Novel Construction Session

For more information on the Novel Construction Initiative, please click here.

Wednesday & Thursday, 23 - 24 October 2019
Movenpick Hotel - Geneva, Switzerland

The Novel Construction Fall Session took place in Geneva, Switzerland on Wednesday and Thursday, 23-24 October 2019, in conjunction with the HSE Workshop on "Enhancing the environment and sustainability in pipeline construction" that was held the previous day. We would like to thank everyone for their active participation and collaboration.

In order to review the agenda click here.

The current  Novel Construction working groups are:

 
The meetings were held at the Movenpick hotel in Geneva where delegates from different companies gathered for a productive session to discuss new construction technologies.

Wednesday

After a short introduction on IPLOCA by Executive Secretary, Juan Arzuaga, the agenda included several presentations on new technologies in the industry from knowledgeable speakers. The presentations subjects were the following: 

• How Pipeline Companies are using Drones for Surveying and Safety
  Terrence Thiel, Wingtra
• NextRay: Expanding Capabilities in Real Time Radiography
  Mark Jay, STANLEY Inspection 
• Safety Breaker: A Concept Safety Device to prevent Accidents in Tie-ins
  Gustavo Guaytima, PipeSak 
• Grow your business with SHERP
  Iaroslav Prygara, Quadro International 
• Changing the Perspective of Surface Preparation Methods through Innovation
  Dinko Cudic, Monti Werkzeuge GmbH
• Update on the Technology Catalogue Platform 
  Erik Nijveld, Deployment Matters
• New Platform to Update the Road to Success App
  Grégoire de Montmollin, IPLOCA

Group work sessions were then held during the afternoon.

Thursday

After the group work sessions on Wednesday, the different groups presented the results of their discussions.