LONDON, UK – September 26, 2014 – ÐÔÊӽ紫ý is to open a new high pressure high temperature (HPHT) laboratory at ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Hitchin, UK, more than doubling its capacity in evaluating and qualifying materials for Oil & Gas sector clients. 
 

The new laboratory features state-of-the-art, mobile control systems for monitoring pressure and temperature that have been designed and developed specifically for the new laboratory. ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Hitchin’s existing HPHT facilities have now been consolidated into a single purpose-designed facility, improving efficiency and customer lead times.

Rod Martin, ÐÔÊӽ紫ý’s Executive Vice President, Oil & Gas, says: “ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Hitchin is a world-leader in Oil & Gas non-metallic materials testing and product qualification. Doubling the number of pressure vessels within the facility will ensure that we continue to meet our Oil & Gas customers’ growing needs for non-metallic materials testing.”

ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Hitchin currently conducts numerous industry-recognized testing and qualification standards, including NORSOK M-710 for testing non-metallic (polymer) sealing and ISO 23936 parts one and two for qualifying non-metallic materials in equipment for Oil & Gas production environments.

ÐÔÊӽ紫ý’s CEO, Charles Noall, will host the opening ceremony on October 21, to be attended by key clients. This event will then lead into ÐÔÊӽ紫ý’s Oilfield Engineering with Polymers 2014 conference (formerly the MERL conference), held in London, UK, from October 21-23, 2014.

About ÐÔÊӽ紫ý: 

ÐÔÊӽ紫ý is a company with a global presence; its laboratories are staffed by experts specializing in materials testing, product qualification testing and failure analysis for the Aerospace, Oil & Gas and Transportation and Industrials sectors. ÐÔÊӽ紫ý’s team of 1,540 scientists, engineers and technicians work in 43 laboratories located throughout the U.S. and Europe. For a complete list of Accreditations & Approvals and more information, please visit www.element.com.

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“ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Hitchin is a world-leader in Oil & Gas non-metallic materials testing and product qualification.”

Dr. Rod Martin

EVP, Oil & Gas