Robotic Equipment
Intellectual Property, Proprietary Equipment and Ancillaries
At Inspar it is our uncompromising involvement in all aspects of the final product that instills our true sense of pride and accomplishment. Every stage, concept through implementation, is done completely in house affording our clients the most revolutionary, versatile and relevant pipeline remediation apparatuses in today’s global marketplace.
Control Systems
Mobile Robotic Vehicles (MRV’s) – Utilizes Inspar robotic management and manipulation control technology in a mobile unit set up. At Inspar we manufacture and implement, truck, trailer and roller cart units depending on specific project parameters. The truck MRV is totally self contained, user friendly and is operated solely by a one technician from an ergonomically friendly soundproofed and climate controlled office. The Inspar truck and trailer MRV’s are equipped with state of the art SAT LINK transmitters which allows for both Inspar engineers and clients/customers the unique opportunity to watch the process in real time, anytime from anywhere on their computers. This project management device also allows for real time trouble shooting in the field with both video/voice communication and additionally affords up to 90 hours of remote playback.
Exemplary Lining Apparatuses
Micro Robotic Lining Apparatuses (MRLA’s) – Utilize Inspar technology to robotically install liners in one pass for pipelines having diameters between 1” and 10″. The MRLA’s were specifically designed for the insitu remediation of heat exchangers, fire depression/deluge systems, commercial building water and steam piping and other small diameter piping or tubing configurations. This new state of the art technology utilizes Inspar proprietary polyurea formulations that are dispersed via internal electrostatic robotic processing.
Small Diameter Robotic Lining Apparatuses (SRLA’s) – Utilize Inspar technology to robotically install liners in one pass for pipelines having diameters 5″ and greater. This device has the mechanical attributes of automated centering and the ability to line profiles that are perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the pipe with consistent liner thickness. The patented apparatus has the capability to line through ninety degree bends and expansion loops, both vertical and horizontal. Additionally, the units can be self propelled for insertion into the pipeline eliminating the need for two access points. Both the device and the methods are globally radical, allowing Inspar clients the option to facilitate the lining of complex pipeline systems that until now had to be removed and replaced.
Large Diameter Lining Apparatus (LDLA) – Utilizes ground-breaking, Inspar developed ‘pendulum oscillation’ and articulating dispersion technology to manipulate centrifugal patterns, resulting in consistent liner thickness circumferentially up to 4″ in thick in one robotic pass. This apparatus is completely automated to continually self center the lining head no matter what pipeline environment it encounters assuring unswerving liner thickness. The LDLA system was developed for use in corrugated pipe, RCP and or large diameter carbon steel pipe. The apparatus not only facilitates the lining of all pipe systems but also applies the liner at the same engineered thickness to joint separations and/or offset joint facings, lateral intrusions or any existing profile that is of any angle perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the pipe wall. The unit is totally self propelled and has the ability to traverse up or down steep inclines or even fully vertical piping. The LDLA apparatus has the automated functionality to change rotation of dissipation direction to fill voids on the underside of large profiles/lateral intrusions and additionally can traverses ninety degree bends both horizontally and vertically.
Proprietary Ancillary Devices
Lateral Lining Robotics – Utilizes Inspar developed technology to apply liners in pipe laterals resulting in sealed intrusions and structurally sealed lateral piping.
Rotational Insitu Grouting Robotics – Utilizes Inspar developed technology to install structural cement/polymer based rebuilding of any length of missing pipe sections, large voids and or cracks in any pipeline material.
Fiber Optic Installation – Utilizes Inspar developed technology to install fiber optic, other communication cables or an empty conduit for future installation of cables in existing pipeline systems. This system also has the unique capability to install the cable or conduit simultaneously while lining existing pipe for rehabilitation.
Bladder Installation (Latlord) - Utilizes Inpsar technology for the remote installation of sealing bladders into laterals to afford lining robotics the ability to line pipeline systems with active flow in laterals.
Robotic “slip lining” system - Utilizes Inspar developed technology to line any pipeline system with severe infiltration that cannot be controlled with pressure grouting or other technologies. Custom HDPE molds are made and subsequently lined with an elastomeric lining that instantly forms a flexible lining material sleeve. These sleeves are then field spliced with the same lining material and inserted into pipeline system in its entirety. As the sleeve is pulled into the host pipe the custom formulated lining material possesses the resiliency to return to its original spherical shape. Once the molded liner is fully inserted in the host pipe the interior diameter of flexible sleeve is then lined with a fully structural lining system via a proprietary expander device affixed to the robotics.
Pipeline Invert Filler – Utilizes inspar technology to remotely fill areas in a pipe with slow set structural materials for chemical cross linking to future overlay lining.
Inspar has multiple new and revolutionary systems that are currently under testing in the lab and field. Please visit this page again soon to as new technologies will posted as testing is completed. Thank you.
