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SEWER ROBOTICS was the first company to introduce UHP water jet cutting from a specialized crawler to remove solid obstructions and deposits settled. Our customers worldwide have removed many different materials and saved lots of pipes from replacement over the course of 20 years.

Some examples

25 cubic yards aggregate concrete blocking multiple lines

Concrete slurry with aggregate was poured into 250mm, 375mm and 450mm (10”, 15”, 18”) sewer mainlines after boring into an

May 14, 2021

Concrete removal from stormwater pipeline

Concrete that was meant for the foundation of a building had filled a stormwater pipeline near Amsterdam, the Netherlands, after

March 14, 2021

Electric grinding pipe welds

This electric cutting system, installed in an air-cargo box, was flown to Arabia and used for an emergency weld grinding

February 14, 2021

Preparing pipes for CIPP lining

Removing the grease film and taking care of tree roots infiltrated from joints, cracks and lateral connections to prepare a

January 14, 2021

Grout removal from sewer pipeline

Have a look over the shoulder of this operator while he removes grout from this Sewer Pipe with the R125

January 14, 2021

Concrete in airport sewer

The concrete found its way into a 20” (500mm) drainage pipeline near the runways of a large Airport to settle

December 14, 2020

Settled grout blocking sewer main pipeline

A grout mix meant for soil stabilization found its way into a vitrified clay sewer main pipeline during supportive construction

November 14, 2020

Root infiltrations from joints and laterals

Root infiltrations from pipe joints and lateral connections are no problem for 500 bar (7,250psi) precision water jet cutting. Multiple

October 14, 2020

Swiss Alps Calcium Removal

Limescale, the cristalized mineral deposits often found in sewer pipelines of hard water areas, has been succesfully removed from multiple

September 14, 2020

Hard calcium removal, WTP in Florida

The Sewer Robotics' robot R160 with the attached water-jet nozzle tool WJ180 was inserted into the pipe. A pump unit

August 1, 2020

Breaking calcium deposits into pieces

Calcium mineral deposits had built up over years in this 250mm (10") PVC pipeline and were removed with the Sewer

July 14, 2020

Root infiltrations from failed liners at lateral connections

The R125 crawler with WJ125 water jet module, was used to remove the root infiltrations that this failed liner could

August 14, 2021

Water jetting roots at pipe joint

Removing a few thick tree roots that grew into a 200mm (8″) VCP sewer pipe from the joint. 500bar (7,250psi)

July 14, 2021

Sewer Wax removal after factory fire

Removing a few thick tree roots that grew into a 200mm (8″) VCP sewer pipe from the joint. 500bar (7,250psi)

July 1, 2021

Water jetting hardened grease and fat

Fat and grease from various upstream located restaurants had settled inside this 12” (300mm) concrete sewer main line until the

June 14, 2021