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2012 International No-Dig in Brazil Is a Success

ISTT held its 30th No-Dig conference and exhibition Nov. 12-14 in São Paulo, Brazil, which attracted nearly 1,200 exhib...

December 12, 2012
International
David Hammond Tabbed to Lead American Augers

Charles Marchine Works CEO Tiffany Sewell-Howard names David Hammond American Augers general manager....

December 7, 2012
News
Robbins EPBs Gear up for Massive Metro Project in Moscow

Mixed ground, freezing temperatures, and compact urban jobsites are just a few of the challenges for Moscow’s epic met...

November 29, 2012
Canada
TR Drills Acquires Tulsa Trenchless Drill Assets and Designs

Tulsa Rig Iron has sold its subsidiary Tulsa Trenchless’ assets and designs to TR Drills of Ontario, Canada....

November 26, 2012
Archives
Technology and Its Impact on Reducing Inflow and Infiltration

The United States has more than a million miles of collection system pipes designed to carry 50 trillion-plus gals of ra...

November 15, 2012
Archives
Pipe Ramming in Edmonton

Pipe ramming in Edmonton, Canada...

November 15, 2012
Directional Drilling
CIPP Used to Rehabilitate 80-In. Diameter Storm Pipe in Massachusetts

When one of the country’s leading oil companies was having issues with a leaking storm pipe at one of its inactive dep...

November 15, 2012
Archives
Baltimore County Assesses Force Mains with Advanced Non-Destructive Technologies

Aging large-diameter buried water and wastewater infrastructure is a massive obstacle facing utilities across North Amer...

November 15, 2012
Archives
Drilling Fluids Play Critical Role in North Carolina Power Installation

A new high yield drilling fluid solution from Baroid Industrial Drilling Products, was recently applied in the installat...

November 15, 2012
Directional Drilling
Tooling Provides Key to Rock Drilling in Missouri

At present, a large horizontal directional drilling and trenching project is taking place that extends over three states...

November 15, 2012
Archives
Swagelining Technology Renews Life of Large Diameter Pressure Pipelines

Replacing utilities in urban areas presents challenges to all stakeholders. Easement issues, street closures, traffic co...

November 15, 2012
Archives
Sliplining in Northern California

An existing 20-in. steel pipeline that conveys an industrial fluid stream under a large body of water in Northern Califo...

November 15, 2012
News
17,000-Plus Seek the Latest in Water Science and Technology at...

A total of 17,452 water professionals and 980 exhibiting companies from around the world attended WEFTEC 2012 — the Wa...

November 15, 2012
Directional Drilling
DRILLMASTER Report

The HDD industry was born in the late 1980s and began to be accepted in the last five years of the century. As the young...

November 15, 2012
Archives
OUCC and Trenchless Technology Road Show Held in October

The first Opportunities in Utility Construction Conference (OUCC) was held on Oct 9-10, at the Roberts Centre in Wilming...

November 15, 2012
News
Xylem Acquires Heartland Pump, Strengthening Company’s U.S. Dewatering Solutions Portfolio

Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company focused on addressing the world’s most challenging w...

November 15, 2012
News
UA Engineering Professor Uses Aerospace Materials to Build Endless Pipeline

Mo Ehsani, professor emeritus of civil engineering at the University of Arizona, has designed a new, lightweight undergr...

November 15, 2012
News
Boschert to Take the Helm at NCPI

At a meeting of its board of directors, the National Clay Pipe Institute (NCPI) announced that Jeff Boschert has been pr...

November 15, 2012
News
Leidi Exclusive Distributor of Applied Felts CIPP Liners in China

Leidi Utility Supply Ltd., a leading distributor of pipe and cable detection, inspection and maintenance equipment for m...

November 15, 2012
News
Jack Doheny Supplies Has Successful Open House

Jack Doheny Supplies Has Successful Open House...

November 15, 2012