Endures B.V., based in Den Helder, Netherlands, aims to be a European center of excellence in corrosion, failure analysis, and fouling control by evolving from single customer projects to multi-client business programs. The company specializes in various fields, including electrochemistry, microbiology, and material durability, and utilizes advanced laboratory facilities for testing and research. Endures serves diverse market segments, comprising maritime and offshore industries, and has notable clients such as Shell and Damen.

1. Den Helder, The Netherlands
+31 (0)223 747 001
info@endures.nl

2. Index of presentation
 Endures B.V.
 Ambition / vision
 Our team
 Outstanding projects
 Market Segments
 Some of Endures Clients
 Top clients of Endures in expertise areas
 Expertise areas
 Corrosion, Failure analysis and
electrochemistry
 Performance of protective and antifouling
coatings
 Microbiological effects on materials
 Knowledge
 Facilities

3.  Corrosion, Failure analysis and Antifouling research since 1964
 Expertise
 Corrosion
 Electrochemistry
 Metallurgy
 Antifouling
 Microbiology
 Coatings
 Material durability in seawater (composites, adhesive joints)
 Fresh natural seawater
 Outdoor exposure
 In-house laboratory of Royal Netherlands Navy
Endures BV, Den Helder, The Netherlands

4. Ambition: Endures wants to become a European Centre of Excellence for consultancy and applied research in corrosion, failure
analysis and fouling control by turning present single customer projects and services into recurrent multi-client business
programs using professional marketing and sales tools. This leads to higher profits that can be invested in advanced new
unique infrastructure and knowledge to ensure unique high level competences.
Vision: Use of comprehensive knowledge from material, environmental and biological perspective yields optimal and integral
solutions for our customers.
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5. Endures BV, Our team
Mark Bakker
Biofouling and
MIC
Job Klijnstra
Antifouling and
Biofouling
Babs Mouthaan
Office assistant
Paul Jongerius
Technical
assistant
Xiaolong Zhang
Corrosion
Merlina Kranenburg
Microbiology and
Biofilms
Sibo Buter
Corrosion and
Coatings
Hans Christ
Corrosion and
Failure Analysis
Nanni Noel
MIC
Gijsbert Strijk
Corrosion and
Failure Analysis
Raphael Fredon
Electrochemistry &
Materials Science

6. Projects examples
Clients Project
Armacell Corrosion under insulation
Damen Coating performance (EIS) at 15 ballast water tanks of
large navy ship
Allseas MV Pioneering Spirit: coating damage AntiFouling
Philips Lightning UV irradiation for antifouling purpose
Hempel A/S Friction drag performance of antifouling coatings
Shell Corrosion and MIC (Microbiologically Influenced
Corrosion) at welds of Inconel 625
Evides MIC monitoring in water distribution grid of BASF
(Antwerp)
MCN-efro High pressure (700 bar) and arctic corrosion test set ups

7. Endures BV, Market Segments
Maritime &
Offshore
Paint
Suppliers
Navy Oil & Gas Water
companies
Ship
builders

8. Some of Endures Clients

9. Corrosion, Failure analysis and Electrochemistry
 Sample preparation
 Mechanical testing
 Optical microscopy
 Electron microscopy
 Carbon steel
 Stainless steel
 Aluminum alloys
 Copper alloys
 Polarisation resistance
 Open Corrosion Potential
 Electrochemical Impedance
Spectroscopy (EIS)
 Electrochemical Noise
Resistance
 Cathodic disbondment
Durability and life time prediction
SEM-EDX 3D & Stereo
microscope

10. Performance of protective and antifouling coatings
Protective Coatings
Technology: early detection of corrosion and coating
degradation
Model based life time prediction: coating selection
and condition based maintenance
H2O, O2
Na+, Cl-
Fe2+
corrosie-
producten
anode
e-
kathodekathode
e-
Na+, OH-Na+, OH-
Antifouling Coatings
•Laboratory bioassays for screening of products
•Polishing behaviour of hull coatings
•Foul release tests on rotor drums in seawater
•Friction drag tests of coatings/ surfaces with and
without fouling
•Long term dynamic ageing of hull coatings
•Raft exposure studies, benchmarking

11. Microbiological effects on materials
Microbiology
Metallurgy
Direct observation
(in-situ analysis)
Electrochemistry MIC
Diagnosis and risk assessment
 Microbial presence/activity
 Microbial corrosive metabolites
 Characterization of corrosion damage
(electrochemical, metallographic)
Monitoring
 In-situ, online detection techniques
 Offline analyses
Mitigation (prevention and treatment)
 System design recommendations (e.g. material selection, substrate pre-treatment, coatings,
anti-microbials, etc)

12. Endures operates from four different knowledge fields
Key underlying knowledge for ENDURES is understanding of the combined influence
of environmental conditions on material degradation and structural durability. Based
on this adequate mitigation measures are provided.
• Ferrous /non ferrous
metals,
• Composites
• Adhesive joints
• Coatings
• Cathodic protection
• Ageing
• Biofilms
• Biological and
chemical degradation
• Physics
• (Electro)Chemistry
• Corrosion
• Microbiology
• Operational costs
• Sustainability
• Safety
Life time
extension
Fundamental
knowledge
on corrosion
Prediction
Mitigation
Monitoring
Knowledge
Gained from the past TNO
Build up now TNO, JIP, MIIP, TUDelft, NDLA, TU
Duisburg
Future TNO, consortia, individual
companies, TUDelft, NDLA, TU
Duisburg

13. SEM-EDX AFM/
SKPFM
3D & Stereo
microscope
Fluorescence
microscope
Ship tank model
MIC
cultures
Sensors
Electrochemical
techniques
Staining
techniques
Monopile model
in natural seawater
Some of Endures laboratory facilities
High pressure setup
Anaerobic glove box