Protection Solutions for Line Pipe

“No-Dig” trenchless technologies refer to the complex technical construction methods used to install or rehabilitate underground pipelines. Their aim is to reduce the impact on natural environmental landscapes and ecosystems by minimising the need for excavation or other more disruptive practices. They also facilitate the successful installations of pipelines in places where open trenches could not be constructed, such as under roads, highways, rivers or other natural or man-made structures. One of the inherent challenges of these technologies, however, is the uncertainty surrounding the site’s geology. Strenuous, non-homogeneous, or complex geological formations can pose significant challenges to a trenchless project and cause substantial damages to the pipeline’s anti-corrosion coating, resulting in either unsuccessful drilling and thus failure of the project or extensive repairs incurring cost overruns and massive delays.

Over the years TDC has developed a unique product, pau wrap® TL, to protect pipelines from mechanical and corrosion damages during trenchless installation projects. Our unique lightweight, customisable fibre-based composite cladding can withstand harsh subterranean conditions like granite, gravel, and quartzite as examples, and offer durable protection against abrasion, corrosion, temperature, physical force, and chemicals. They have been successfully used across all typical “No-Dig” technologies including horizontal directional drilling, Direct Pipe®, and microtunnelling, etc.

pau wrap® TL products are produced directly over the outer surface of steel line pipes and their anti-corrosion coating in our factory in Germany to ensure consistent quality and uniformity. Our in-factory application process ensures sustainable approaches and the highest level of quality control and product reliability.