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REHABNEWS
Cherne Introduces World's
Largest Test Ball
modating pipe diameters 6 inches to 80 inches.
Vortex's new EnviroCure UV Liner, deCherne
Industries, part of the Oatey Co. family
of companies, introduced the world's largest
Test-Ball Plug.
The 72- to 120-inch Test-Ball was carefully
developed with an optimized design that off ers
improved performance and safety for blocking
fl ow in the biggest pipes in sanitary and storm
sewer systems.
Accommodating a back pressure of up to
6 psi, the plug weighs 850 pounds and is 152
inches long. It is made from tough, tear-resistant
natural rubber and features ¾ inch eyebolts that
provide superior holding strength. A fi eld-replaceable
pressure relief valve prevents over-infl
ation, and an aluminum end plate minimizes
rust and corrosion.
" When job-site conditions call for a test plug
of this size, we know safety and performance
are of the utmost importance, " said Cassandra
Alverson, product manager at Cherne. " That's
why we've engineered the world's largest test
plug with the same quality control and manufacturing
standards that Cherne is known for
around the world. "
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Cherne Industries, (800) 843-7584,
cherneind.com
Vortex Enhances, Expands
UV CIPP Solutions
The Vortex Companies, a leading provider of
advanced trenchless water and sewer technologies
and infrastructure renewal services,
introduces its new, comprehensive UV CIPP Systems
solutions portfolio. Vortex's UV CIPP curing
equipment systems, liners, and custom truck
builds backed by expert training and support,
enable the company to be a valuable partner in
the rehabilitation of aging infrastructure.
Commonly used in Europe, UV CIPP provides
contractors, engineers, and asset owners with a
proven approach to expand their existing use of
CIPP technology in a way that allows additional
installation fl exibility and environmental
advantages. Vortex off ers the most advanced UV
curing equipment options available through its
strategic partnership with IMS Robotics. Accomveloped
in partnership with Applied Felts, is
pre-impregnated with resin and constructed
using a corrosion-resistant, styrene barrier
sleeve, non-wicking fi berglass to enhance
physical strength while delivering a thinner pipe
wall design. Its unique construction enables
reinstatements to be performed quickly and
correctly the fi rst time with reliable dimpling that
clearly identifi es junctions between laterals and
the main line, saving several minutes per lateral
to return assets to service faster.
Additionally, the liner is cold and hot
weather-friendly, ideal for environmentallysensitive
locations, manufactured in the
USA and readily available - as quickly as two
weeks-to speed project completion.
Small Diameter UV
Vortex has also announced the addition of the
small diameter IMS MICROcure LED CIPP Curing
System (MICROcure) to its portfolio of UV CIPP
solutions. Source One Environmental (S1E) is
Vortex's exclusive distribution partner in the
United States for the technology.
MICROcure is specifi cally engineered to reline
sewer mains, laterals, and interior plumbing systems
ranging from 3- to 10-inch diameter, and
works with both inversion and CIPP methods.
Designed for portability, MICROcure is built on a
two-wheel carriage and weighs only 176 pounds.
The system comes with two light sources for
optimum curing: a 2x400-watt unit that easily
navigates multiple bends up to 90 degrees for
three to 6-inch pipe, and an 8x100-watt unit
that accommodates six to 10-inch pipes.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
The Vortex Companies, (855) 949-3441,
vortexcompanies.com
SAERTEX Achieves Liner
Installation Milestone
At the end of 2022, SAERTEX multiCom
GmbH, successfully delivered and installed
its100,000th pipe liner, in cooperation with
Spanish sewer rehabilitation specialist STLIMA.
The project, in downtown Valladolid, a
major city in northern Spain, was to rehabilitate
a dilapidated section of sewer with an eggshaped
profi le. It is part of a comprehensive
rehabilitation of the Valladolid sewer network
for local network operator Aquavall.
Since the start of construction work in 2019,
49 kilometers of wastewater and stormwater
pipes have been rehabilitated using the
trenchless method, which was carried out
using the existing manholes of the sewer
system. By eliminating earthwork and tree
felling, this method reduces the environmental
and everyday life impacts of other methods,
such as noise, dust and traffi c disruption.
A 1,200-by-800-millimeter, 98-meter-long
liner made of glass fi ber reinforcements,
pre-impregnated with resin, was pulled into
the host pipe, set up with compressed air
and cured by means of a UV light chain.
An advantage of rehabilitating with glassfi
ber-reinforced pipe liners is the technical
service life of a pipeline is designed for 50 years.
Based in Saerbeck, Germany, and
founded in 1996, family owned SAERTEX
multiCom develops and produces numerous
products for the trenchless rehabilitation
of municipal and industrial sewers, as well as
drinking water pipes.
" We are particularly pleased with the
successful installation of this anniversary liner, "
said Kai Diecks, Global Managing Director at
SAERTEX multiCom. " Because even though
this SAERTEX-LINER was tailor-made for
the project in Valladolid, over the past 27
years we have managed to make trenchless
rehabilitation already state-of-the art in many
countries around the world - and thus part of
everyday life in many rehabilitation projects. "
FOR MORE INFORMATION
SAERTEX multiCom GmbH,
+49 2574 902-400, saertex-multicom.de
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