Dipl.-Ing. Hermann van Laak

Hermann van Laak studied mechanical engineering with a focus on plastics processing at the Institute for Plastics Processing (IKV) at RWTH Aachen University. At Hoechst AG, he worked in research and development for PE-UHMW (Hostalen GUR). After many years as managing director at Plasticon Germany GmbH, a plastics piping and apparatus manufacturer (specializing in composite materials with or without liner), he worked for a short time as sales manager at Steuler-KCH in the same market segment. Since 2015, he has been responsible for standardization (e.g. at DVS, DVGW, DIN, CEN, ISO and IOGP) and certification (incl. KRV listing) at Evonik High Performance Polymers in the Industry and Energy application technology department. One focus is the development and revision of standards for polyamide pressure pipes, where he heads the corresponding working groups at ISO and CEN for gas supply. He also carries out projects with established research institutions (e.g. SKZ, DBI, TÜV-Süd, KIWA, TWI) that provide the basis for standardization.