Objective It is estimated that the European flange market is worth 25 MEuro per year and that there are several hundred thousand composite flanges in operation. In contrast to the precision of standards available for pipes the currently still valid national standards either do not make any reference to flanges, or they us every vague sentences such as "the joints made using flanges must have a strength equal to that of the pipes" and do not take into account the real properties of the material. An increase in the reliability of flanged joints expected by the research work will contribute to a significant reduction in the number of shutdowns of processes for maintenance or repairs. In the case of chemical industry that handles dangerous and environmentally hazardous products, there will be an increase in the safety of the operating system and a consequential reduction in the probability of the occurrence of leakage. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationssystem softwareoperating systems Programme(s) FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002" Topic(s) 1.1.3.-6. - RTD Activities of a Generic Nature : Measurements and Testing Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator COMTEC FORSCHUNGS- UND ENTWICKLUNGS-GESELLSCHAFT FUER VERBUNDWERKSTOFFE MBH EU contribution No data Address 8,Feldchen 8 52070 AACHEN Germany See on map Total cost No data Participants (11) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CENTRE TECHNIQUE DES INDUSTRIES MECANIQUES France EU contribution No data Address Route de la Joneliere 74 44076 NANTES See on map Total cost No data FUTURE PIPE INDUSTRIES B.V. Netherlands EU contribution No data Address J.C. Kellerlaan 3 7770 AG HARDENBERG See on map Total cost No data INSTITUTE OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND INDUSTRIAL MANGEMENT Portugal EU contribution No data Address Rua do Barroco, 174/214 4465-591 SAO MAMEDE DE INFESTA See on map Total cost No data KIWA NV - KEURINGSINSTITUUT VOOR WATERLEIDINGARTIKELEN Netherlands EU contribution No data Address 7,Sir W. Churchill-laan 273 2280 AB RIJSWIJK ZH See on map Total cost No data NETHERLANDS ORGANISATION FOR APPLIED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH - TNO Netherlands EU contribution No data Address Schoemakerstraat 97 2628 VK DELFT See on map Total cost No data PIPELINE DEVELOPMENTS LTD United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Waterfront Quay 51 Salford Quays M5 2XW Salford See on map Total cost No data SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS TESTING AND RESEARCH Switzerland EU contribution No data Address Ueberlandstrasse 129 8600 DUEBENDORF See on map Total cost No data TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CLAUSTHAL Germany EU contribution No data Address Agricolastrasse 6 38678 CLAUSTHAL-ZELLERFELD See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Longbridge Road RM8 2AS DAGENHAM See on map Total cost No data VETRORESINA ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT S.R.L. Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Blanco 8 96010 BUCCHERI See on map Total cost No data VIDROPOL - ESTRATIFICADOS DE FIBRA DE VIDROSA Portugal EU contribution No data Address Rua Augusto Nogueira da Silva, 1970 4472 SANTA MARIA DE AVIOSO See on map Total cost No data