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The latest in bore planning is now available for you to order. The Vermeer BoreAid 4.1 Pro 
design tool sets the standard for HDD planning and design and can help both the most experienced or novice plan and check the feasibility of their HDD project.
To order, go to BoreAid.com.
From 4.0 to 4.1
The 4.1 version of the Vermeer BoreAid design tool offers contractors and engineers an updated version of tool, with added functionality, such as regional measurement options and betters software performance for items such as viewing and printing map images.
Want to Learn More About the Vermeer BoreAid Design Tool?
For more information about Vermeer BoreAid 4.1 Pro design tool and customer service support, please go to BoreAid.com or email boreaidsupport@vermeer.com.
For information about other Vermeer products and services, visit our website at Vermeer.com or email Vermeer at salesinfo@vermeer.com.
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HammerHead Trenchless Equipment has launched a new website for its HydraLiner cured-
in-place pipe lateral lining system, offering 24/7 ordering of equipment and consumables. It is the first company in North America to offer a full line B2B online retail store for CIPP products. Liner, epoxy and resin, composite inversion drums, wet-out tables and dozens of other related products are currently available, including products from other manufacturers such as Picote® Cutting Systems and Brawoliner.
Jason Haas, HammerHead’s director of marketing, emphasized that pricing is clearly labeled for all products on the site. “This is real upfront pricing. You don’t have to have a secret password to find out how much an item costs. You see the product, you see the price, you buy the product at that price. No surprises. That’s just part of our business philosophy, to work hard to be more than a vendor to our customers. We want to be a trusted partner, contributing to their success.”
Visitors to www.hydraliner.com need only a credit card to make a purchase, and existing customers with HammerHead accounts receive their volume discounts automatically. “Besides the typical convenience of an e-commerce site, we also offer visitors to the HydraLiner site an 800 number to call for additional help from a product specialist, weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Time,” said Haas. “They’re there to provide the trenchless solutions our customers need. We tell new customers that ‘trenchless’ is a puzzle we solve daily, and that certainly applies to the specialists who answer that 800 number.”
“Most people think of us as an engineering and performance focused company, and they’re right,” said Ryan Boldan, HammerHead’s lateral systems product manager. “We do tend to obsess on making the product better, tougher, more productive, that kind of thing. But we also understand how important it is that our customers have a quick and convenient way to purchase those products, especially consumables. So if a contractor is researching our lining supplies online, maybe late in the evening after he’s finished a long day, he doesn’t have to wait until office hours to make his purchase.”
HammerHead is also offering a 10% off introductory special for www.hydraliner.com customers who use the promotion code HYDRA14 at the time of checkout.
HammerHead HydraLiner equipment and accessories are available from HammerHead Trenchless Equipment.More information can be found on the web at hammerheadtrenchless.com or by calling 800.331.6653. (International: + [1] 262.567.8833).
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Competitive Power Ventures’ Woodbridge Energy Center is a new, 700-megawatt, gas-fired
power generating station currently being built in Woodbridge, New Jersey. When plant construction is complete, power generated by this new facility will be transmitted to an existing substation three miles away. Because the high voltage transmission lines cross two wetland areas and the Raritan River, use of traditional installation methods such as overhead towers and direct burial in conduit were not feasible in these sections of the alignment. In these three locations, horizontal directional drilling (HDD) was used to install more than 11,000 feet of 30-inch Fusible PVC® casing pipe. Each of the three sections required dual parallel crossings, resulting in six separate drills of casing pipe to house three 230 (kV) electrical
cables each – conducting enough electricity to power more than 600,000
homes.
The configuration of the conduit bundles and casing spacers was designed by
Carson Corporation and Underground Devices, Inc. Each 30-inch Fusible
PVC® casing housed four 8-inch Fusible PVC® conduits to carry three 230 (kV)
cables (one spare conduit is for future use), two 2-inch conduits for ground and
fiber optic lines, and a 3-inch grout delivery tube. The 8-inch Fusible PVC®
conduits were de-beaded by Underground Solutions, Inc. using pneumatic debeading
equipment. The bundles were pulled into the 30-inch casings using a
small drill rig typically used for drilling fiber optic lines in neighborhoods. The
entire assembly was grouted using an engineered thermal grout for heat
dissipation. Finally, the 230 (kV) cables were pulled inside the 8-inch Fusible PVC® electrical conduits.
Drilling company, Carson Corporation, considered multiple casing and conduit pipe
materials, including steel and HDPE, before selecting Fusible PVC® pipe for the project.
Carson’s Vice President of Engineering, Scott Murray, calculated the pull-forces for
the various pipe materials and determined that Fusible PVC® pipe’s 7,000 psi tensile
strength was best suited for the project.
The internal and external diameters of Fusible PVC® pipe were also critical to selecting the casing and conduit material. The 30-inch pipe used for the casings needed to have the largest possible inside diameter to house the conduit bundles, while having the smallest possible external diameter to minimize the size of the HDD borehole. Likewise, the conduit pipe needed to have sufficient internal diameter to allow proper clearance for the power cables while having a small enough external diameter to fit within the casing. In addition, the 8-inch conduit pipe needed sufficient hoop strength to withstand external loading placed on the pipe during the grouting process.
Fusible PVC® pipe’s superior tensile strength and internal/external diameters provided the ideal material properties while offering significant project cost savings to the client. A non-metallic casing pipe also minimized ampacity loss across the HDD sections. Fusible PVC® pipe was connected to the open-cut conduit with standard power industry couplings and fittings, further simplifying the project.
Underground Solutions (UGSI) provides infrastructure technologies for water/wastewater applications. UGSI’s Fusible PVC® products, including Fusible C-900®, Fusible C-905® and FPVC®, contain a patented PVC formulation that, when combined with UGSI’s patented
fusion process, results in a monolithic, fully-restrained, gasket-free, leak-free piping system. UGSI’s Duraliner™ is a patented, close-fit pipeline renewal system creating a stand-alone structural liner.
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Chicago, IL, October 31, 2014 — LMK Technologies’ T-Liner® with Insignia™ Hydrohat Compression Gasket Sealing System was recently named a winner of the 13th Annual Chicago Innovation Awards out of 500 plus nominees. The winners were announced at an event held at Chicago’s Harris Theater on Thursday, October 30, with nearly 1,500 business and civic leaders attending. The Chicago Innovation Awards, celebrating its 13th year, is the Chicago region’s foremost recognition of the most innovative new products or services brought to market or to public service each year.
“Chicago is an innovation hub with talented business leaders who have the vision to see things differently and set themselves apart from the competition,” said Tom Kuczmarski, co-founder with Chicago journalist Dan Miller of the awards. “Every winner of the Chicago Innovation Awards embodies this mindset, and each one has found a unique way to solve a previously unmet need in the market.”
The winning organizations receive a variety of honors including the opportunity to ring the NASDAQ Bell in New York City, a profile in Crain’s Chicago Business, meetings with the Mayor, Governor and Cook County President, and a three-day business and innovation training seminar at the Disney Institute in Orlando, with tuition and accommodations included.
“I see this award as recognition for helping municipalities and other utility owners advance our nation’s communities to repair pipeline infrastructures by employing non-invasive products and “No-Dig” methods,” said Larry Kiest, Founder/President, LMK Technologies. “I believe much of my success comes from surrounding myself with quality people. When I look back at my 32 years in the sewer & water business, I recognize that having the right team is the best award a guy could ever ask for.”
The complete list of this year’s Chicago Innovation Award winners can be found at www.chicagoinnovationawards.com.
The Chicago Innovation Awards are supported by Gold Sponsors Comcast Business and Disney Institute; Silver Sponsors Dell, SMS Assist, Wintrust Financial, Vedder Price, the Hillshire Brands Foundation, SmithBucklin and others.
LMK Technologies, a world leader specializing in trenchless methods to renew lateral sewer infrastructure, has more than one hundred United States and foreign patents relating to pipeline rehabilitation technologies. Headquartered in Ottawa, IL since 1993, LMK serves the municipal and residential markets through a network of licensed contractors. For more information regarding LMK please visit www.lmktechnologies.com, call 1-815-433-1275 or email info@lmktechnologies.com.
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December 9-11, 2014
Location: PLI Facility – Clearwater, FL
Hotels:
- Sirata on St. Pete Beach
- Tradewinds on St. Pete Beach
- Zamora on St. Pete Beach
Morning: Donuts, Bagels, Coffee, Tea
Lunch: Pizza, Sandwiches, Wraps, Etc.
Raffle: 3 Night Stay @ The Zamora Hotel on St. Beach, FL. (Includes 3 night stay in King Size bed or Two Double Beds)
Demonstrations: Top Gun F-6, Top Gun F-10, Lateral Lining Steam and Hot Water Cure, Sectional Point Repair, Pull In Place, Reinstatement Cutters, Vac A Tee, Manhole Rehabilitation… and more.
Show Discounts: Discounts will be announced during the event and available only to attendees during the 3 day event.
Financing: Financing available on all products. Get pre-approved before the show.
Special Feature: New Technology to be Demonstrated exclusively for attendees
Special Guests: Industry Manufacturing and Supply Companies will participate during the event
Contact: Morgan Trouard at morgan@perma-liner.com or call (727)-507-9749
Don’t miss this event…Book Today!
November 20 – Charlotte, North Carolina:
If you’re in North Carolina, be sure to visit Perma-Liner on November 20 at the Holiday Inn Charlotte University from 8:30am – 4:00pm.
US Jetting, CUES, Picote and Dancutter team up with Perma-Liner to offer first hand experience with newly released technology with live demonstrations. Contact Perma-Liner for details (727)-507-9749.
design tool sets the standard for HDD planning and design and can help both the most experienced or novice plan and check the feasibility of their HDD project.
