When a pipe —whether a gas line, water main, or a culvert— goes offline, it essentially becomes an underground void encouraging ground collapse or residual content leaking. Because the safest and least disruptive solution is often leaving the decommissioned pipeline in place, asset owners have a continued obligation towards public safety and protecting the environment. Therefore, it is important to select a service provider who understands these responsibilities and can offer a reliable solution to plug the pipeline at the end of the decommissioning or pipe abandonment process.

Enter ProFoam. When searching for an industrial robotic solution, we knew we needed proven technology also flexible to our unique requirements. The robot had to be robust enough to handle this tough job, small enough for confined space entry, able to travel long distances to accommodate limited access or a single-entry point, and of course transport our custom chemical processing system. VersaTrax™ crawlers are frequently seen performing municipal water and sewer remote visual inspections, and their long-standing reputation for transporting payloads in otherwise unreachable locations and always getting the job done made Eddyfi Technologies the natural choice for providing our bespoke robotic solution...

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