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Trenchless
C.M.E. Services Owner Chuck
CHOOSING THE RIGHT CIPP
Menkhaus helps feed a liner TECHNOLOGY REQUIRES CAREFUL
into a Perma-Verter inversion
unit from Perma-Liner. (Photo CONSIDERATION OF CAPABILITIES AND
by Mark Lyons) THE NEEDS OF YOUR CUSTOMERS
BY CORY DELLENBACH

O
ver the past decade, the cost of CIPP
rehabilitation has come down while the level of
technology has risen. Shrinking budgets and the
declining condition of underground infrastructure have
forced municipal utilities to improve their infrastructure
as cost-effectively as possible, and home and business
owners are always looking to fix their problems with as
little disruption as possible, so trenchless technologies are
providing a growing market for contractors.
Lanzo Trenchless Technologies, a CIPP and
infrastructure repair technologies contractor, provides cost-
effective, minimally invasive alternatives to replacing failing
infrastructure. The company has plenty of experience
working with a variety of lining systems.
“It has been fun not being locked into a specific
method because either we manufactured it or we were
exclusively tied to it by license,” says Fred Tingberg,
business development manager at Lanzo. “This has given
us the latitude to serve the owner with the best fit for what
would lend itself to a successful project. Having access to
an array of methodologies gives us an excellent chance
to provide for all performance- and site-specific criteria
while meeting the client’s need for project completion
and economy.”
Lanzo, with headquarters in Detroit, Mich., and
Deerfield Beach, Fla., was profiled in the October 2012
issue of Cleaner. The company has done trenchless repair
on more than 10 million linear feet of pipe in diameters
as large as 120 inches throughout North America. Some
of their most notable projects include lining an 18- to 15-
inch transition sewer 20 feet below the Greektown Casino
and Restaurant in Detroit, and 12-inch water transmission
mains rated at 100 psi that served the Renaissance Center
fountain in Detroit.
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Accurate Leak and Line
technicians Chad Mont-
gomery, left, and Clayton
Vitellaro mix cast-in-place
epoxy from Nu Flow. (Photo
by Jim Reisch)

CIPP PREFERRED One issue with CIPP, however, is that weather has to be taken into
With countless jobs under their belt, Tingberg says the system Lanzo consideration, according to Tingberg. “Sun and heat exposure must be totally
Trenchless Technologies prefers to use is CIPP. “CIPP by far has demonstrated anticipated with thermosetting solutions offered in any of the CIPP solutions.”
its ability to apply to the broadest range of repairs,” he says. Cold weather will also affect a contractor’s ability to source water needed
There are several CIPP technologies available, including nonwoven in just about any method of pipe lining as well, Tingberg says.

MANY METHODS
“Having access to an array of methodologies gives us an excellent Inversion and pull-in-place lining are two
chance to provide for all performance- and site-specific criteria while installation methods with CIPP. Lining and curing
times vary with each method and should be chosen
meeting the client’s need for project completion and economy.” based on the specific jobs.
Fred Tingberg There are many other installation methods as
well. Sliplining methods include jacked pipe, pulled
pipe or segmentally installed methods using fusion
engineered tubes or liners with a wide array of thermosetting resins determined weld HDPE, fused PVC, fiberglass, reinforced plastic mortar, vitrified clay or
by the pipeline problem and surrounding environment. The technology polymer concrete.
can span a wide range of pipe diameters; renew pipes with bends, diameter “Catastrophic line breaks within our nation’s potable water transmission
changes or noncircular geometries; and can be used in gravity and infrastructure as well as the inconvenience associated with open cut
pressure applications. replacement of distribution water mains have caused prioritization of NSF 61
Sectional lining bladders cover smaller lengths for repair work. They’re certified rehabilitation methods including sequential carbon fiber/epoxy matrix
available in different configurations and are resistant and reliable. installation, as well as potable water CIPP,” Tingberg says.
Dynamic Drain certified CIPP installer Donald Libby, left, and CEO
Nick Santoni assemble the MaxGun from MaxLiner on a pipeline re-
habilitation job at the University of Virginia. (Photo by Joe Mahoney)

CHANGING TECHNOLOGY
Tingberg notes that there have been many recent imports of
European technology that are bringing advances to the lining systems,
including UV cure, remote epoxy installation and the growing capacity
to perform larger and larger rehabilitations with manufactured
“shooter” devices.
“Operators in Japan and Australia have contributed to downhole
strip manufacturing methods, which are being implemented in greater
scale in remote, large-diameter and difficult access applications,”
Tingberg says.
He says one thing he sees in common with all the
new technologies is the world’s growing emphasis on
green technology.
“Reduced or simply no implementation of
solvents such as Styrene is being considered by
municipalities at a growing rate,” Tingberg says. “The
typical European installation of CIPP today is either
UV cured or remote epoxy, either of which would be
considered green CIPP by my thinking.”

GOING GREEN
“The nation will place a large emphasis on green
technologies as was done in Europe,” Tingberg says.
“While this comes at a cost, it will be justified by
higher quality products and lower social impact
within the communities served. From a market
standpoint there will be a larger participation
by many within the construction and plumbing
communities. Manufacturers will continue to advance
their materials and methods to meet the demands of
the marketplace.”
Tingberg sees many things coming up for the
future of the industry, including the changing
chemical characteristics of the sanitary systems.
“They’ll become more demanding as the chemicals
become more concentrated, requiring better resins
and more corrosion-resistant materials.”
Tingberg also predicts water main rehabilitation
will continue to thrive with better understanding
of specific location of system defects in
large-diameter PCCP, as well as greater acceptance
of trenchless technologies in small-diameter water
distribution systems.
“Technologically, I see greater advances in
robotics, installation equipment, instrumentation
and CCTV,” Tingberg says. C

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