Seminar for Fuels
Instrumentation and Testing
SciMed Seminar
Tues, 29 Apr 2025
Following the success of our previous events, SciMed is excited to introduce the SciMed Seminar for Fuels Instrumentation and Testing.
This one-day, in-person seminar is designed for professionals in the fuels, refining, and petrochemical industries, offering expert-led sessions on the latest advancements in testing methods, automation, and regulatory compliance.
Who Should Attend?
This event is ideal for:
✔ Laboratory managers & analysts looking to optimise testing workflows.
✔ R&D professionals involved in fuel formulation and development.
✔ Quality control specialists ensuring compliance with industry standards.
✔ Process engineers focused on improving efficiency and reliability.
✔ Regulatory & compliance officers navigating ASTM, IP, and ISO standards.
Whether you are responsible for fuel testing, product development, or ensuring regulatory compliance, this seminar will provide actionable insights and hands-on knowledge to enhance your testing capabilities and keep you ahead of industry trends.
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What will I learn?
Attendees will gain practical insights into:
✔ Enhancing accuracy, repeatability, and efficiency in fuel testing methods.
✔ Ensuring compliance with key regulatory standards (ASTM, IP, ISO, and more).
✔ Overcoming challenges in elemental analysis for fuels and lubricants.
✔ Implementing automation to improve productivity and reduce manual workload.
✔ Exploring advancements in alternative & sustainable fuels such as biofuels and Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF).
✔ Networking with leading experts in fuels testing, refining, and regulation.
This seminar is an opportunity to interact with industry experts, discuss real-world challenges, and discover innovative solutions that can be directly applied to your daily operations.
If you are working in the fuels industry, this is an essential event that will help you stay ahead of evolving standards, technologies, and methodologies.
Event agenda:
To be confirmed – stay tuned for updates!
Talk Abstracts
To be confirmed – stay tuned for updates!
Event Speakers
SciMed
Paul Vanden Branden - Company Director
Paul studied in France and has a Masters in Physics from the University of Lille as well as an Engineering Degree in Scientific Instrumentation from Polytech School of Engineering.
Paul has been working with the scientific community all his career starting off as an XRF Application Specialist. Over the years he has worked on many laboratory techniques such as ICP-OES, Spark OES , Gas Detection and many others. He joined SciMed in early 2005 as a product manager and eventually became a director of the company.
AD Systems
Benoit Decanter - Sales Director
More 20 years of experience in the petro industry equipments through different positions and different companies like PAC (service engineer, sales , service manager), Petrotest/Anton Paar (Area Sales Manager, Key account Manager), CFR engines (Sales Manager Eastern Hemisphere) and AD Systems since 2018 (Sales Director).
Koehler Instruments
Vincent Colantuoni
Vincent Colantuoni is the Product Manger in the Sales and Marketing Department at Koehler Instruments who are a manufacturer of Petroleum Testing Equipment.
Vincent has been a prominent member of ASTM International since 2008 and sits on several subcommittees in Committee D02 on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants serving as the Chairman and the Technical Contact for several ASTM methods.
SCIMED
Matt Allen - Product Manager
Matt has been involved in the analytical industry for almost 25 years, and in that time has held several roles covering applications and training, as well as sales management and development.
Matt joined SciMed in 2018 and focuses extensively on growing and supporting the Analytik Jena products in the UK and N. Ireland.
SCiMed
Garry Smith – Product Manager
Garry spent 13 years working with XRF in industrial and contract testing laboratory environments before joining SciMed in 2013.
Since then, he has spent 9 years as XRF Applications Specialist, offering support and training to SciMed’s ever-expanding base of XRF customers, before taking on the role of Product Manager since 2022.
Specific areas of expertise include XRF analysis of geologicals, mining concentrates, oil analysis and fused bead sample preparation.
SCIMED
Bronwen Steadman - Product Manager
Bronwen has over 20 years experience with analytical instrumentation working with a variety of techniques and industries during that period.
She joined SciMed in 2022 and looks after instruments from Koehler and AD Systems for Lubricants Testing, the InfraCal for Oils and Greases measurements, the Sherwood range of instruments for elemental analysis and the Schmidt and Haensch range for polarimetry, refractometry and density.
SCIMED
Dr Rebecca Hudson-Kershaw - Product Manager
Since joining SciMed in May 2023, Rebecca has been responsible for the Thermo rheometer, AD Systems, Koehler, Collo and CIQTEK EPR products.
With a background in Chemical Engineering and a PhD focused in rheology, Rebecca brings a wealth of technical and practical expertise to her role. Throughout her career, she has accrued seven years of experimental rheology experience, with a particular focus on developing new rheometric techniques.
SCIMED
Dan Clarke - Product Manager
Our dedicated product manager, Dan Clarke, brings years of expertise in ultrasonic processing.
Whether you have technical queries or want to explore our demo lab, Dan is ready to assist you.
Location
Event Details
Date: Tuesday, 29 April 2025
Time: 09:00am – 4:00pm (UK time)
Cost: Free of charge
Location: National Motorcycle Museum Coventry Road Bickenhill B92 0EJ
Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
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About Scimed
SciMed is a leading supplier of scientific instrumentation in the UK and Ireland, specialising in supplying analytical instrumentation and process equipment from industry-leading manufacturers.
The company has been in operation for 40 years and caters to various industries ranging from academic institutions, large-scale industry and contract testing laboratories to start-ups and SMEs.
SciMed takes pride in helping scientists, engineers and technicians solve their analytical and process challenges, providing effective aftersales care for the lifetime of their customers’ investments.
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