How to keep roots away from sewage pipes? IKT investigates protection systems in a long-term project. Researchers want to find out which protective measures are suitable. They have now dug up their worldwide unique in-situ test rig. The initial results are surprising.
We warmly welcome Renotec NV as a new member of our IKT Association of Industry and Services! Renotec NV is Belgium’s largest sewer rehabilitation company. It has more than 30 years of experience and employs 900 people.
When a group of far-sighted experts founded a new research institute for sewerage technology in 1994, they could hardly have imagined how important the topic would become over the next three decades. Prof. Dietrich Stein from Ruhr University Bochum, Dr. Rolf Bielecki, Senior Construction Director from the Hamburg Building Authority, and Jürgen Wilms from Hochtief AG had recognised something that is undisputed today: Germany’s, and the World‘s sewerage infrastructure needs…
IKT’s Managing Director, Roland W. Waniek, and Scientific Director, Prof. Dr. Bert Bosseler, have attended the “China-Europe Conference on Pipelines and Trenchless Technology” at the end of March 2024, where they presented the latest IKT research results on the subject of pipe liner quality. The event was organised by Prof. Dr. Jingguo Cao from the Tianjin University of Science and Technology.
CIPP liner quality: What is the essence of two decades of IKT’s research? Prof. Dr. Bert Bosseler, our Scientific Director, and colleagues identify the key factors that are crucial for the quality of the world’s most popular rehabilitation process for sewer pipes, Cured-in-Place-Pipes (CIPP).
Pressure sewer pipes like gravity sewers that are getting on in years need to be renovated. But, which methods are suitable? What are their strengths and weaknesses? The recent IKT comparative product test on pressure sewer liners provides answers. Pressure sewers are critical and sensitive elements of urban wastewater infrastructure. Many are ageing so sewer network owners are increasingly having to deal with their rehabilitation and there are different methods available on the market…
