Programme

09:00 - 11:00 - Registration
11:00 - 11:15 - Opening of the PractiCORR 2025 Conference

11:15 – 11:55 - Plenary Lecture
Tomáš Prošek and Václav Šefl EFC

Surface preparation limits of pipeline steel and paint durability

11:55 – 12:35 - Plenary Lecture

Prof., DSc. Eng. Adam Wysokowski

University of Zielona Góra, Head of Polish Society of Bridge Engineers

Durability of Railway and Road Bridges from a Corrosion Perspective

12:35 – 13:05 - Coffee Break

Iwona Gajecka, PSK - chair
Gareth Hinds, EFC - co-chair

13:05 – 13:25
Author / Authors: DSc. Eng. Juliusz Winiarski,
Company: Wrocław University of Science and Technology
Title: The problem of corrosion in water treatment systems, water distribution systems and heating systems - a case study

13:25 – 13:45
Author / Authors: Lauri Westling, Robert Wiśniewski

Company: PexRayTech Oy, Finland,

Title: Digital Radiography applied for corr Endo-Tech S.J. osion on insulated pipes – practical approach

13:45 – 14:05
Author / Authors: Temitope Olugbade

Company: University of Dundee, UK

Title: Influence of Heat Treatment and Cooling Techniques on the Corrosion Resistance of CuCrZr Alloys

14:05 – 14:25
Author / Authors: Marek Kudláč, Mária Dománková, Katarína Bártová, Matúš Gavalec¹, Dávid Slnek

Company: Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia

Title: Assessment of Final Machining Effects on Stress Corrosion Cracking of Austenitic Stainless Steel AISI 316L and AISI 321

14:25 – 14:45
HEGGEL, Germany
Title: High-Tech Surface Protection Solutions by HEGGEL GmbH

14:45 – 15:05

Author / Authors:  Pascal Collet, 

Company: Cefracor

Certification CFR by the CEFRACOR – Feedback after five years of certification for coating applicators.

15:05 – 16:15 - Lunch

16:15 – 16:35 
Author / Authors: Ramay Patra¹, M.M Krishna Cherla¹, Gobi K. V.², Subasri Raghavan¹

Company: Istituto Italiano della Saldatura – IIS

¹Centre for Sol-Gel Coatings, International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), Balapur, Hyderabad, 500 005, Telangana State, India
²Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Warangal, Hanamkonda, 506 004, Telangana State, India

Title: Self -indicating coatings using fluorescent indicators for corrosion detection in mild steel

16:35 – 16:55 
Author / Authors: Tom Marquardt¹, Linda Fröck²

Company: ¹Muehlhan Holding GmbH
²Fraunhofer IGP

Title: Optimizing Coating Integrity Through Adhesive Bonding – A Viable Alternative to Welding in Corrosive Environments

16:55 – 17:15
Author / Authors: Grzegorz Wojciechowski
Company: Novol Sp. z o.o., Poland
Title: Why small changes bring big results. The renovation of the viaduct in a new edition.

17:15 – 17:35
Author / Authors: Nabil Hamdy
Company: PETROJET, Egypt
Title: Integrated Coating System Challenges for NEOM's 80-Inch OD Water Pipeline – A Case Study

09:00 – 09:40 - Plenary Lecture III

Prasanth Karunan

SigmaPaints, Saudi Arabia

Application challenges of Inorganic Zinc Silicate coatings

09:40 – 10:20 - Plenary Lecture IV

Łukasz Radosiński, PhD.

Novasell Sp. z o.o., Poland

Intumescent coating for hydrocarbon fire – testing and certification procedures, market introduction challenges

Łukasz Radosiński PhD., Novasell - chair
Prasanth Karunan, SigmaPaints - co-chair

10:20 – 10:40
Author / Authors: Nabil Hamdy

Company: PETROJET, Egypt
Title: Integrated Coating System Challenges for NEOM's 80-Inch OD Water Pipeline – A Case Study

10:40 – 11:00
Author / Authors: Marco De Marco¹, Elisa Ferrari¹, Eduardo Adile¹, Fang Fang Wu¹

Company: ¹Istituto Italiano della Saldatura - IIS

Title: Internal corrosion damages close to monolithic isolations joints placed above ground in a pig traps

11:00 – 11:20
Author / Authors: Mohammad Al-Muwail
Company: Kuwait Oil Company
Title: THE EFFECT OF METHANOL ON THE INTERNAL COATING OF CARBON STEEL PROCESS PIPING USED FOR CONDENSATE TRANSFER

11:40 – 12:10 - Coffee Break