New standards: jacking corrosion-resistant pipes in Singapore

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Fully automated cutting and welding of the Perfect Liner film according the requested nominal width

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Thermoplastic forming of the Perfect Liner ends for the future connector position

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Demolding a cured jacking pipe

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Working safely with the aid of the product gripper

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Storage of ready jacking pipes at Bilcon Industries in Singapore

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Inserting a pipe into the starting pit

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Driving technology preparation

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Pressing in the pipe

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Temporary storage of Perfect Pipe at the building site

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Drinking and waste water management has high priority in the South East Asian city state of Singapore. Bilcon Industries has produced jacking pipes for sewers with Schlüsselbauer production technology since November 2015. The main advantages of the technology and final product: high productivity, maximum water tightness, high driving rates and easy installation.

The island state of Singapore accomplished the rise to a modern industrial nation in the ASEAN area (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) within a few decades. Today, approximately 5.5 million inhabitants live in densely populated Singapore, the majority in the capital, which bears the same name as the country. Strategic drinking and waste water management has been given high priority for a long time. The construction and expansion of a comprehensive sewer system had already begun in the 1950s as part of an ambitious infrastructure programme. Today, this Southeast Asian city state is also...