Titan Technologies, Boise, Idaho has positioned itself as a leader. Although a young company by many standards (established in 2003), Titan Technologies has taken on the persona and maturity of a much older company. This is due, in large part, to the leadership and vision of company president Roger Thompson. Thompson brings with him a […]
Contractor Ludwig Pfeiffer Hoch-und Tiefbau GmbH & Co. KG was recently contracted by the Berlin Waterworks, Berlin, Germany, to rehabilitate a sanitary sewer pressure pipe, in the city of Berlin, using the swage line-method. The goal of the project was to renew the ND 1000 (39-in.) steel sanitary sewer pressure pipe a total length of […]
Pipe material can be a very volatile subject. It has been a stumbling block to the use of pipe bursting technologies with some utilities around the country. Many of these utilities are so invested in certain pipe materials that it is almost impossible for them to consider other piping materials. While there is a high […]
After being field tested and developed in Europe by Tracto Technik, the Grundoburst was recently launched in North America at the UCT show in Houston, Texas by TT Technologies, U.S.A. The hydraulic pipe bursting system, which has the ability to split ductile iron and steel lines, has already been involved in several high profile jobs […]
Piercing tool technology has been around since the early 1900s. The first patent for such technology dates back to WW I. The biggest limiting factor in the development of early piercing tools was a lack of good building materials. The idea of the piercing tool remained, but the first true operational models were not developed […]
The latest version of the Grundomat pneumatic piercing tool from TT Technologies, Aurora, Illinois, is now available. The new Grundomat-P version includes several advancements. Development of a more advanced reciprocating stepped cone chisel head assembly has increased the tool’s effectiveness and a new automatic reverse makes it easier to use. Stepped Cone Chisel Head Conventional […]
