Technology
CETCO VELOXITY-PRO Drilling Fluid Improves Cuttings Removal
CETCO’s newest drilling fluid has been created to improve cuttings removal, as well as circulation. This high-quality bentonite drilling fluid increases viscosity and lowers fluid loss. VELOXITY-PRO mixes quickly and easily in freshwater and will improve borehole stability. This NSF/ANSI Standard 60..
TRU-BORE Designed For Difficult Drilling Operations
TRU-BORE® is a highly concentrated bentonite based drilling fluid designed for difficult drilling operations in both vertical and horizontal borings. It is extremely effective high performance viscosifier for horizontal drilling applications to maintain hole integrity during pullback. It is non-toxi..
Updated TTC Auger Boring School Slated For February 2017
The Trenchless Technology Center (TTC) will hold its second Auger Boring School (ABS) on Feb. 13-17, 2017, at Louisiana Tech in Ruston, LA. Auger boring has been around since the 1930s when the first homemade machines were used to mine coal. For years, knowledge and information about the auger bor..
Record Breaking 120-Inch CIPP
A recent project at McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey is believed to be the largest cured-in-place-pipe (CIPP) liner ever installed. CIPP liners were placed in three segments of 120-inch diameter storm sewer pipes running beneath the air base’s tarmac. “It is our understanding that this is the ..
MaxLiner Trenchless CIPP Solutions
The MaxLiner System is small enough to fit into your existing service vehicles and needs just two or three workers to get the job done. The highly portable system allows you to install more than one job per day, and its lightweight design allows you to quickly and easily use it for not only traditio..
Industry Feedback: CIPP Help Wanted
I would like to introduce you to Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) Sewer Lining Program. Over the past several years our annual Sewer Lining budget has grown from $1 million to approximately $4 million in 2016 for CIPP contracts. CIPP continues to be SPU’s method of choice to rehabilitate our ageing pi..
TTC Announces Second Annual Auger Boring School
The Trenchless Technology Center has announced details for its second annual Auger Boring School to be held Oct. 3-7 at the National Trenchless Technology Research Facility at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, LA. The school is being sponsored by Underground Construction magazine, American Auger..
Innovative Design Leads To Trenchless Solutions
An “Impossible” Project Completed On-Budget, Ahead Of Schedule Many sewer line replacement and rehabilitation projects could be classified “routine” because they are relatively straightforward with few complications. Even so, no two projects are exactly alike, and most have challenges and issues t..
The Perma-Liner Sectional Lining System
The Perma-Liner Sectional Lining System is designed for 6- to 60-inch diameter pipelines. The materials are pulled into place through existing manholes and are ambient cured in three hours or heat cured in as little as 1 ½ hours. Installations average 1-5 installations per day. The Perma-Liner Secti..
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..
Granite Construction Subsidiary Awarded $119 Million in Sewer Renewal Contracts in Chicago
A subsidiary of Granite Construction Incorporated, Kenny Construction Company, has been awarded four sewer renewal contracts by the City of Chicago. The four contracts, totaling approximately $119 million, will be booked into backlog as individual task orders are issued. The contracts are part of a..
US Pipelining Awarded Contract for Major Military Pipe Lining Rehabilitation Project
US Pipelining, LLC, has been awarded a major military project which includes the cured in place pipe lining and rehabilitation of nearly one thousand linear feet of ten foot diameter storm water piping located beneath the airfield apron of McGuire Air Force Base located in Burlington County, NJ. ..
Cradle Boring Makes A Comeback
Installing pipeline across the United States, once a booming business in the 1960s, slowed in the late 80s and 90s. Today, thanks to the discovery of shale oil and gas, it’s back – and so is the cradle boring machine. In fact, there has been a dramatic increase in pipeline projects worldwide in rec..
McLaughlin On-Target Auger Boring Steering System
The McLaughlin On Target auger boring steering system allows contractors to control the direction of the bore in a lateral movement for improved accuracy. The steering head is controlled by hydraulic actuated panels that keep the bore on the intended path. Auger boring is a cost-efficient way to ins..
MPC ToughTube CIPP Lining system Restores Structural Integrity
MPC ToughTube® CIPP Lining system offers a quick, cost effective and non-destructive way to rehabilitate deteriorating pipelines without the need for excavation. CIPP lining systems are the most widely used and accepted process for restoring structural integrity, reducing inflow and infiltration, a..
HammerHead HydraLiner Lateral Solutions Including Scrim and Brawoliner 3D liners
HammerHead Trenchless Equipment has announced additions to its HydraLiner lateral solutions line, including Scrim and Brawoliner 3D liners and a new ambient epoxy system. Brawoliner 3D is a premium transition liner designed for ambient and hot water cure. Scrim liner is designed especially for accur..
RS BlueLine Glass Reinforced CIPP Liner Improves Water Quality While Renewing Integrity of Aging Pipe
RS BlueLine is a glass reinforced CIPP liner made with Dow technology. This high performance designed solution stops water loss, improves hydraulics and water quality while renewing the structural integrity of aging pipe. Certified to NSF 61, RS BlueLine provides a trenchless solution for water main..
Insituform CIPP process is suited for wastewater pipeline repair
The Insituform CIPP process is suited for wastewater pipeline repair and can be used to rehabilitate sanitary sewers, storm sewers and force mains. Insituform CIPP is a jointless pipe-within-a-pipe with the capability to rehabilitate pipelines ranging in diameter from 6 to 96 inches and to negotiate..
Pipenology Manufactures Advanced And Reliable Custom CIPP Liners
Pipenology is a manufacturing company with one main focus: to develop and produce the most advanced and reliable custom CIPP liners in the market today. With over 2.8 million lineal feet of our liners successfully installed across the nation, Pipenology has delivered solutions for the most complex C..
Reline America UV CIPP liners
Reline America UV CIPP liners range from 6 to 54 inches. Custom liners are made in the company’s ISO 9001:2008 manufacturing facility in Saltville, VA, in accordance with ASTM F2019 and designed according to ASTM F1216. Blue-Tek liner is both a glass fiber reinforced plastic (GRP) and an ultra-viole..
Filter Out Solids From Drilling Fluids With The Vermeer R9x12T Reclaimer
The Vermeer R9x12T Reclaimer utilizes a series of shakers, cones and screens to filter out solids from drilling fluids, and it can hold up to 8,560 gallons (32,403.1 L). Powered by a 3 phase 250 kW (313 kVA) generator, the R9x12T has four shakers that can clean 600 gpm (2271 L/min). Depending on the..
MCT 450 “Mud Man” Drill Fluid Mixing and Cleaning System from Mud Technology
The MCT 450 “Mud Man” Drill Fluid Mixing and Cleaning System from Mud Technology has cutting edge technology. The 2400 gallon, two-section tank includes 450 plus gpm of cleaning capacity. It features high “G” force “AWD” linear shaker, five-inch cone desilter bank, high shear/low pressure mixing hop..
Drilling Fluid BORZAN D from Wyo-Ben Particularly Effective in Vapor Extraction
As a stand-alone drilling fluid BORZAN D is a highly concentrated xanthan gum allowing for lower addition rates than most bio-polymers. BORZAN D fluids are particularly effective in vapor extraction and other environmental wells where it can be flushed out of the bore with minimum residual wall-cake..
Mud Recycling Becoming Common For Mid-Sized HDD Rigs
Recycling and reusing drilling fluids is becoming increasingly common on jobs with mid-size horizontal directional drill (HDD) projects where previously that practice was uncommon. Recycling isn’t for every job – it would not be practical on jobs with small machines making short bores – but contrac..
Pipe Coatings Market Worth 11.63 Billion by 2020
PUNE, India, March 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — According to the report “Pipe Coatings Market by Type (Thermoplastic, Metal, Fusion Bonded Epoxy, Concrete Weight, and Others), by End-Use Industry (Oil & Gas, Industrial, Chemical Processing, Municipal Water Supply, and Others), by Region – Global Forecas..
Raven 405 Epoxy Coating Stands the Test of Time
The Raven 405epoxy coating has pioneered the way for corrosion, I&I protection, erosion and rehabilitation in the wastewater industry and has long been recognized as the industry standard. It is a solvent-free 100% solids, ultra-high build epoxy coating formulated with exceptionally high physical s..
U.S. Patent Makes ePIPE® the Fastest and Most Effective Pipe Lining Process to Reduce Lead Leaching and Save Cities Like Flint
(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pipe Restoration Technologies, LLC, (PRT), a world-leading pipe lining innovator and manufacturer, announced today that it has been awarded its 14th U.S. patent, Patent #9273815, titled, “Process for Coating the Interior Surface of Water Service Lines.” Granted by the USPTO, this pat..
Cured-in-Place Liner Research Demonstrates Long-Term Viability
U-TECH: Underground Technology Cutting Edge Technical Information For Utility Construction & Rehabilitation By David W. Merte Senior Project Manager, NYSEARCH/Northeast Gas Association Cured-in-place liners (CIPL) have been installed on cast-iron and steel pipelines in natural gas distribution sys..
Raven Lining Systems Earns USDA Certified Biobased Product Certification and Label
Raven Lining Systems has earned the USDA Certified Biobased Product Label for its AquataFlex® 505 and 506 products. The USDA Certified Biobased Product Label verifies that the product or product familys amount of renewable biobased ingredients meets or exceeds levels set by USDA. Biobased prod..
LMK Hydro Hat Withstands Patent Reviews
LMK Technologies prevailed on petitions filed by BLD Services on patent claims surrounding LMK’s commercial embodiments for the Insignia Seal, specifically, claims covering the Hydro Hat remain 100% intact and valid following multiple challenges to LMK’s patent claims by BLD. The Patent Trial and A..
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