership programme offers membership for all corporate employees across all of ICorr’s grades from Affiliate to Fellow.
The benefits of Corporate Membership are:
• Any number of employees can be included in the programme, which is costed based on the number of employees involved.
• Free admission for one employee to the annual Corrosion Science Symposium.
• A 10% discount for employees on all conferences and symposia.
• A free table for 10 people at the prestigious ICorr London Branch Christmas Luncheon, that in previous years welcomed guest speakers including former politician Ann Widdecombe and cricket legend Henry Blofeld.
• Free advertising in Corrosion Management magazine and on the Institute of Corrosion website.
• Access to ICorr’s career progression and competence programme.
• Guaranteed places on the extremely popular and always oversubscribed Young Engineer Programme, which takes place every two years.
“We are delighted to be the first Corporate Member of ICorr and have signed up ten of our UK based employees.We value our relationship with ICorr and the benefits this membership will bring us” – Dr Chris Williams, BP Senior Advisor for Corrosion Engineering.
ICorr are extremely grateful to BP for being the first to sign up to our Corporate Membership programme which is a watershed moment for this initiative. and which has been in planning for some time.
If you feel Corporate Membership is right for your company, please contact us at, admin@icorr.org
This year the CSS will join the “Advances in Corrosion Protection by Organic Coatings” meeting in Manchester (6th-9th Sept).The meeting will have a residential element (with live-streaming) and an online option – a hybrid event.CSD have approximately 40 “in-person” places available on a first-come basis and will run the conference, as much as possible, conventionally.Virtual participation as a presenter or listener is also possible, with conventional oral and poster (“three-minute thesis”) presentations encouraged.
The abstract deadline is 27th August 2021.Advances in Corrosion Protection by Organic Coatings is a five-yearly international conference postponed from last year and held in curtailed fashion this year due to the pandemic.
The ICorr Corrosion Science Symposium is the annual meeting for students and researchers working in all areas of Corrosion Science and Engineering. The symposium is an ideal opportunity for early career researchers in corrosion to discuss their work, share ideas and, above all enjoy themselves in a stimulating/friendly environment.CSD believes it is important to keep the CSS running even during these restrictive times.
Professor Mary Ryan will receive the UR Evans award 2021 at this Symposium for her outstanding contributions in the broad aspects of corrosion science and engineering. Mary’s research is focused on understanding nanoscale materials, and nanoscale interfaces in and between materials and their environments. She has a particular interest in the
development of operando approaches and has pioneered nanoscale methods in synchrotron science.
Further information will be available soon on the conference website, www.corrosionmanchester.org
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