Engineering office for biogas, tank and membrane structures including GRP floating roof technology
Zapf Engineering
Abu Dhabi, UAENew on Amplifa
About Zapf Engineering
Zapf Engineering is an engineering office based in Abu Dhabi (UAE) that provides structural planning and development services for biogas plants, membrane and cable structures, storage tanks as well as industrial energy and process plants. The service portfolio includes form-finding and structural verification of biogas membrane systems, structural calculations and FEM analyses, detail engineering with production-ready cutting data, as well as integrated project planning and technical advisory. The material focus is on membrane and textile materials, steel and glass-fibre reinforced plastic (GRP); a technical focus is the fire-resistant, corrosion-resistant GRP Full-Contact Floating Roof technology for storage tanks, which is designed for prefabricated segments up to tank diameters of approx. 32 m. The founder and management are Gunnar Zapf (CEO & Head of Engineering) and Kejda Hajnaj (Co-Founder & Strategic Director) with over 20 years of experience in oil & gas technologies. Customers include, among others, BP Ruhr Oel GmbH, Formfinder Software GmbH and Daedler GmbH.
- Site
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Processes
- Biogas Engineering (structural design for membrane, steel and cable structures), Membrane Structures (structural design, calculation and detailing for tensile and, Tank & Storage Structures (structural design for storage tanks, roofs and support structures), Structural Analysis (structural calculations, FEM analysis and verification), Detail Engineering (detailed design and production-ready documentation for membrane, steel, Industrial Structures (structural design for industrial plants, energy and process plants), Biogas Membrane Engineering (form-finding, structural verification, anchoring and support, GRP Full-Contact Floating Roof Engineering (fire-resistant, corrosion-resistant, non-metallic
- Materials
- GRP (glass-fibre reinforced plastic), Steel (carbon steel), Membrane materials (textile/membrane material), Glass-fibre reinforced plastic, Membrane materials
- Certificates
- ISO 9001, Large-scale fire test (GRP floating roof)
- Industries
- Biogas, Oil & Gas, Tank and Storage Systems, Industrial Infrastructure, Renewable Energy, Construction/Architecture
- 01
Requirements analysis and technical advisory
- 02
Form-finding and structural verification
- 03
Structural calculation and FEM analysis
- 04
Detail engineering with production-ready cutting data
- 05
Project support through to installation
Materials & Processes
Glass-fibre reinforced plastic
Non-metallic, corrosion-resistant and fire-resistant material for prefabricated full-contact floating roof segments in storage tanks.
Steel (carbon steel)
Structural material for tank, industrial and support structures.
Membrane materials
Textile and membrane material for biogas and tensile/pneumatic membrane structures including cutting pattern planning.
Locations
Abu Dhabi
AEOffice, Engineering & Project Planning
- Part weight / size
- Component dimensions up to tank diameter approx. 32 m
- Materials
- GRP, steel, membrane materials
- FEM analysis
- Form-finding software
- Cutting pattern/detail planning
Components & Systems
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biogas Engineering (structural design for membrane, steel and cable structures)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Membrane, Steel |
| Membrane Structures (structural design, calculation and detailing for tensile andEngineering | – | – | – | – | Membrane/Fabric |
| Tank & Storage Structures (structural design for storage tanks, roofs and support structures)Engineering | – | Tank diameter approx. 32 m | – | – | Steel, GRP |
| Structural Analysis (structural calculations, FEM analysis and verification)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Detail Engineering (detailed design and production-ready documentation for membrane, steelEngineering | – | – | – | – | Membrane, Steel |
| Industrial Structures (structural design for industrial plants, energy and process plants)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Biogas Membrane Engineering (form-finding, structural verification, anchoring and supportEngineering | – | – | – | – | Membrane |
| GRP Full-Contact Floating Roof Engineering (fire-resistant, corrosion-resistant, non-metallicEngineering | – | Tank diameter approx. 32 m | – | – | GRP, Plastic |
| Renewable Energy Solutions (integrated energy solutions, solar technology)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Project Engineering (integrated project planning)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Technology LicensingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Design EngineeringEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Technical Advisory / Engineering ConsultancyEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
Quality is ensured through structural verification, FEM analyses and code-compliance proofs as well as through large-scale fire tests of the GRP floating roof technology. Certificates are not listed on the website.
| Evidence | Abu Dhabi |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| Large-scale fire test (GRP floating roof) |
History
In a previous role as Head of Engineering, Gunnar Zapf co-developed the GRP Full-Contact Floating Roof technology; installation reference: tank Ø approx. 32 m, installation approx. 2 months
Kejda Hajnaj brings over 20 years of experience in oil & gas technologies