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A Shift in the Conversation: What the AMI Operators’ Panel Revealed About the Real Barriers Facing Non-Metallics

Dr. Sadik Omairey | Founder of NmeX Non-metallic Engineers Exchange For years at AMI, the conversation around non-metallics has centred on proving performance, strength, temperature, pressure, qualification and testing. This...

Three Days in Dammam: A Technical Journey Through the Composite & Non-Metallic Expo 2025

By Dr. Sadik Omairey | Founder of NmeX Non-metallic Engineers Exchange After closing out 19th Middle East Corrosion Conference (MECC19) in Dhahran and spending time in Jeddah and King Abdulaziz...

MECC19 KSA: A Deep Dive into Non-Metallic Innovation, Collaboration and Engineering Excellence

By Dr. Sadik Omairey, Founder of NmeX Non-metallic Engineers Exchange When I arrived at Dhahran Expo for 19th Middle East Corrosion Conference (MECC19), it was immediately clear that this was...

Why Non-Metallic Pipeline Integrity Management Lags Behind?

1. The Established World of Metallic Pipeline Integrity Integrity management for metallic pipelines is a mature and codified discipline, built on more than a century of operational experience. It forms...

Where do non-metallics fit across the onshore field?

Introduction The global oil and gas industry continues to evolve, with increasing focus on reducing lifecycle costs, improving corrosion management, and enabling faster, more flexible field development. In this context,...

Rethinking Cost Assessment in Material Selection: The Case for Non-Metallics

By Dr. Sadik Omairey, Founder of NmeX Non-metallic Engineers Exchange Capital expenditure (Capex) has traditionally been the dominant metric in material selection decisions across engineering and infrastructure sectors. However, this...

What Holds Back Non-Metallic Adoption and How to Fix It?

By Dr. Sadik Omairey, Founder of NmeX Non-metallic Engineers Exchange Despite decades of success in select applications, the broader adoption of non-metallic piping systems remains hesitant in many major industries,...

Understanding the Main Types of Non-Metallic Pipes

By Dr. Sadik Omairey, Founder of NmeX Non-metallic Engineers Exchange Non-metallic piping systems have become integral to modern engineering across sectors such as oil and gas, water infrastructure, chemical processing,...