TPi October 2011

business & market news

Intelligent Trench wins prestigious health & safety award

compliance with health and safety guidelines such as HSG47.

apparatus using GPS enabled PDA software, this information is thereafter available free of charge at any time, making future works safer and more effective. Data can be obtained during any excavation or as part of a non- invasive survey. The Intelligent Trench solution provides instant access to the data through both a desktop portal and directly to the field via supported devices. RFID locators enable the position of previous works and the location and depth of buried plant to be accurately determined, even in built up areas where techniques such as GPS often fail. Future works may then benefit from access to photographs and other asset data, enabling better

The Intelligent Trench underground mapping solution won the Health & Safety at Work award at the Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation annual awards ceremony, which took place in June. Judges for the award, who represent a variety of stakeholders from across the industry, were looking for solutions that demonstrably led to improvements in health and safety, and which could in particular show originality, robust implementation, best value cost-benefit and wider implementation potential. By deploying RFID markers in excavations and collecting data and photographic evidence about buried Although the first day of the conference, 7 November 2011, is some weeks away, interest in the Pipe & Tube World Conference is already strong according to the International Tube Association, with 66 participants already registered and more than half of the available table top exhibits sold by mid July. The two–day conference in Düsseldorf features a high quality programme of technical papers from process equip- ment experts, tube and pipe producers and market analysts, and includes four keynote overview presentations:

Knowing precisely what lies beneath vastly improves the accuracy of digs and pre-warns operators of hazards that would otherwise present unexpected risks. The Intelligent Trench underground map- ping solution is enabled by technologies from 3M, Exor, Infotec and Trac-ID.

Visit www.intelligenttrench.com for further information.

Infotec – UK sales@infotec1.net www.infotec1.net Early interest in Pipe & Tube World Conference

The main conference sponsor, SMS Meer, will host a free combined workshop tour and social event at its factory on 8 November – just one of the networking opportunities open to delegates. More information can be found on the dedicated conference webpage: www.itatube.org/dussconference.php

• Michael Cottin, SMS Meer, Germany: Solutions for tube and pipe producers • Dr C Kalwa, Europipe, Germany: Overview of large diameter pipes market • Hilkka Witt, voestalpine Tubulars GmbH & Co, Austria: General OCTG market situation-demand, supply, capacities and trends for Europe, North America, Middle East, former Soviet Union and Africa

International Tube Association – UK

1/4-Seite (60 x 180 mm) Satzspiegel (Tube & Pipe Technology + TubeProducts Int.) • Marina Vertemberg, Steel Orbis, Ukraine: Overview of European welded pipe market info@itatube.org www.itatube.org

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