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Congratulations to Benjamin Media on 25 years serving the trenchless and construction industry!
BMI currently publishes eight trade magazines: Compact Equipment, NASTT’s Trenchless Today, North American Oil and Gas Pipelines, Solar Builder, TBM: Tunnel Business Magazine, Trenchless Technology, Water Finance & Management and Utility Contractor. BMI is committed to online and interactive media by enhancing its print media with innovative and informative online content and mobile apps. In addition, BMI manages conferences and exhibitions across the United States — from the Trenchless Road Shows to NASTT’s No-Dig — and complements these shows with online webinar programs.
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GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, will be showcasing its latest GPR technology at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017, to be held March 7-11, 2017, at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, Booth # S-62452. Technology to be featured includes the PaveScan® RDM asphalt density assessment tool, StructureScan™ Mini XT, and the UtilityScan® Pro utility detection tool.
The PaveScan RDM on display is an easy and affordable asphalt density assessment tool, ideal for uncovering problems that occur during the paving process, including poor uniformity and significant variations in density. PaveScan RDM helps avoid such premature failures as road raveling, cracking, and deterioration along joints. Seamlessly integrating with GPS systems, PaveScan RDM features a flexible, modular design that facilitates easy and efficient operation and data collection. It is available as a small, portable single sensor cart-based system or a three-sensor configuration using an extended cart or vehicle configuration. The system includes a cart, one to three sensors, a customized Panasonic ToughBook, Garmin Glo GPS, a concentrator box, and a variety of system accessories.
Also on display is the StructureScan Mini XT – the newest generation of GSSI’s popular all-in-one concrete inspection GPR system. Rugged, compact, and flexible, StructureScan Mini XT is a good choice for locating rebar, conduits, post-tension cables, and voids. The Mini XT can help identify structural elements, including pan deck and concrete cover, and can also provide real time determination of concrete slab thickness. The integrated concrete inspection tool comes with an antenna, positioning system, and control unit combination. Also on display with the StructureScan Mini XT is the new LineTrac™ XT accessory, which helps locate specific power sources in concrete, including AC power present in conduits.
Drop by the booth to see the UtilityScan Pro, the latest addition to the company’s popular UtilityScan GPR product line. UtilityScan systems are the industry standard for efficiently identifying and marking the location and depth of subsurface utilities, including gas, sewer, and communication lines. Featuring the SIR 4000 control unit, the UtilityScan Pro delivers the configurability and flexibility to address a wide range of utility applications. This advanced GPR system is ideal for locating gas, communications, sewer lines, and other metallic and nonmetallic targets, including underground storage tanks and PVC pipes.
About GSSI
Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc. is the world leader in the development, manufacture, and sale of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, primarily for the concrete inspection, utility mapping and locating, road and bridge deck evaluation, geophysics, and archaeology markets. Our equipment is used all over the world to explore the subsurface of the earth and to inspect infrastructure systems non-destructively. GSSI created the first commercial GPR system nearly 45 years ago and continues to provide the widest range and highest quality GPR equipment available today.
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The Ontario Public Works Association (OPWA) 2016 Project of the Year: Environment, Greater than $50 Million Category was awarded to project owner, Regional Municipality of Halton along with lead consultant, Dillon Consulting Limited, consultant, R.V. Anderson and contractors; Dibco Underground Ltd and Varcon Construction Corporation for the Boyne Trunk Sanitary Sewer project. The awards luncheon was held on January 26 during the 2017 OPWA Annual Conference.
The South Halton Water and Wastewater Master Plan Update identified the need for a trunk sanitary sewer that could provide service for approved growth and future development within the Halton region. Dillon has been assisting Halton with contract administration and field services during construction starting in January of 2014 through July of 2016.
Congratulations to Halton Region Project Manager and NASTT Board Member, Brenda Kingsmill, and the rest of the crew on the success of such a large undertaking!
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Recently, 12 students from NASTT’s Student Chapter at UMASS Lowell attended a Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) site visit on location with Liberty Utilities in Somerset, Massachusetts. The students observed an HDD river crossing project. A safety briefing was held and all the necessary PPE was donned prior to the students entering the job site.
Everyone in attendance thoroughly enjoyed the visit and found it to be very educational on the HDD process and how trenchless technology is used in utility work.
Many thanks to Liberty Utilities for hosting the students and helping to educate the future of trenchless!
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Showcasing DTH Hammers & Bits in Central Hall 3-5 Booth C31610
THOMPSON, CONNECTICUT USA, January 18, 2017 – Numa, the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of down hole hammers and bits, will be attending CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017 taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada March 7 – 11, 2017. Numa will be located in Central Hall 3-5 Booth C31610 with experienced staff on hand to meet with current and prospective customers and partners.
Numa will display a full range of DTH hammers and bits for drilling holes 3-1/2” to 48” (89 – 1219 mm) in diameter. Numa’s DTH products have proven to outdistance competitive hammers and bits in speed and longevity with each model designed for specific types of applications. This gives drillers the ultimate flexibility in product offering. A cutaway hammer will be on hand to provide attendees with the ability to see internal DTH hammer components and how it operates down the hole.
Also exhibited will be Numa’s Super Jaws® Overburden Bits. Super Jaws provides dependable performance and longevity for simultaneously drilling and casing holes in unconsolidated ground conditions of overburden, boulders, or bedrock. With its unique wing design, Super Jaws retracts back into the guide body when drilling is complete for extraction of all tooling while leaving the casing in place. There is no reverse rotation required, nor any expensive rings, saving drillers time and money. Super Jaws is capable of drilling hole sizes 5 ½” to 42” (139 – 1067 mm) in diameter.
Super Jaws is available in two versions. One version utilizes a drive shoe welded to the front of the casing. As the bit advances, the casing is advanced at the same rate due to the drive shoulder on the guide body contacting the drive shoe welded to the casing. The Super Jaws ND version allows the use of thick wall casing or thick wall threaded casing. The guide body has no drive shoulder and the casing is advanced via a casing hammer, duplex diverter, or dual rotary.
Stop by to visit Numa in Central Hall 3-5 Booth C31610.
ABOUT NUMA
Numa is the world’s leading designer of rock drilling equipment with over 100 DTH Hammer and Bit products serving 11 different industries. Our products are capable of drilling vertical, horizontal, and reverse circulation holes from 3½ to 48 inches (89 – 1219 mm) in diameter and are used in 105+ countries. We have built our customer-centric reputation on providing the highest value in products, performance and personal service available in the rock drilling industry.
