Polymer materials in sewage and drainage - Certification and testing

The importance of sewage disposal

If you are working in the polymer industry or sewage and drainage water management. Or if you are a plastics pipe manufacturer, a constructor, or perhaps an end-user. Then you know that the management of water sewage and drainage is highly important, especially for urban societies. In many cases, the surplus of rainwater, process water or sewage water must be transported away from streets and buildings. Modern piping systems are increasingly made of thermoplastics, like polyethene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and PVC. For large diameter sewage and drainage pipes also glass reinforced plastics (GRP) are used.

Services for your needs

The quality of the plastics piping products should make a problem less use possible during the complete service life (mostly 50 years). Concerning this field of application, the Kiwa can help you with several services:

• Certification of plastic pipes and fittings
• Product inspections
• Physical & mechanical testing of plastic materials and products
• Chemical resistance testing of plastic materials
• Testing of pipe joints
• Service life investigations > (residual lifetime assessments)
• Technical Consultancy
• Trouble shooting
• Damage/failure analyses
• Independent arbitrations
• Market research
• Support in product development
• Training & seminars
• Development of test methods
• Drafting of guidelines and standards

More information

When questions arise regarding quality and service life of sewage and drainage pipes, please contact us at rubber@kiwa.nl.

About Kiwa 

Kiwa has specialized business units that focus on specific market segments, in the Netherlands and internationally. We offer specialist services in areas such as energy and water, fire safety and security, infrastructure, roof and facade advice, sports facilities and training. You can contact these business units for testing, inspection, certification, training and consultancy tailored to your market segment.