TPI March 2024

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Peninsular De Vástagos opens second facility in Spain

material selection, sourcing and tailor made products. The company also specialises in customised tube solutions and project packages for a wide range of applications such as power generation and heat transfer, automotive, oil & gas, chemical and offshore. “This strategic expansion represents a significant milestone in our goal to bring our customers the largest range of cylinder tubes and chromed bars in Spain, coupled with fast, quality service at competitive prices,” said Francisco Campos, founder of the company. “Everyone in the company is excited by the potential of this new facility. We’ll have more capabilities to better serve applications. The advantages of this system solution combine the modular approach of P+P with the special properties of the individual components. All core components of the TOPAQ hydrogen supply systems are manufactured in-house at P+P. These safety-relevant products include on tank valves, H 2 pipework, parallel charging units, high pressure regulation units and thermal pressure relief devices. Possible areas of use include on- or off road applications, industrial applications or H 2 storage. When used in multi-element

Peninsular de Vástagos, a stockist and supplier of honed tubes and chromed bars for the manufacturing of hydraulic cylinders, has opened a new warehouse in Zaragoza, Spain. With over 1,500m 2 , the new facilities located near the French border and the port of Barcelona boast an excellent strategic location that will allow the company to enhance its service to a large number of customers, both in Spain and across Europe, by significantly reducing distance and lead times. The company carries a large stock of chromed bars and chromed tubes, cylinder tubes and precision steel tubes in carbon steel and stainless steel. It also offers additional services such as cutting, machining, customer-dedicated stocks and a skilled sales team specialised in Hydrogen is seen as the key to a sustainable energy future. The German company Poppe + Potthoff (P+P) develops and manufactures safety relevant H 2 components for the growing H 2 market. These can be combined modularly in the hydrogen supply system. In 2024, the company will be presenting its innovative TOPAQ system solution at international trade fairs. Founded in Werther, Germany in 1928, the specialist for the production of customer-specific precision steel tubes has 1,600 employees and is a technology leader for media-carrying components, particularly in diesel technology. Poppe + Potthoff has transferred this expertise to H 2 applications. Under the TOPAQ brand, P+P offers customers a modular system solution for the safe, reliable and efficient transfer of hydrogen from the tank to the fuel cell or hydrogen combustion engine. Thanks to its modular design, TOPAQ enables application-optimised system architectures – for use in both mobile and industrial applications. TOPAQ serves as an interface between different system landscapes for dual fuel, H 2 -ICE (DFI, PFI) and fuel cell

The new warehouse in Zaragoza, Spain

our customers in Spain and Europe, immediately and into the future. We extend our sincere gratitude to everyone who has been part of this exciting project – our employees, customers and business partners.” Peninsular De Vástagos has also launched its newly redesigned website. The entire site has been designed to be more informative and mobile friendly.

Peninsular De Vástagos SL www.peninsulartubes.com

Poppe + Potthoff presents its TOPAQ hydrogen tube systems at trade events in 2024

gas containers (MEGC), TOPAQ can play an important role in the development of a global H 2 infrastructure. From April Poppe + Potthoff will be presenting its TOPAQ system solution at international trade events such as Tube Düsseldorf, Germany Hydrogen + Fuel Cells Europe in Hanover, Germany, Intermat in Paris, France, the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo in Las Vegas, USA and Hydrogen Technology North

America in Houston, USA. Poppe + Potthoff GmbH www.poppe-potthoff.com

Poppe + Potthoff’s modular and intelligent TOPAQ system enables the safe and efficient transport of hydrogen

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