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Schedule

2026 13th Annual Bolting Symposium — Schedule

January 6–7, 2026

Tuesday · January 6
7:15Continental Breakfast
8:15 Opening Remarks John Winn & Andy Smith (VSP)
8:30 Keynote: Little Leaks Matter — What Does Compliance Mean to You? Tim Goedeker (Teadit)
9:15 PCC-1 Updates Ben Hantz (Valero)
10:00Break
10:30 Pressure Seal
Thom Jessup (EGC)


PCC-1 Training Hands-on Demonstrations Andy Smith (VSP)
12:00Lunch Break
1:00 The Sealing Performance of Engineered PTFE Based Gaskets on FRP Flanges
Tim Rice (VSP)
1:45 History of Calibrations Tom Smith (Alltite)
2:30Break
3:00 Flange Assembly Protocols: Analyzing Preheating Strategies for High Temperature Applications Mark Ruffin (Teadit)
3:45 Panel: PCC-1 Implementations
4:30–6:30 Networking Event
Wednesday · January 7
7:15Continental Breakfast
8:15 Opening Remarks & Recap Andy Smith (VSP)
8:30 Updates on Bolting Inspection Certification by API
9:15 ASME Flange Calculations — Aligning with Industry Best Practices Bradey Baird (Fastened)
10:00Break
10:30 Understanding Expansion Joints: Fundamentals to Hinge and Gimbal Best Practices Iberê Souza (Teadit)
11:15 Nuclear Energy Matthew Hinman (EPRI)
12:00Lunch Break
1:00 History of PCC-1 Jerry Waterland (VSP Retired)
1:45 Single Stud Replacement and Turn of the Nut Mark Johnson (Integra)
2:30 Closing Remarks —
Andy Smith, John Winn (VSP)
3:00 Break
4:30 - 7:30 Teadit® Tour - Networking and Dinner
Bolting Symposium 2026