Materials
Quality, installation and maintenance of the materials and assets determine the performance of an organisation. It can therefore be crucial to have independent, up-to-date information about the condition of these materials and assets. Our experts are happy to help you with this, with their extensive experience in materials research and unique extensive testing facilities.
The team
Anya Niehaus - Consultant
Skills:
- Materials expert metals
- Material expert corrosion phenomena
- Material expert damage investigation
- Expert mechanical testing
- Expert failure phenomena metals
Email: Anya.niehaus@kiwa.com
Bert Wikkerink - Consultant
Skills:
- Committee manager standardisation
- Materials expert plastics
- Analytical chemist
- Project and program manager
Email: bert.wikkerink@kiwa.com
Ernst van der Stok - Consultant
Skills:
- Expert material quality and failure behaviour
- Material expert
- Developer new test methods
- Chairman ISO/TC138/SC5
- Trainer
Email: ernst.van.der.stok@kiwa.com
Harald Ophoff - Account Manager
Skills:
- Materials research polymers and metals
- Hydrogen
- Energy transition
- Secure and reliable infrastructure
- Damage investigations
Email: harald.ophoff@kiwa.com
Iwan Hoekstra - Technical support
Jolanda Brugman - Laboratory Technician
Skills:
- Perform chemical analyses
- Conduct chemical experiments
- Perform mechanical tests
Email: jolanda.brugman@kiwa.com
Matthijs Schrijver - Consultant
Skills:
- Materials technician in plastics and metals
- Development of new test methods
- Expert security issues
- Prevention officer/working conditions
Email: matthijs.schrijver@kiwa.com
Nadia Vleugels - Consultant
Skills:
- Materials expert rubber technology
- Materials expert fibre reinforced composites
- Expert energy transition to hydrogen gas
- Consultant material quality and failure behaviour polymers
- Expert in qualification and validation of processes using lean six sigma
Email: nadia.vleugels@kiwa.com
Paul Stens - Laboratory Technician
Skills:
- Damage investigation to metal components
- Production of test samples
- Perform mechanical tests
Email: technology@kiwa.com
Peter Postma - Consultant
Skills:
- Expert plastic piping systems
- Expert PE welding
- Expert mechanical testing
- Expert non-destructive testing plastics (ultrasonic)
- Expert finite element calculations and modelling
Email: Peter.Postma@kiwa.com
René Hermkens - Consultant
Skills:
- Gas distribution specialist general and safety
- Expert plastics and materials
- Expert energy transition
- Expert hydrogen
- Project manager
Email: Rene.Hermkens@kiwa.com
René van Blanken - Technical support
Skills:
- Preparation of tests
- Conducting demonstrations Hydrogen Table
Email: rene.van.blanken@kiwa.com
Roland Valk - Consultant
Skills:
- Materials expert polyethylene (PE)
- Materials expert on the effects of hydrogen and biogas
- Expert mechanical aging
- Execution of mechanical tests
Email: roland.valk@kiwa.com
Sjoerd Jansma - Consultant
Skills:
- Expert chemical analysis of organic materials
- Expert permeation behaviour of plastics
- Expert chemical resistance of polymers
- Expert chemical degradation of plastics
Email: sjoerd.jansma@kiwa.com
Stefan Pouw - Consultant
Skills:
- Material research
- Mechanical tests
- Automation
- Data visualisation
Email: stefan.pouw@kiwa.com
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Kiwa Technology
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7327 AC Apeldoorn
Postbus 137
7300 AC Apeldoorn