pipe robot Articles

"We absolutely crushed our previous distance covered in a single day..." A growing number of proactive municipal utilities and power generating operators across North America are reaping the benefits of deploying the latest robotics crawler from Pure Technologies (Pure) to assess the condition of their pipeline networks and save millions of dollars in water loss and prevented breaks. Unlike ...

Jul. 25, 2017

By Pure Technologies

In 2005, Pure Technologies (Pure), a provider of various structural monitoring and leak-detection technologies, set about to develop a pipeline assessment tool that could monitor and report on the condition of pre-stressed concrete cylinder pipes (PCCP) utilized in municipal water and sewer systems. The tool’s competitive advantage would be accurate assessment decoupled from the need to ...

Jul. 29, 2016

By Pure Technologies

Underwater exploration, fish farms, dive jobs, marine research, municipal and commercial water utilities are obvious industries for the utilization of Deep Trekker mini-ROVs and pipe crawlers. However another industry that has seen remarkable success integrating underwater inspection robots is energy production. Diverse methods of creating energy provide a number of applications which benefit ...

Nov. 18, 2016

By Deep Trekker Inc.

Pipe penetrating radar (PPR), the in-pipe application of ground penetrating radar (GPR) is one of the most promising quantitative pipe condition assessment technologies to emerge in recent years. With most of the underground pipe infrastructure reaching the end of their design life there is a need to provide measurable data in order to establish the extent of rehabilitation required or the timing ...

Jul. 1, 2015

By SewerVUE

The project DeWaLoP, led by Vienna Water, aims to develop a robot that is able to apply a sealing system to repair the joint sockets of pressure operating water pipes measuring about 1 m in diameter. To do this, a modification of the sealing material for inner surface application will be developed and a complex robot system will be designed to perform various tasks, such as inspecting, cleaning ...

Aug. 6, 2013

By IWA Publishing

Service: PureRobotics - Robotic Pipeline Inspection Client: City of Rockville Project Date: July 2010 Type of Pipeline: Water Transmission Main Diameter: 24-inch Pipe Material: PCCP Length: 53,000 feet Results: 3 pipe sections identified at risk Insertion of Pipeline Inspection Robot Pure Technologies (Pure) was contracted to provide robotic pipeline inspection ...

Jul. 1, 2010

By Pure Technologies

For some time the topic of the useful life for repair procedures has been a matter of controversial discussion. In the process, giving across-the-board indications of useful life for "repair procedures" has increasingly come to be seen as indefensible. Even when, in addition, a separate approach for different groups of repair procedures - "robot procedures" for example - is suggested, this kind ...

Sep. 7, 2013

By KATE PMO AG

Abstract This paper describes the development of Pipe Penetrating Radar (PPR), the underground in-pipe application of GPR, a non-destructive testing method that can detect defects and cavities within and outside mainline diameter (>18 in / 450mm) non-metallic (concrete, PVC, HDPE, etc.) underground pipes. The method uses two or more high frequency GPR antennae carried by a robot into ...

Jan. 1, 2011

By SewerVUE

Abstract: Pipe Penetrating Radar (PPR) is the underground in-pipe application of ground penetrating radar (GPR) either robotically or by manned entry to reveal wall thickness, delamination, voids, and other conditions that enable more precise determination of pipeline integrity and verifications for trenchless technology rehabilitation. PPR, when applied to pipe-bursting applications, can ...

Jan. 1, 2011

By SewerVUE

We manufacture our portable remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and pipe crawlers for a variety of different industries and applications. Due to their robust design and versatility, Deep Trekker products have proven to be the ideal tools for many professionals and ...

Nov. 2, 2016

By Deep Trekker Inc.

Abstract Pipe Penetrating Radar (PPR) is the underground in-pipe application of GPR, a non-destructive testing method that can detect defects and cavities within and outside mainline diameter non-metallic (reinforced concrete, vitrified clay, PVC, HDPE, etc.) underground pipes. The key advantage of PPR is the unique ability to map pipe wall thickness and deterioration including voids outside ...

Jan. 1, 2014

By SewerVUE

Commercial introduction of ductile iron pipe (DIP) began in the mid-1950s and was established as the most frequently selected material of choice for ferrous pressure pipe by the early 1970s. Due to the widespread use of DIP during a large expansion of pipeline infrastructure in the 1970s, there are many thousands of miles of pressurized DIP in operation today. Water and wastewater utilities ...

Dec. 17, 2014

By Pure Technologies

Service: PureRobotics Client: City of Calgary Project Date: May 2013 - ongoing Location: Calgary, AB Type of Pipeline: Water Transmission Main Diameter: 30-inch (750mm) Pipe Material: Bar-Wrapped ...

Dec. 1, 2013

By Pure Technologies

Service: Robotics Client: El Paso Water Utilities (EPWU) Project Date: June 2005 Type of Pipeline: Transmission Main Diameter: 24-inch Pipe Material: Lined Cylinder Pipe (LCP) Length: 0.64 miles The City of El Paso is the fifth largest in Texas, with a population of approximately 750,000. To serve the needs of this burgeoning city, El Paso Water Utilities (EPWU) operates ...

Jun. 1, 2005

By Pure Technologies

Service: SoundPrint AFO PureRobotics Client: City of Ottawa Project Date: 2011 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Type of Pipeline: Water Transmission Main Diameter: 48-inch (1200mm) Pipe Material: PCCP The Woodroffe Avenue Transmission Main in Ottawa, Ontario experienced a major failure in January 2011 which opened a large hole across three traffic lanes causing major ...

Dec. 1, 2011

By Pure Technologies

Maximizing the life of aging pipelines has long been a challenge in North America. Owners of large diameter water and wastewater infrastructure face particular condition assessment challenges, owing to factors such as financial constraints, environmental concerns and access restrictions, which compound the problem. While desktop studies can help identify pipes with a likelihood and consequence of ...

Jul. 25, 2016

By Pure Technologies

(Reproduced by permission from Laboratorium Magazine) Europe’s most modern water lab is located in Leeuwarden, in the Netherlands. Vitens made a big splash when it brought this modern building, with its transparent design, into operation in January 2005. Many colleagues from Dutch and foreign labs are eager to visit this installation, where water control samples are routed automatically with the ...

Feb. 1, 2006

By STARLIMS Corporation

Service: Assess and Address Pipeline Management Client: Baltimore County DPW Project Date: July 2011 - ongoing Diameter: 16-inch to 54-inch Pipe Material: PCCP Length:~13 miles EM condition assessment~15 miles inline leak ...

Jul. 1, 2011

By Pure Technologies

After WSSC began experiencing major PCCP failures in the 1970s, it developed a strong commitment to infrastructure management technology in favor of large capital replacements. Beginning in 2007, WSSC and Pure Technologies began a partnership to create a comprehensive PCCP management program. The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) is the 8th largest water and wastewater utility in ...

Oct. 24, 2014

By Pure Technologies

Streamlining Pipeline Data Collection Information with Digital Visual Sidewall Scanning (DVSS) Since the advent of miniature cameras, engineers, contractors and public works officials have used them to assess pipeline conditions and troubleshoot problems. Over the years, new delivery mechanisms have emerged to carry cameras deeper and deeper into lines, while capturing increasingly ...

Aug. 27, 2007

By Envirosight LLC