Trenchless Technology International

Horizontal Directional Drilling Activities in India
Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) activities have received a great thrust due to several government policies conducive to infrastructure growth.

Trenchless Options Keeps Production Rolling at Komatsu UK
Investigations of the foul sewer system at Komatsu UK Ltd in Birtley, Chester-le- Street, County Durham, United Kingdom, the company’s European manufacturing plant for the production of crawler hydraulic excavators for its European market, showed that the existing Pitch Fibre pipe network was in serious need of renovation or replacement.

HDD-Task to Let "Green" Power Flow Under a River - Extension of Rhine power plant in Iffezheim
From 2009 through 2012, work will be carried out on the Rhine power plant Iffezheim (RKI) to be extended with a fifth turbine.

• Outstanding Support for International No-Dig 2010 Singapore
• Cost Comparison at the Touch of a Button
• Insituform Technologies Inc. Expands Asian Operation Through Acquisition of Singapore Licensee
• Major Manufacturers Commit to CONEXPO Russia at CTT

Let There Be Light! - Directional Drilling Project in Germany Illuminates Statues & Trenchless Benefits

While the development of smaller more compact directional drilling units was in many ways something that the U.S. and North American market experienced for last mile applications, the use of these compact rigs has gone global.

Liner Strength Prevents Storm Pollution

CIPP lining manufacturers and companies have, almost since the technology was invented, laid claim to just how strong their liner materials are once installed.

Onsite Assembly Fits Up with Robbins EPB - Build of Mexico’s Largest TBM Completed in Eight Weeks

In January 2010, Mexico City officials celebrated the completion of the country’s largest ever TBM with a cutterhead turning ceremony.

• RELINEEUROPE AG and KA-TE PMO AG Agree on a Sales Cooperation
• WEF International Pavilion Program 2010 Provides
• ECWATECH 2010 Nears
• PPIC Secures Contract in the Philippines

Breaking New Ground - New Method Extends Possibilities of Pilot Tube Method

Despite the fast-paced development of the technology of pilot tube microtunneling in the past 10 years, these techniques can only be used in displaceable grounds.

Planning BAUMA Begins - The Largest Trade Fair in the World Will Be Even Bigger in 2010

Actually, if you’re starting right now to plan for BAUMA, you’re a little late. October is cutting it close to secure a hotel room in Munich for the world’s biggest trade fair, focused on the world of equipment.

Large-Scale Pipe Bursting in the Brazilian City of Campinas

Campinas, also known as the Brazilian Silicon Valley, is one of the largest cities in Brazil with more than 1 million inhabitants in its metropolitan area. In some districts the city’s water authority SANASA was facing ongoing drinking water loss in caused by leaks in the 30 year old pipeline network.

Sticking Across the United Kingdom

Leading sewer and pipeline rehabilitation specialist Ferro Monk Systems, part of the renowned Clugston Group of companies, has recently completed a number of major projects with its revolutionary spray applied environmentally friendly 100 percent epoxy resin coating system Ultracoat.

• Euroresins Europe Holding Is Exclusive Distributor of Saertex
• More Than 200 Attend Ditch Witch Barcelona Customer Event
• VIETWATER 2010 - Vietnam's No. 1 Water & Wastewater Industry Show
• TT Asia Pacific: Best booth at Trenchless Australasia 2009
• New Technology Excites U.S. Water Engineer

Drilling for Clean Energy in Switzerland - Lake Zurich will provide water for air conditioning and heat pumps to cool and heat buildings

A horizontal directional drilling (HDD) project in Zurich, Switzerland, has enabled the city to launch an ingenious energy-saving project.

New Trenchless Equipment Unveiled at ICUEE 2009

The International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition (ICUEE) attracted more than 16,500 registered attendees — making it the second largest in show history despite a down economy, especially in construction-related markets, according to show organizers.

Trio of Robbins TBMs will Team at Pahang-Selangor - 19-inch Disc Cutters to dig Malaysia’s Largest Infrastructure Project

Since the 1980s, Malaysia’s capitol Kuala Lumpur and surrounding areas have experienced rapid economic growth. The area sources most of its water from a network of local rivers, and is forecast to run short of supply in the near future.

• RELINEEUROPE AG Opens for Business
• Drill Firm Looks to Green Solution in Pipeline
• Zenath Wins Contract For Emaar's Prestigious UAQ Marina Project
• Middle Eastern Economies in Urgent Need for Underground Infrastructure Master Planning

Pipe Lining of an Accessible Oval Profile with Light-Curing Reaction Resin Systems in Bremen, Germany

Sewer rehabilitation: The rehabilitation of sewage pipes using pipe lining with light-curing reaction resin systems penetrates into new dimensions of use.

Proven Reliability Brings Jet Rod Back for More — 23 Years On

Nick Leatherland, owner of Swindon-based and family run drainage systems specialist Jet Rod

Submarine Cables Expand Communication Infrastructures - HDD used to install lines under Strait of Singapore

In the last 10 years, emerging Internet technologies like voice- and video-over-IP and broadband access have driven exponential growth in bandwidth requirements.

• Spain Says "Bienvenida" to Nu Flow
• International NO-DIG Berlin Set for May 2-5, 2011
• Trelleborg epros Is Renamed Trelleborg Pipe Seals Duisburg GmbH
• Balfour Beatty to Acquire Parsons Brinckerhoff
• Doosan Infracore Portable Power Launches a Chinese Language Web Site to Serve China

Revving Up Rajasthan - Robbins SBUs Advance Long-Standing Projects in India

Disc cutter technology is still far from the standard method in India, where many contractors utilize hand mining for all hard rock trenchless crossings.

E.ON Hanse Connects Helgoland to the Power Network

Up to now, power was supplied to Helgoland via Diesel power engines, which were starting to age and their disturbance-free operation starting to become insecure.

One of World’s Earliest Sewers in Rome Upgraded Using Microtunneling

Roman engineers built the Cloaca Maxima, the city’s main drain system late in the sixth century BC. Water from the baths, latrines as well as runoff was collected via the wastewater system and discharged directly into the Tiber River.

• Insituform Awarded US$27.0 Million Contract to Repair Wastewater and Stormwater Pipes for Sydney, Australia
• ICUEE 2009 Is Here!
• Aqualiner Receives NSF 61 Certification for Rehab Product
• Pure Technologies Ltd. Acquires Jason Consultants
• DCA-Europe’s 14th Annual Congress Set for Oct. 7-9 in France
• TRENCHLESS ABU DHABI 2010
• NO-DIG Moscow
• Pemex Awards United Pipeline de Mexico $12.4 Million Pipeline Project

Swagelining in Germany - Long-Section Repairs Using SIMONA PE 100 Pipes and the Close-Fit Method

The following article examines new developments in the field of repair of large-diameter pipes.

Pipebursting Aids Concrete Sewer Pipe Replacement in the United Kingdom

U Mole (a division of Vp plc, operating under the Groundforce banner) recently supplied a new Hammerhead HydroBurst HB80 pipe bursting system to Perco Engineering Services Ltd

• GSTT Brings International No-Dig 2011 to Berlin
• Gulf Waste Management Conference Slated for January 2010
• Industrea Wins New China Contracts
• Brazilian Pipe Rehab Company Joins O-Tek
• Prime-Drilling Supplies Drills to Saudi Arabian Company
• Condux International, Tesmec Spa, Enter Joint Venture