Intertek - Experts & Thought Leaders

Intertek, a Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide, will be exhibiting during the A+A exhibition taking place in Düsseldorf, Germany from October 24 - 27, 2023. A+A is the world's largest event for safety, security, and health at work. Together with the International Congress for Occupational Safety and Health, the event covers all aspects of a holistic prevention culture, from occupational health management and personal protection to workplace design and operational safety management. Operational safety management In addition, A+A is also the largest event platform for workwear and corporate fashion. With over 40 years of knowledge and experience and a network of 14 PPE Centres of Excellence across Asia, EU, and Americas, they provide industry-leading Total Quality Assurance solutions to manufacturers, retailers, importers and distributors. Their team of experts will be at booth J43 in Hall 16 to discuss the testing and certification needs related to personal protection equipment.

Intertek, a globally renowned Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide, will join fellow corrosion and coatings industry companies from March 19 to March 23, 2023, at the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) Conference and Expo in Denver, Colorado, United States of America (USA). The negative effects of corrosion on materials and equipment are significant, causing not only production delays and costly repairs, but also extreme safety and environmental impact challenges. Broad portfolio of industry-renowned services Intertek’s extensive portfolio of industry-renowned services continues to support their global customers Intertek’s extensive portfolio of industry-renowned services continues to support their global customers, helping them minimize risks that impact safety, operations and profitability. From expertise in asset integrity management and materials performance, to corrosion testing, production chemistry and oilfield microbiology, their global specialists combine experience and innovation to study, prevent and control corrosion. Intertek’s solutions at AMPP Conference and Expo Visit Intertek at Booth #1753 at the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) Conference and Expo in Denver, Colorado, in order to learn more about their services and how they can help with corrosion management initiatives. In attendance will be experts from Intertek’s Westport Technology Center team based in Houston, Texas, USA and Intertek’s Production & Integrity Assurance team based in Manchester, United Kingdom (UK). Vast R&D experience in the field of corrosion Intertek has been active in research and development in the field of corrosion for 50 years" Graeme Dicken, Director, Testing Services & Deputy Manager, Intertek Production and Integrity Assurance, commented “Intertek has been active in research and development in the field of corrosion for 50 years. Many international standards in use today are based on our research work either with individual entities or through driven joint industry projects. Our team looks forward to sharing our knowledge and experience with customers and peers at the upcoming AMPP event.” Intertek invites everyone to also join them for the following presentations authored and co-authored by Intertek experts: Steve Hodges, Intertek Principal Engineer, Production & Integrity Assurance, will present ‘Incorporating Monte Carlo Analysis into a State-Of-The-Art Corrosion Prediction System’. Richard Woollam, Intertek Corrosion Program Manager, has also co-authored numerous papers that will be presented during the expo and conference, including ‘Numerical Exploration of a Comprehensive Mechanistic CO2 Corrosion Model Part I: Influence of Temperature, Pressure and Bulk pH’, ‘Numerical Exploration of a Comprehensive Mechanistic CO2 Corrosion Model Part II: Influence of Hydrodynamics and Bulk pH’, ‘Characterizing the Evolution of Iron Carbonate in a Demanding CO2 Environment Using a Combined Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy and Linear Polarization Resistance Approach’, and ‘Correlating Physical Chemistry with Interfacial Properties: Effect of Salinity on the Partitioning, Distribution and Performance of a Quaternary Amine Corrosion Inhibitor’. Interested entities can learn more about Intertek’s expert services and their participation in the AMPP Conference and Expo, which is taking place from March 19 to March 23, 2023 in Denver, Colorado, United States of America (USA).

AMPP Annual Conference + Expo 2023 March 19-23, 2023 Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Colorado, USA Booth: 1753 AMPP Annual Conference + Expo The world’s largest corrosion and coatings conference and exposition, AMPP Annual Conference + Expo brings together thousands of decision makers and industry professionals from 60+ countries. This event provides a global platform for industry experts and peers to share knowledge, network, and learn about the latest best practices, insights and innovations relating to material and asset protection and performance. Corrosion and material degradation Corrosion and material degradation is a significant and costly issue across many industry sectors Corrosion and material degradation is a significant and costly issue across many industry sectors, resulting in downtime, loss of productivity and safety issues. Intertek has developed industry-renowned technical services to mitigate these problems and they look forward to helping solve the challenges that people face. Intertek experts will be on-hand at their Booth #1753 to provide information on a wide variety of solutions including: Production Integrity Assurance Oilfield Microbiology Production Chemistry    Microbiology Training Courses Pipe and Pipeline Inspection Services     Microbiology Test Kits Reservoir Souring Prediction and Mitigation        Fatigue Testing Scale Management         Expert Failure Investigation Services H2S Scavengers                Corrosion and Materials Consultancy Non-Metallic Materials Testing  Corrosion Testing Sour Service Testing       Corrosion Inhibitor Testing Compatibility Testing & Life Estimation of Non-Metallic Materials Webinar            Presentations delivered by Intertek experts Intertek invites everyone to also join them at the following presentations authored and co-authored by Intertek experts: During the Sweet & Sour Corrosion Symposium, Steve Hodges, Principal Engineer, Intertek Product & Integrity Assurance (P&IA), will present ‘Incorporating Monte Carlo Analysis into a State-Of-The-Art Corrosion Prediction System’. Presentation Summary: The development of corrosion prediction software systems over the years has concentrated on scalar analysis, which is, using fixed input values to develop a single output parameter (corrosion rate). However, it has also been recognized that in real life situations, input parameters are not fixed and also that any algorithm will have a degree of uncertainty (prediction error). Current approaches addressing uncertainty and sensitivity analysis are valid but can be time consuming. In order to provide both a more efficient and rigorous approach, one of the leading corrosion prediction software packages (ECE™) used in the oil & gas industry (with respect to downhole, pipelines and pipework) has been expanded to include Monte Carlo analysis. This paper describes the Monte Carlo approach adopted, considers the practical (engineering) implication of the distribution results and compares the output to more traditional sensitivity approaches. Extensive industry experience Steve Hodges is a Chartered Engineer and a Member of the Institute of Materials Minerals & Mining Steve Hodges is a Chartered Engineer and a Member of the Institute of Materials Minerals & Mining. Steve started his corrosion career in New Zealand (NZ), undertaking corrosion consultancy and contract research, before joining CAPCIS, now Intertek P&IA, in Manchester, United Kingdom (UK). Over a 20-year period, Steve Hodges has consulted to the oil & gas, petro-chemical, mining and power generation industries in some 18 countries, and was a guest lecturer on Corrosion Management and RBI at the University of Manchester’s MSc course for 8 years. Steve Hodges works predominantly in the areas of: corrosion modeling, corrosion / integrity management, materials selection and fitness for service. Richard Woollam, Intertek’s Corrosion Program Manager, has also co-authored numerous papers that will be presented during the expo and conference, including: ‘Numerical Exploration of a Comprehensive Mechanistic CO2 Corrosion Model Part I: Influence of Temperature, Pressure and Bulk pH’ ‘Numerical Exploration of a Comprehensive Mechanistic CO2 Corrosion Model Part II: Influence of Hydrodynamics and Bulk pH’ ‘Characterizing the Evolution of Iron Carbonate in a Demanding CO2 Environment Using a Combined Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy and Linear Polarization Resistance Approach’ ‘Correlating Physical Chemistry with Interfacial Properties: Effect of Salinity on the Partitioning, Distribution and Performance of a Quaternary Amine Corrosion Inhibitor’