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One of the most culturally diverse cities in the country, Albuquerque, NM, has the same problem as many municipalities--old and failing interceptor sewer lines. However, the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority (ABCWUA) took a proactive approach to address this problem rather than a reactive approach of waiting for a failure.

The Texas Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) held its 2009 fall meeting at the Hobas Pipe USA factory in The Woodlands, TX. Invited members toured the plant for an opportunity to expand their knowledge and learn how centrifugally cast, fiberglass reinforced, polymer mortar (CCFRPM) pipe is manufactured and used.

Spotlight/New Products

INROCK's XTR platform utilizes an interchangeable block segment cutter (MT/TCI).

Sharewell’s heavy-duty LTX series of Lo-Torque Hole Opener is ideal for pipeline projects.

Footage Tools’ compact Butt Fusion System is ideal for most fusion operations.

The RAM 414 M is a hydraulic 4-wheeled fusion machine with a manual control system used to fuse pipe sizes from 4-inch IPS to 14-inch IPS.

The DynaMc 28 HP (Hand Pump) Two-Jaw machine provides the power and pressure required to butt fuse pipes sized 2-inch IPS to 8-inch DIPS with a hand-powered pump.

The Connectra 1442 EP is the premier large diameter machine in GF Central Plastics’ complete line of fusion equipment.

The C-100PA high-intensity ultraviolet lamp has a lamp head measuring only 7 by 9.5 inches.

The PipeView BandGen is a powerful extension that gives operators practical tools for creating, configuring, manipulating and generating bands for custom alignment sheets.

TERRA joins the vertical drilling market with the development of its TERRA-DRILL for geothermal power.

A new laser-based AccuGrade grading system for Cat C-Series loaders is capable of extreme accuracy.

Thompson Pumps 4JSCG Enviroprime Pump is a high head 4-inch automatic priming centrifugal pump that provides flows of up to 1,300 gallons per minute and heads up to 330 feet.

Use the 980 Fault System to locate faults in direct-buried, unshielded power and communications cables.

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