Right Sizing Your Vacuum Excavator for the Right Job
byBy Patrick McGee Understanding vacuum excavation equipment, and the variety of work it will perform, helps ensure that you place the right equipment on…
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Elon University Puts Vacuum Excavator To Work In A Wide Range Of Applications
byTraditionally, vacuum excavators have been used by contractors for daylighting buried utilities, minimizing disruption to the impacted area and leaving behind a negligible mess….
Landscapers Turn to Vacuum Excavators for a Variety of Green Industry Tasks
byBy Chapman Hancock, Ditch Witch product marketing manager – vacuum excavation Working on compact jobsites with existing utilities can be difficult. That is why…
Exposing Safety: Vacuum Excavators Aid Pipeline Integrity and Installation
byOver the last decade, vacuum excavators have become an increasingly common piece of equipment on oil and gas pipeline jobsites. Primarily used to expose…
Supplementing Traditional Irrigation Installation Strategies with Vacuum Excavation
byTrenchers have been the primary open-cut utility and irrigation installation asset since Ed Malzhan invented the DWP Service Line trencher back in 1949. But…
C.P. Systems Quick to See the Benefits of Vacuum Excavation
byWhen Pat Mountain started C.P. Systems in 1982, he was one of the early cathodic protection companies in Canada, so it is no surprise…
Vacuum Excavation Manufacturers Share Tips on Keeping Crews Safe
byVacuum excavation is a critical component for horizontal directional drilling (HDD) and utility locating projects. Key duties include helping with mud management (sucking up…
SAE Vacuum Excavation and Sewer Cleaning Equipment Standards Published
bySAE has published a second standard for Vacuum Excavators and Sewer Cleaning Equipment with the publication of J3107 to complement the already published J3106 Standard. The members…
Preventing Damage to Underground Infrastructure
byConstructing and repairing underground outside plant infrastructure are complex tasks that involve multiple factors. One of the most critical factors is how to safely…
Air Excavation: A Growing Trend Among Utility Contractors
byVacuum Excavation is certainly not a new concept in the utility contracting world. It has proven to be the most accurate and safe way…