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Nov 23, 2016
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Message from Tom Iseley, Director of UNITRACC International
As the director of the Trenchless Technology Center (TTC) at Louisiana Tech University (LA Tech), I am pleased to accept the responsibility for serving as the director of UNITRACC international. I have monitored the development of UNITRACC education and training platform for over 20 years as developed by Stein & Partner Consult GmbH (S&P).
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Nov 21, 2016
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Robbins TBM dubbed ‘Driller Mike’ digs Atlanta
Swiftly-Assembled Machine to bore Emergency Water Supply Tunnel
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Nov 18, 2016
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Improvements in the pipeline for Kingsbridge
A £250,000 scheme to improve Kingsbridge's sewer network started in October.
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Nov 16, 2016
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Bangalore Fanfare Marks Final Breakthrough for Robbins EPB
Highly Anticipated Photo Finish wraps up Tunneling at Massive Metro
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Nov 14, 2016
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Doha tunnels its way to the top: 111 kilometers of new metro tunnels in 26 months
September 25, 2016, 10.44 a.m. local time in Doha, Hamad International Airport: unstoppable and precisely a 7 meter tunnel boring machine pierces the final target wall of the "Red Line South". It is the last of 76 breakthroughs in the gigantic milestone project Doha Metro. The TBM breaking through marks the spectacular finale of one of the most ambitious tunnel structures in the world. Cleverly master-planned and highly professionally directed by client Qatar Rail, it took just 26 months to provide the capital of Qatar with three city-wide metro lines: 111 kilometers of brand new, ultra-modern metro tunnel systems. Where before there was nothing, at peak times 2.5 kilometers of tunnel per week were added underground. The result is not only an entry in the Guinness Book of Records.
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Nov 11, 2016
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HammerHead® Trenchless releases first of next-generation winches
HammerHead Trenchless Equipment, a Charles Machine Works company, has introduced the powerful, new HammerHead HydroGuide® HG1200 winch optimally designed to be more efficient and easy to use in pipe-bursting, slip-lining or slitting applications. This new iteration of the popular HydroGuide line of winches features a patented, self-deploying hydraulic downrigger, improved performance and additional safety features.
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Nov 09, 2016
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Watex 2016: An Industry on the Upswing
At the WATEX in Tehran, Iran, IBAK impressed with convincing quality made in Germany, enjoyed a good turnout on their stand at the German Pavilion and renewed the contacts made before the sanctions were imposed.
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Nov 07, 2016
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TTC Expands Global E-Learning Options for Water Professionals
The Trenchless Technology Center (TTC) at Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA, and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stein & Partner, GmbH (S&P) based in Bochum, Germany, recently entered into an agreement to expand the awareness of the UNITRACC (Underground Infrastructure Training and Competence Centre) training and learning programs. This joint initiative will be led by TTC director Dr. Tom Iseley and Dr. Robert Stein, CEO for S&P.
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Nov 04, 2016
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In-flow sewer inspection identifies severe corrosion
A severely corroded rising sewer main, which had lost two-thirds of its wall thickness in places, was detected for Yorkshire Water by JD7 using its Pipescan+ technology.
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Nov 02, 2016
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Brandenburger Liner accomplishes a great deal in Krakow
Installing a 280-metre-long GFRP pipe liner with a 1500 diameter and only ten millimetre thickness is quite a feat. And to pull it all off under a river with the sewer separated from the river's water by only one metre of earth – that is something else entirely. That is what Brandenburger Liner from Landau accomplished in Krakow, Poland, in August under somewhat difficult circumstances.
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Oct 31, 2016
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Iran’s water and wastewater market open for UK business
British Water represents UK companies in Tehran / Iran looking for expertise and investment as sanctions lift / Over a trillion dollars investment in infrastructure needed
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Oct 28, 2016
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Rhino Linings Corporation Introduces Structural Linings for Trenchless Pipeline Repairs
PipeLiner 5000 11-70 PW and PipeLiner 5100 PW self-supporting polymer pipe liners make
pipeline repairs quick and easy.
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Oct 26, 2016
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Full House expected at Plastic Pipe Conference in Las Vegas
Announcing the venue, Conference Chairman Zoran Davidovski says: “Our recent Berlin
Conference was a resounding success. It attracted almost 450 participants from 43 countries
and covered the very latest developments in plastic pipe technology as well as the global
industry that pioneers its application.”
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Oct 24, 2016
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IBAK host the Rapid View Dealer Meeting
In mid-September a delegation from the United States was at the annual Rapid View Dealer Meeting in IBAK headquarters in Kiel. In one week, business relations were deepened, new products introduced, problems discussed, and solutions found.
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Oct 21, 2016
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HammerHead® Trenchless Acquires RS Lining Systems, LLC
HammerHead Trenchless, a Charles Machine Works company, has announced the acquisition of RS Lining Systems, LLC, the provider of RS Technik® pipe rehabilitation solutions in the Americas. This acquisition will allow HammerHead to better serve customers across the underground infrastructure rehabilitation market by providing an enhanced suite of CIPP trenchless solutions.
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Oct 19, 2016
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New Hire Brings Unique Perspective
Flowtite® is excited to announce that Shah Rahman has accepted the position of Regional Sales Manager. He brings extensive technical knowledge and experience in pipe technology to the position, in addition to an unparalleled commitment to the industry and to the urgent improvement of our municipal water infrastructure.
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Oct 17, 2016
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WWEM 2016 set to smash all previous records
With 8 Conferences, more than 80 Workshops and over 140 Exhibition stands, WWEM 2016 - Water, Wastewater & Enviromental Monitoring - is destined to outperform all previous attendance figures. Industry professionals, regulators and academics from around the world will come to Telford (UK) on 2nd and 3rd November to learn about the latest developments in regulations, technologies, methods and standards in laboratory, process and environmental monitoring.
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Oct 14, 2016
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Hard-working Robbins TBM boring 28 km of tunnels below Indianapolis
Robust Machine Tackles DigIndy Network of Tunnels in Autumn Launch
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Oct 12, 2016
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No run of the mill mission on the Florida coast near Miami
In February 2016 construction company Bessac completed work on a protection tunnel in extremely difficult geology in South Florida. In just ten months and using a customized machine designed especially for the mission, a "Herrenknecht Combined Shield" (HCS, diameter 3.13 m), 1,613 meters were tunnelled adhering to the highest safety standards. A new sewer line was installed in the finished tunnel – after half a century in use the old pipe was simply worn out.
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Oct 10, 2016
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US Pipelining, LLC Completes Major Military CIPP Pipe Lining Rehabilitation Project
US Pipelining, LLC., an emerging leader in Cured-In-Place- Pipelining solutions (CIPP), announced the completion of a major military project which included the cured-in-place-pipe rehabilitation of nearly one thousand (1,000’) linear feet of ten foot diameter (10’) storm water piping located beneath the airfield apron of the McGuire Air Force Base in Burlington, NJ. The over-thehole installation of 10’ diameter CIPP liner is among the largest to have been successfully completed anywhere.
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Oct 07, 2016
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Industry facing uncertainty as a result of Brexit, say British Water members
Half of survey respondents unsure about implications for water sector / Concerns include future financing, research and environmental regulation / Association pledges to represent members’ at government level
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Oct 05, 2016
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Ditch Witch Brings Confidence and Reliability to HDD Customers with Power Pipe® HD Guarantee
New, free one-for-one drill pipe replacement offered for Power Pipe HD Fluid Miser® II and Power Pipe HD Unlined
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Sep 30, 2016
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NDS Partners with Hydro BG to Offer Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Trench Drain for Heavy Commercial Applications
NDS-Hydro BG partnership enhances NDS’s product line of durable solutions for sheet-flow
drainage in applications ranging from light foot to heavy vehicular traffic
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Sep 28, 2016
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Inspect2GO Releases Stormwater and Wastewater Inspection Software
Inspect2GO is now offering complete solutions for stormwater, wastewater, grease trap, sewer
and septic system inspection.
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Sep 26, 2016
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Herrenknecht tunnel borers taste mountain air in Ecuador
In Quito one of the highest metro systems in the world is currently being built.
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