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Tube Products International March 2013
International Tube & Conduit Company Ltd.
• British Standard Conduits BS31 / BS4568
• Electrical Metallic Tubing
EMT
• Intermediate Metal Conduit IMC
• Rigid Metal Conduit
RMC
• Flexible Conduit
FC
• Fittings
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Renovation of
drinking water
pipes
SPR (Sekisui Pipe Rehabilitation) Europe
will be exhibiting at the Wasser Berlin
International fair, 23-26 April. During
the course of the No Dig Berlin trade
fair that is taking place simultaneously,
the company will showcase its service
and product portfolio for trenchless
rehabilitation of drinking water pipes
in Hall 1.2, Booth 204, with a focus
on CIPP technologies Nordipipe
TM
and
Tubetex
TM
, as well as the Close-Fit
process.
Guaranteeing an intact drinking water
supply is a technical, economical and
organisational challenge for cities,
municipalities and providers. Continuous
water loss from leaky pipes, germ load
from outside, or a limited use of the
water supply can be rectified by pipe
rehabilitations carried out in time. SPR
Europe will showcase its technology and
services, in cooperation with subsidiaries
SPR TEC Europe, Sekisui NordiTube,
KMG Pipe Technologies and Rabmer.
Focussing on pipe rehabilitation
procedures in the pressure range, SPR
Europe will present the CIPP liners
Nordipipe and Tubetex together with the
Close-Fit method. Finished segments
of the liners show their structure and
consistency. The liners are especially
suited for the renovation of drinking
water pipes and are already certified
in many countries. Diameters of 150 to
1,200mm are possible.
While the needled felt liner Nordipipe
includes a statically self-supporting
feature because of its glass-fibre
reinforcement, the seamless woven
Tubetex liner, made of polyester yarn,
is firmly attached to the old pipe, but
elastic enough to compensate for
movements and impacts to the pipes.
Due to their construction, both can
withstand high inner pressures and
allow installation lengths of up to 600m.
The Close-Fit method is an alternative
for smaller pipes with nominal widths
of up to 400mm. The pre-shaped pipe,
reduced by about 25-30 per cent in
diameter, can be quickly drawn into the
damaged pipe by a winch before being
returned to its original circular shape by
hot steam and pressure, and expanded
against the old pipe without an annular
space.
The product range in the drinking water
sector is augmented by the procedures
for trenchless rehabilitation of sewers.
This includes further CIPP lining
products as well as spiral-wound pipe
technologies. With these products, SPR
Europe offers a time and cost-saving
solution for challenges in rehabilitation
– nominal width, installation length, old
pipe condition or profile type.
Sekisui SPR Europe GmbH
– Germany
The Close-Fit process is an alternative for
pressure-line renovation
SPR Europe will present Nordipipe and Tubetex CIPP liners for drinking water pipe rehabilitation
