Introducing the Vermeer R600T Reclaimer
Designed for pipeline and large-diameter HDD projects Vermeer expands its horizontal directional drilling (HDD) fluid management equipment line with the new R600T reclaimer. The new 600-gallons-per-minute (2,271.3-L/min) mud recycling system can pair with maxi rigs...
Robert H. Westphal Memorial Service Planned
Robert H. Westphal 5/4/1944 – 3/31/2020 A memorial service celebrating the life of Robert H. “Bob” Westphal will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, at Faith Lutheran Church in Fond du Lac, WI. Bob passed away on March 31, 2020. He is remembered for his many...
PIPE Cure Offers a Better Way to Restore and Protect Underground Pipes
October 2020—Crosslink Technology Inc. has developed PIPE (Pressure Infused Protective Epoxy) Cure, a fast, easy, and cost-effective way to completely rehabilitate the inside of underground pipes, specifically laterals. PIPE Cure provides a less destructive and less...
Robbins Single Shield Breaks Through Turkey’s Hardest Rock
Resilient TBM completes Bahçe-Nurdaği Railway On July 24, 2020, a jubilant ceremony marked a milestone for southern Turkey’s arduous Bahçe-Nurdaği High-Speed Railway Tunnel. The first TBM-driven portion of tunneling using an 8.0 m (26.2 ft) diameter Robbins Single...
Midwest Mole Moves to Employee Stock Ownership, Prepares for Future with Refined Branding
CEO, second-generation owner, Dan Liotti announces retirement Greenfield, Indiana -- August 25, 2020 -- Midwest Mole Inc., a premiere specialty underground contractor providing boring, trenchless tunneling and directional drilling services throughout the Midwest and...
Remembering Ron Halderman (1947-2020)
In May of 2020 the trenchless community lost one of the pioneers of the horizontal directional drilling industry. Ron Halderman will be remembered as an innovator and visionary. Ron graduated from the Colorado School of Mines and worked in the drilling industry for...
AI/Computer Vision Startup Led by Industry Veterans Revolutionized Sewer Inspection
SewerAI secures $2 million in seed funding for its breakthrough technology San Francisco, CA, August 3, 2020—SewerAI , a startup that uses artificial intelligence and computer vision to inspect, identify and analyze sewer infrastructure defects before they reach...
Bo Botteicher Joins Lithos Engineering to Lead Rehabilitation Services Market Sector
Lithos Engineering is thrilled to announce the addition of Richard (Bo) Botteicher, PE to their team. Bo brings over 20 years of experience in the underground infrastructure industry including extensive trenchless new installation and rehabilitation projects for the...
Total Equipment, Inc. Expands Vermeer Industrial Representation, Rebrands in Caribbean Region
Total Equipment, Inc., a full-line Vermeer Industrial dealer headquartered in Puerto Rico, today announced it has acquired the rights from Vermeer Caribbean to represent the Vermeer Industrial product line in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Haiti and the Dominican Republic....
Madewell Products Initiates Advisory Council
(Alpharetta, GA – June 17, 2020) With every intent to grow responsibly, Madewell® Products Corporation initiates an Advisory Council comprised of five executives of top producing contracting partners among its nation-wide network of Certified Applicators. This...