Plastics Pipe Institute Announces New Head Of Its Hydrostatic Stress Board
The Plastics Pipe Institute, (PPI), today announced Mike Casavant has become the new Chair of the Hydrostatic Stress Board (HSB), a technical-based group of volunteer industry experts. Established almost 70 years ago, the HSB creates, authors and offers the policies and guidelines for minimum strength properties for plastic piping used in North America for gas, municipal water, wastewater, sewer industrial water as well as building and construction system projects. PPI membership is not necessary to list a product in the HSB program since the program is a service to the plastics industry that is hosted and administered by PPI.
“Mike brings more than two decades of technical leadership and innovation to his new role with us,” stated David M. Fink, president PPI. “His background is in product and process optimization, data acquisition systems, and PEX piping technology as well as direct involvement with the PPI HSB, serving on numerous committees and task groups. His knowledge coupled with already being part of PPI for many years will well serve our association and the industry.”
From 2019 to 2024, Casavant played a leadership role within PPI, serving as the chair of both the Technical Committee and the Technical Steering Committee.
“I see the HSB as playing a pivotal role in protecting consumers and manufacturers, which is more and more important as globalization of pipe continues to increase,” Casavant stated.
“We want to make sure that the end users, the specifying engineers, the municipalities — anyone using these products knows that there is an industry-wide, peer-reviewed standard to be met, and that they can feel comfortable that the products they are purchasing have gone through the rigorous process that the HSB provides.”
Casavant is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt, holds several patents and has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry from the University of Alberta.
Founded in 1950 and now with nearly 200 members, PPI has five divisions: Building & Construction, Energy Piping Systems, Drainage, Municipal & Industrial, plus Power & Construction.
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