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McElroy Innovates TracStar Series 2 For Medium Diameter Pipe
McElroy has launched a new series in its long-proven TracStar line that is more functional and efficient than ever before. The TracStar Series 2 for medium diameter pipe now shares a common vehicle that is interchangeable with the 28, 250, 412 and 618 fusion machines for 2-inch IPS to 18-inch OD the..
Water Pipe Funding Assured by Congress
Congress will approve new funding for “emergency” repair and construction of underground water pipes with unacceptably high lead content when it approves a Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) bill in either November or December. But numerous questions remain about the new program established in ..
New Cutterhead Configuration For TT Technologies Grundoburst
TT Technologies recently introduced a new cutterhead configuration for its Grundoburst static pipe bursting system consisting of three specially designed bladed, roller cutterheads in succession. This allows contractors to burst/split large-diameter steel and ductile iron pipes when used with larger..
Pre-Chlorinated Pipe Bursting Gives Historical Community New Water
About a 30-minute drive northwest of bustling Detroit lies Bloomfield Village, a distinctively beautiful, nonpolitical entity within Bloomfield Township in Oakland County, MI. Although in size Bloomfield Village covers only about one square mile, its tree-lined streets, lanes and cul-de-sacs provide..
Promising Earthquake Resistant Steel Pipe For Water, Oil, Gas
Devastation caused by major earthquakes is well-known – dramatic video clips vividly document the destruction of collapsed buildings, caved-in highways, fallen bridges and debris scattered across the landscape. However, not all damage is visible. Violent shifts underground can rupture water, sewer..
Spartan Installs 54-Inch HDPE Pipe Via HDD In Miami Beach
By Jeff Griffin, Senior Editor A project that involved installing 4,300 feet of 54-inch diameter HDPE pipe in the busy South Beach area of Miami Beach, FL, recently was completed by Spartan Directional LLC. The segment will provide an alternate backup sewer release for South Beach. It is believed ..
Power Pipe HD Guarantee Brings Confidence, Reliability
Ditch Witch, a Charles Machine Works Company, reinforces its “We’re In This Together” philosophy with its industry-first replacement program Power Pipe HD. Featuring improved bend radius with the strongest, most wear-resistant tool joints in the industry, Power Pipe HD is a superior pipe designed s..
American Ductile Iron Pipe Provides 30,000 Feet of Pipe To Georgia Water Authority
American Ductile Iron Pipe is providing 30,000 feet of 48-inch-diameter V-Bio wrapped ductile iron pipe for a Cobb County-Marietta, GA, Water Authority project to replace a 48-year-old, 36-inch pre-stressed concrete cylinder pipe. In addition, American Flow Control is supplying more than 20 resilien..
Life Cycle Cost Assessment Tool Developed For Utility Decision Makers
University of Michigan researchers have developed a life cycle cost assessment (LCCA) tool for use by utility decision makers to evaluate both economic and environmental impacts on water pipelines throughout their service lives. The tool allows for different pipe sizes, flows and locations, providin..
ISCO Industries: Total Piping Solutions
ISCO Industries is a global customized piping solutions provider based in Louisville, KY. ISCO stocks and sells a wide variety of piping materials and provides solutions for various environmental, geothermal, golf, industrial, landfill, mining, municipal, nuclear, waterworks and culvert-lining appli..
Heavy Rain Overwhelms Sewer Systems in Northern Iowa Town
WESLEY, Iowa (AP) — The mayor of Wesley says the town has stopped pumping untreated wastewater into the system that drains into a creek and eventually into the Boone River in northern Iowa. Mayor Duane Larson said Thursday the nearly 5 inches of rain that fell in his part of Kossuth County on Tuesd..
St. Louis Gets an Upgrade: Laclede Replaces 235 Miles of Pipelines
Like many utilities operating in urban areas, The Laclede Group is faced with aging infrastructure. The company is tackling this challenge head-on by undertaking a major upgrade to natural gas distribution systems operated by its three subsidiaries: Laclede Gas in St. Louis, MO, Gas Energy in Kansas..
DCA/AGA Workshop Dives Into New Issues, Workforce Development
The Distribution Contractors Association (DCA) and American Gas Association (AGA) recently held the Third Annual DCA/AGA workshop in Chicago. The workshop has grown in interest, attendance and in the range of issues addressed by a host of panels and speakers. These sessions discussed ways to improve..
Surging 28%, US Municipal Water Infrastructure Forecast Reaches $532 Billion
Capital expenditures (CAPEX) for U.S. municipal water & wastewater utilities – including spending on pipes, plants, and pumps – are expected to exceed $532 billion between 2016 and 2025, according to new forecasts from Bluefield Research. This new outlook, which draws heavily from planned utility bu..
HammerHead’s Gas Line Slitting Technology An Industry Innovation
HammerHead Same Path Gas Line Slitting Technology is a tooling system for replacing natural gas distribution pipe that cannot be replaced by traditional bursting methods. The tooling is designed for use with HammerHead’s line of cable winches. HammerHead Trenchless Equipment, a Charles Machine Work..
McElroy, Innovator Of Pipe Fusion Equipment, Announces Launch Of Website Redesign
McElroy, a manufacturer and innovator of pipe fusion equipment, announces the launch of its newly redesigned website – mcelroy.com. The new fusion website boasts an inviting, informative and mobile-friendly interface with an easy-to-use design, while providing even more machine and fused piping sys..
Uniform Soil Groups For Pipe Installation
By Amster Howard, P.E. The language in pipe installation specifications should be as clear, concise and consistent as possible. The engineer often relies on American Water Works Association (AWWA) and American Standards of Testing and Measurement (ASTM) standards and manuals to prepare the project ..
Study Projects Global Steel Pipe Demand Advancements
A new study from Freedonia Group, a Cleveland industry research firm, entitled “World Steel Pipe” projects the global steel pipe demand to advance 3.5 percent per annum through 2019 to 79.7 million metric tons, with growth lead by continual increasing in developing markets. According to the study, ..
McElroy fusion machine selected for desert water line project
McElroy’s MegaMc® 1600 fusion machine was selected to fuse pipe in support of drought mitigation activities being undertaken by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation. As a part of an ongoing initiative to preserve water resources during the West’s ongoing and historic drought, ..
Patent Awarded For System Aiming To Avert Lead Poisoning
The ongoing water crisis in Flint, MI, continues to shine a light into the dark, cumulative effects of lead consumption, particularly in young children and pregnant women. According to an extensive Flint crisis timeline compiled by Michigan’s Bridge Magazine, the problems began nearly two years ago ..
Hobas CCFRPM Sliplining Pipe
Hobas CCFRPM pipe is ideal for sliplining because of its high strength-to-weight ratio and smooth surface. Superior hydraulic characteristics provide maximum flow recovery. Most U.S. cities have used Hobas pipe in new construction and rehab for critical installations including storm and sanitary sew..
SaniTite HP Sanitary Pipe from ADS For the Gravity Flow Sanitary Sewer Market
SaniTite HP Sanitary pipe has been specifically/engineered for the gravity flow sanitary sewer market. The bell and spigot joining system provides an added factor of safety for design/engineers by including polymer reinforced bells and double gasket spigots on every stick of pipe. Advanced polypropy..
Snap-Tite Culvert Lining System from ISCO Industries
Trenchless Technology Rehabilitation at its best. The Snap-Tite Culvert Lining System is unmatched in ease of installation. Its no-dig approach to rehabilitate a failing culvert by using the trenchless technology approach results in minimal training and no specialized equipment to complete the proj..
Challenges Of Relocating Large Water Mains For Rail System Expansion
Make Way For Progress On Feb. 7, the city of Santa Clara celebrated a major milestone when it hosted Super Bowl 50 at the state-of the-art Levi’s stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers. Next year, the city will celebrate another milestone with the completion of the 10-mile Berryessa Extension, th..
A Warrior Returns to the Fight Against Corrosion
DALLAS, Texas – Thompson Pipe Group—Flowtite® has announced the return of Dee Bryant to the position of Regional Sales Manager, effective immediately. Dee has an impressive track record of leadership and dedication to the task of eradicating pipe corrosion by further spreading the adoption and speci..
FLOWTITE Passes City of Los Angeles’ Pickle Jar Test
FLOWTITE, a fiberglass reinforced pipe (FRP) manufactured by Thompson Pipe Group, proved its durability in chemically harsh conditions by passing the City of Los Angeles’ pickle jar test. The pickle jar test examines the physical properties of materials used in sewers through the long-term exposure..
McElroy Announces Benchtop Fusion Machine
McElroy introduced the SmartFab 125 as its first benchtop fusion machine, offering a smarter way to socket fuse pipe and fittings for polypropylene piping systems. The SmartFab 125 is portable and can be positioned on any flat surface for precise prefabrication on large assemblies. The new benchtop..
PVC4Pipes Develops Archive For Content Sharing, Industry Advancements
PVC4Pipes opened a public archive consisting of more than 250 PVC papers, which were delivered during sequential International Plastic Pipe Conferences throughout the past 45 years, making more than one million words of technical and commercial importance to the PVC industry available for scanning, ..
Ritmo America DELTA 500 Trailer
Ritmo America DELTA 500 Trailer is a self-aligning fusion machine for welding HDPE pipeline for water, gas and other fluids under pressure from 6-inch IPS to 20-inch IPS. The machine is user friendly and made in Ritmo, an Italian company with over 35 years of experience in the manufacturing of plast..
Huntingdon Fusion Techniques Inflatable Pipestopper
Huntingdon Fusion Techniques (HFT) has developed an Inflatable Pipestopper for use in reducing volume or blocking pipes, tanks or other circular orifices for purging, routine maintenance or preventing the entry of foreign bodies. A range of standard and non-standard Inflatable Stoppers for tanks, c..
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