FRP Unlimited

Connecting professionals to the

value of Fibre Reinforced Plastics
10th International Conference
February 6 – 7, 2018
Munich, Germany

TÜV SÜD Akademie GmbH

TÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbH
The Conference Committee
In 1995 plant designers, engineers, end-users and plant opera- Aliancys AG (CH)
tors for the first time have taken the opportunity to meet and Thomas Wegman
discuss on FRP material and thus gain knowledge and exchange Amiblu (DE)
experience on this unique construction material. Since then Thomas Hoffmann
this Conference has become a worldwide platform for discus-
Ashland Industries Nederland B.V. (NL)
sions on the industry’s issues.
Johan Huijbregts
Now for the 10th time participants have the chance to inform

AVK – Industrievereinigung Verstärkte Kunststoffe e. V. (DE)
themselves about the uses and applications enabled by this
Dr. Elmar Witten
“unlimited” material. The international Conference enriches
your knowledge by meeting skilled experts and discussing OFI Technologie & Innovation GmbH (AT)
latest findings! Practical experience and reports on the day-to- Thomas Simoner
day use with FRP components are the main focus of the Con- Reichhold AS (NO)
ference. You will benefit from the experience of well-known Livio Bollani, Stefanie Römhild
companies and experts!
TÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbH, Institut für Kunststoffe (DE)
Marcus Demetz, Achim Dörfler

The Conference addresses to: Exhibition

Operators of industrial plants (chemical, power, water ...)
Consulting and engineering companies
Professionals in plant construction, installation
and operation
Manufacturers of FRP components and industrial equipment
Companies involved in plant maintenance
Authorities and associations
Research institutes and universities
Conference languages
German and English. A simultaneous translation into English
will be provided for all presentations given in German.
Interested companies have the opportunity to present their
products and services in the exhibition which will be held
parallel to the conference. Reserve your booth today!
CONFERENCE FEE AND VENUE
€ 820,00 plus current VAT (if applicable)
The registration fee includes conference documentation,
lunch and beverages during breaks as well as the evening
event.
TÜV SÜD · Auditorium Chiemsee
Westendstraße 199, 80686 Munich, Germany
You will receive travel and hotel information with the
confirmation of your registration.
Agenda on February 6, 2018 11:20 ISO 14692 edition 2017, the changes and the background*
Mick Bouman, Dynaflow Research Group bv, Zoetermeer
(NL)
09:00 Welcome

11:45 Circular economy: Recycling glass fibre reinforced

Composites Market
composites (GRP) according to EN 15804 Module D
(End-of-Life) through applied LCA scenarios*
09:15 Market drivers in the GRP/composites market
Victor Vladimirov, Amiblu Holding GmbH, Klagenfurt (AT);
Dr. Elmar Witten, AVK-Industrievereinigung Verstärkte
Sebastiaan Verheijen, Extreme Eco2 Solutions, Nijkerk (NL)
Kunststoffe e.V., Frankfurt am Main (DE)

Construction, Design and Material Selection

09:30 Composites market in Turkey with focus on industrial

applications*
12:10 
New liquid low emission resin systems for anti-corrosion –
Tolga Kutluğ, Turkish Composite Manufacturers
properties and application examples*
Association, Istanbul (TR)
Stefanie Römhild, Reichhold AS, Sandefjord (NO)

09:45 Development and statistics of the Italian composites

12:35 Nozzle loads within apparatus and tank building
market*
Dr. Ingo Lukas, IFKI-Ingenieurbüro für konstruktiven
Simonetta Pegorari, Studio Pegorari, Milan (IT)
Ingenieurbau, Lohnsfeld (DE)

Dealing with Regulatory, Sustainability and
13:00 Lunch
Standardization

14:00 New styrene free lamination resin for pipe joining,

10:00 Glass-Reinforced Thermosetting Plastics (GRP):
fittings and repair*
Pipe design, safety factor concept and risk classifica-
Olli Piiroinen, Reichhold AS, Sandefjord (NO)
tion according to the new ISO plastics pipe system
standards and the Eurocode Concept
Excellence in Quality Assurance and Project Execution
Thomas Simoner, OFI Technologie & Innovation GmbH,
Vienna (AT)
14:25 Let’s talk Resin Cure – Influence of post-cure of mecha­
nical and chemical resistance properties of polyesters
10:25 A guide to the specification and inspection and
and vinyl esters*
maintenance of ‘plastic’ storage tank*
Ronald Uitterdijk, Aliancys Nederland B.V., Zwolle (NL)
Dr. Stefan Kukula, Chief Executive Officer of EEMUA,
London (GB)
14:50 How to make GRP flange connections tight? Rubber steel
gasket, the solution.
10:50 Coffee Break
Franck Royer, Klinger GmbH, Idstein (DE)
15:15 Coffee Break
15:45 UltraAnalytix™ NDT Technique for FRP*
Geoff Clarkson, UTComp, Inc., Cambridge (CA)
16:10 Industry 4.0 – Online Monitoring of FRP Equipment/
Communication with FRP Materials
Mathias Müggenburg, Kurotec – KTS Kunststofftechnik
GmbH, Stade (DE)
16:35 Don’t argue – convince them! Discussions are my
full-time job
Michael Rossié, Sprechertraining, Munich (DE)
17:20 End of the first conference day
19:00 Evening event
Agenda on February 7, 2018
Operational Experience, Maintenance and
Proven Performance of FRP Parts
08:30 Inspection guidelines and determination of reasons for
failure of flue gas ducts and stacks of fiber-reinforced
plastics*
Klas Esbo, Love Pallon, Swerea KIMAB, Kista (SE)
09:00 FRP – Service in cold regions
Sabine Garbe, Ashland Technologies GmbH, Kehl (DE)
09:25 High temperature resins and their use in hot flue gas
applications
Michael Jaeger, Ashland Technologies GmbH, Kehl (DE);
Gunar Krause, Plasticon Composites International
Contracting BV, Hengelo (NL)
10:10 Coffee Break
10:40 Verification of impermeability of GRP pipes with regard
to hydrocarbons
Dr. Wolfgang Rühl, TÜV NORD EnSys GmbH & Co. KG,
Hamburg (DE)
11:05 Let’s talk Durability – Experiences after 4 decades of
Atlac 580 in chemical process equipment*
Benny Luijsterburg, Aliancys Nederland B.V., Zwolle (NL)
11:30 Failures at components made from FRP
Marcus Demetz, TÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbH,
Munich (DE)
11:55 Bavarian breakfast
Innovations & Improvements
12:55 Fibre reinforced plastics in high voltage applications
Volker Bergmann, Reinhausen Power Composites
GmbH, Regensburg (DE)
13:20 Elastomeric-lined glass reinforced plastic piping
systems for improved wear performance*
Dr. Jane Haavaldsen, Flowtite Technology AS,
Sandefjord (NO)
13:45 New development of fibre-reinforced plastic piping
for the chloralkali electrolysis
Dr. Ralf Troschitz, STEULER-KCH GmbH,
Siershahn (DE)
14:10 Outlook and farewell
14:15 End of the Conference
* Presentation held in English
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