How the City of Tavares, FL Utilizes a VAC-TRON Vacuum Excavator
The City Director came to Phillip Clark, Water Supervisor for Tavares, FL - America’s Seaplane City, with details of a surplus in the budget. “What can we add to our fleet to work smarter and not harder? What out there in the industry is new and innovative?" He asked....
McLaughlin Adds PTO-Driven Options to MEGA VAC Line
Truck vacs offer power, scalable tank capacity and reliability for high-production contractors GREENVILLE, S.C. — June 7, 2017 — McLaughlin has extended its Vermeer MEGA VAC vacuum excavator product line with new PTO-driven options. The Vermeer VXT truck series was...
Robbins Celebrates Tough Tunnels for Clean Energy
Ceremony with Georgian Prime Minister commissions Green Power Station In April 2017, a ceremony was held to celebrate the commissioning of the Dariali Hydropower Project in the Republic of Georgia. Many attended the ceremony marking the first carbon-neutral hydropower...
Ace Pipe Cleaning Partners with Alternative Lining Technologies
Alternative Lining Technologies (ALT) announces Ace Pipe Cleaning, a subsidiary of Carylon Corporation, as a certified installer of their cured-in-place manhole lining systems throughout the Central United States. Based out of Kansas City, MO, Ace Pipe Cleaning is one...
Trenchless Elevated 2017 Call for Abstracts
Trenchless Elevated 2017 Rocky Mountain Chapter of North American Society for Trenchless Technology (NASTT) 7th Annual Regional Conference CALL FOR ABSTRACTS ABSTRACTS MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY BY JUNE 15, 2017 PAPER TOPICS: The Rocky Mountain Chapter of NASTT...
Robbins TBM Takes on Eighth Bore for Galerie des Janots Project
Rebuilt TBM Will Bore in La Ciotat, France to Improve Access to Water Supply A Robbins TBM, recently christened “Augustine”, is being commissioned to undertake its eighth bore after being launched by contractor Eiffage Civil Engineering on March 3. The TBM, which was...
Registration and Award Nominations Open for No-Dig Down Under 2017
Early Bird registrations are now open for ASTT's No-Dig Down Under 2017. Click here to register. Purchase your full conference registration now and receive AU$200 off till 14 July 2017. Nominations are open for the ASTT Awards, winners will be announced at the...
New Ultra-wide Band Radar Technology Saves Lives at Disaster Scenes
Complements rescue dogs to quickly locate survivors Written by: Tom Timperman, GSSI Disaster scenes are chaotic and noisy, with rescue teams climbing over collapsed structures, feverishly working to find survivors. Technology can play an important role in the effort,...
Performix Mixer Upgrade Announced New Silicon-Carbide Seal Offers Three Times the Service Life
Hutchinson, Kansas – StraightLine HDD, Inc. announced the implementation of an upgrade to its popular Performix Mud Mix System. At the heart of the Performix System is the centrifugal pump, which generates the best laminar flow in the industry. The performance pump...
South Central Regional Chapter Offers Student Scholarship
The South Central Chapter was established in 2015 to serve the members of NASTT from Oklahoma, Texas and the south central area of the United States. The Chapter is holding their second event on June 20 at the University of Texas, Arlington. This year we are excited...