PSK Conference PRAKTIKOR STAL-BETON'2023, 19-21.04.2023

We would like to thank all corrosion specialists for participating in the 16th PSK PRAKTIKOR STAL-BETON'2023 Conference, which took place on April 19-21, 2023 at the Willa Port hotel in Ostróda.

CONFERENCE SPONSORS:

HONORABLE PATRONS:

PRESS PATRONAGE:

STANDS

1. Agencja Anticorr Gdańsk Sp. z o.o.
2. "MOSTY" journal
3. "Ochrona przed Korozją" journal
4. DAFA - Stowarzyszenie Wykonawców Dachów Płaskich i Fasad
5. FarCo Sp. z o.o.
6. Graco Distribution BV
7. Hammelmann GmbH

The conference was registered as the 494th EFC event.

During the Conference, the Badges of the Great Corrosionist were awarded, awarded by PSK to people who in their professional lives were devoted to corrosion issues and in this respect significantly supported the activities of the association. The winner for 2022 is Anna Białecka.

The following papers were presented:

Plenary session:

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS): an useful technique for evaluating the performance of conversion and organic coatings 
- Marjorie Olivier (University of Mons, Materials Science Department)

Macroeconomic environment of the corrosion protection industry - current state and prospects for 2023
- Anna Białecka (ZINKPOWER Szczecin Sp. z o.o.)

Activities of the Young Section in the European Federation of Corrosion 
- Noemie Ott (European Federation of Corrosion

Effect of corrosion on fatigue capacity of steel bridge structures
- Adam Wysokowski (Uniwersytet Zielonogórski)

Strugle with galvanic corrosion – the history full of errors - supplement
- Andrzej Królikowski

Anti-corrosion protection of industrial pipelines on the example of Żarnowiec Water Power Plant
- Lech Adamczewski

ZINGA - zinc-rich primer - an alternative to metallization and hot-dip galvanizing - advertising performance
- Christian Verbrugghe (Zingametal BV-SRL)

The diploma theses session included speeches by the winners of the PSK competition for the best diploma thesis.

Protective coatings session

Selected methods for evaluating the resistance of paint coating systems to simultaneous corrosion and physical-mechanical agents
- Michał Hanke, Bartłomiej Wierzba, Lech Kwiatkowski (Sieć Badawcza Łukasiewicz - Warszawski Instytut Technologiczny)

Structural integrity audit, inspection, assessment and repair recommendations for 70 years old concrete and steelwork ship loader structure in tropical marine environment
- Sławomir Misiun (Alpha Consulting Engineers and Managers Pty Ltd)
 
Investigation of corrosion defects on coated components – from analysis to root cause elimination / 
- David Hoffmann (DFO Service GmbH, Neuss, Germany)
 
Comparison of Czech and Polish anticorrosion requirements for corrugated steel buried structures
- Ewa Kościńska (ViaCon Polska Sp. z o.o.)

Technical requirements for corrosion protection of bridges in Norway
- Łukasz Augustyoski (ROSA Łukasz Augustyoski)

Renovation solutions tailored to the customer's needs
- Jerzy Kosior (Jotun Polska Sp. z o.o.)

Interesting projects using GRACO equipment
- Piotr Dymek (Graco Distribution BV)

Concrete session:

Problems of modern material solutions in the protection of reinforced concrete engineering structures
- Krzysztof Saramowicz (Usługi Techniczno-Marketingowe Krzysztof Saramowicz), Piotr Woyciechowski, Paweł Łukowski, Grzegorz Adamczewski (Politechnika Warszawska), Kaja Kłos (TPA Sp. z o.o.)

Chloride corrosion - a particular threat to offshore, engineered hydraulic structures
- Krzysztof Saramowicz (Usługi Techniczno-Marketingowe Krzysztof Saramowicz), Aleksandra Maliszewska (AQUAPROJEKT Spółka Sp. z o.o.)

Repair of manufacturing and design errors in reinforced concretestructures as well as floors with the use of synthetic resins
Paweł Danielewicz (Sto Sp. z o.o.)
 
Rules for the repair of engineering structures made of reinforced concrete damaged by chloride corrosion in accordance with EN 1504 standard
Daniel Białecki (Top Building Sp.z o.o.)

Shotcrete in repairs, reinforcement and new construction. Design and execution errors
Włodzimierz Majchrzak (Specjalistyczne Przedsiębiorstwo Budowlane TORKRET Sp. z o. o., Sp.k.)

Fire retardant coatings session:

Are we on the way with zinc? The role of zinc coating and its possible impact on the fire resistance of steel structures
- Iwona Gajecka (PPG Protective&Marine Coatings), Łukasz Radosiński (NOVASELL Sp. z o.o.)

The fire protection coatings in hydrocarbon fire situations considering the operating environment. The design practice
- Aneta Kletkiewicz (BALTIC Investment TTK Sp. z o.o.)
 
Fire protection and cryogenic embrittlement protection systems for LNG Plants
- Joanna Rydzyńska (Akzo Nobel Car Refinishes Polska Sp. z o.o.)

Powder coating session:

Coating defects in the powder coating process
- Małgorzata Adamowicz (EKO-BHL Sp. z o.o.)
 
“Powder in Powder” coating technique. Two layers – single curing
- Kamil Koj (FarCo Sp. z o.o.)

Powder coatings in anti-corrosion applications of steel structures, an attempt to adapt the requirements to the scheme of the PN-EN ISO 12944 standard
- Izabela Kunce, Agnieszka Królikowska (Instytut Badawczy Dróg I Mostów)

Designing powder system form Im-3 environment based on recommendation of powder paint suppliers
 - Agnieszka Michoń (MetCorr Sp. z o.o.)

Protective coatings session

Primers with reduced zinc content – an alternative to zinc-rich primers
- Małgorzata Zubielewicz, Ewa Langer (Sieć Badawcza Łukasiewicz – Instytut Inżynierii Materiałów Polimerowych i Barwników), Agnieszka Królikowska, Leszek Komorowski (Instytut Badawczy Dróg i Mostów)

Personnel competence in anti-corrosion processes
- Jerzy Kozłowski (SLV-GSI Polska Sp. z o.o.), Jakub Kozłowski (Athletic Sp. z o.o.), Martin Czysch (GSI – Gesellschaft für  Schweißtechnik International mbH Niederlassung SLV Duisburg)

 Inaccurate requirements in pull-off test standards that may affect the test results of coating systems
- Michał Jaczewski (Polskie Stowarzyszenie Korozyjne)

Painting line equipment „MIH-XX” design for hectic times
- Edward Firek (PEKOTEK OY)

Participants of the PRAKTIKOR STAL-BETON 2023 conference