Element Workshop

Not to be missed!

Element Materials Technology is hosting a thought leadership workshop on 30 November 2026 at the Park Plaza Victoria, London, in alignment with the AMI Polymer Engineering for Energy event, taking place 1 - 2 December. The aim is to bring the industry together for an afternoon of discussions on various topics, including seal performance, non-metallic materials in high-pressure gaseous environments, and the performance of polymeric materials in the CO2 transport chain.

This event is exclusive to conference attendees only, and spaces are limited. When making your booking, be sure to add this event as an additional opportunity.*

*Element Materials Technology reserves the right to decline attendance. 

Agenda: 30 November 2026

12:30

Registration 

13:00

Welcome from Element

13:15

In-situ tensile testing of non-metallics in high pressure environments

  • Continuation of development of in-situ tensile testing building on the developments made last year, discussing capability developments and the importance of in-situ testing – Engineering improvements
  • Comparing gaseous CO2 vs Liquid CO2 mechanical results, discussing difficulties of varying mediums when performing in-situ testing
  • Differing approaches to designing an in-situ test scope when compared with traditional exposure fluid testing

Rowden Watson, Materials Engineer, Element Materials Technology

Matt Lira, Element Materials Technology

14:00

ISO 12736-1 hydrostatic compression - testing methodology, analysis and discussion

  • Hydrostatic compression / collapse – Is this the best small scale service simulation for pipe insulation coatings? 
  • Methodology, determining hydrostatic bulk modulus, analysis of results
  • Hydrostatic Compression Creep vs. Tri-axial Creep: Differences, how to decide which to do. How comparative are the two tests?

Rowden Watson, Materials Engineer, Element Materials Technology

Matt Lira, Senior Engineer, Element Materials Technology

14:45

Networking break

15:30

Material life estimation - science or art?

  • Fundamentals of material service life models
  • Experimental design, and data analysis
  • The focus will be on discussing the factors that influence testing and data analysis, particularly in the oil and gas industry, with the goal of building understanding and confidence when conducting material service life studies

Betty Huang, Polymer Engineer, Element Materials Technology

Neal Ferguson, Global Account Director, Energy, Element Materials Technology

16:15

Testing the future of oil & gas

  • The handshake between technology, materials science and AI
  • How does a testing business support the rapidly developing technology landscape - for polymeric products and markets in the new energy oil/gas world

Presented by: Mark Eldridge, Director of New Energy Strategy, Element Materials Technology

Panellists:

Rowden Watson, Materials Engineer, Element Materials Technology

Matt Lira, Senior Engineer, Element Materials Technology

Keyur Somani, Non-Metallic Specialist, Element Materials Technology

Betty Huang, Polymer Engineer, Element Materials Technology

More panellists to be confirmed 

17:00

Drinks reception

18:00

Workshop closes