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UNITRACC News Issue: September 2007   

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Robert Stein

Dear Sir or Madam,

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Dipl.-Ing. Robert Stein
(UNITRACC Editor)

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Content

News

Ditch Witch

Ditch Witch drill pipe offers unique advantages

The Ditch Witch® organization manufactures one of the most extensive selections of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) equipment in the underground construction industry, from the...
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Herrenknecht AG

Herrenknecht is building its first assembly plant in India

In spring 2008, Herrenknecht will put into operation an assembly plant for tunnelling systems and service in Chennai (eastern coast of South India). In a first step, the 100% Herrenknecht subsidiar...
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Borealis AG

Borouge corrosion-free pipe solution aids water supply in Shanghai - No-dig technique saves 400 trees and minimises disruption to residents

Highly-durable PE100 water pipes from Borouge, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, have helped to supply safe, clean drinking water for residents of Pudong in Shang...
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The Robbins Company

Retractable Robbins TBM will burrow under Manhattan

A uniquely designed Main Beam TBM is set to bore in the densely urban environment of New York City, USA. Assembly of the 6.7 m (22.0 ft) diameter Robbins TBM was finished on July 27, 2007 in Robbi...
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Thames Water

The Boys from the Brown Stuff - BBC documentary lifts the lid on life in the sewers

"London: home to more than seven million people, producing over 2,800 million litres of waste every day. One flush, and just like magic, it disappears, out of sight and out of mind, but hidden be...
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North American Society for Trenchless Technology (NASTT)

WESTT Regional No-Dig Conference Slated for October 1-3 in Reno

The Western Society for Trenchless Technology (WESTT) is proud to present its third annual Western Regional No-Dig Conference and Exhibition, October 1-3, in Reno, Nevada. Attendees will enjoy the ...
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Insituform Technologies

Insituform to exhibit latest sewer and water products and technologies at WEFTEC 2007

Insituform®’s cured-in-place-pipe (CIPP) and Composite Pipe (CP) products allow customers to rehabilitate small, medium or large diameter pipes with a jointl...
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Article

Dipl.-Ing. R. Stein, Dipl.-Ing. H. Cakmak, Dipl.-Ing. (FH) M. Neumann

Improving economic efficiency

Due to the constant increase of legal and operational requirements, the cleaning of private and public drain and sewer systems is a special challenge for network operators. The operation of drain a...
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Jürgen Allmann and Thomas Engel

Bonded joining in sewer and wastewater engineering using thermoplastics

In order to build a permanently operational sewer and waste-water system with a long service life, as in gas and water supply, it is necessary to not only select the appropriate materials and proce...
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Markus Rieder and Torsten Schulze

Verification of the integrity of existing pipeline systems

In the last 50 years many pipeline systems for the transport of oil products were constructed. Due to the developments in the global oil market there have been a lot of changes in ownership of pipe...
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Sandvik Rocktools (Sweden)

Korean tunnel success for new Sandvik rock tool

Korean contractor Sung Bo Development is achieving a 30% increased life span of its Sandvik Alpha tool system and eliminated rod 'gooseneck' breakages on highway tunnel drilling through difficult, ...
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Calendar

European Waste and Wastewater Management Conference

24.09.2007 - 26.09.2007

This Conference follows the successful event held in Newcastle last year and will be a major attraction for engineers, scientists and regulators with an interest in the collection, treatment and di...
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All events in September

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UNITRACC

Award:

Selected Landmark 2007

Finalist:
 Medida-Prix 2004

Award:
 Europäischer E-Learning Award 2004

Award:
 NO-DIG Award 2005

Sponsored by:
 German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Technology

The Association of the German Building Industry:
Association of the German Building Industry.

 
 

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