Direct Pipe® is a one-step installation method for underground crossings in pipeline construction. A Pipe Thruster is used to push a prefabricated pipeline from a launch pit through the ground …

Our Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) and Direct Pipe® (DP) services provide safe, trenchless solutions to accurately and efficiently install underground pipelines and utilities across roads, …

Mar 21, 2022 · Direct Pipe is typically a near-surface or surface launched, single-pass, curved microtunnel installed using a modified microtunnel boring machine (MTBM). The steel …

Direct Pipe offers distinct benefits by harnessing the advantages of microtunneling techniques and surface launch capabilities of HDD. It excels when navigating beneath levees, sensitive …

Feb 7, 2022 · The Direct Pipe method integrates what would have previously been multiple processes into one step. Direct Pipe combines microtunneling — a digging process using …

The Direct Pipe method significantly lowers the pressure acting on the surrounding subsurface earth formation and greatly reduces the risk of hydraulic fracture and inadvertent returns. This …

Feb 13, 2019 · Direct pipe is a hybrid method incorporating the benefits of HDD and microtunneling, while setting aside tedious, time-consuming processes associated with them.

By combining horizontal directional drilling (HDD) with steerable microtunneling techniques, Direct Pipe® can install a prefabricated liquid, gas, or product pipe or casing with a continuously …

Pipe Thruster, Direct Pipe® machine, pipeline and control container. Direct Pipe opens up a new application potential by combining the advantages of Microtunnelling and Pipe Thruster …

Direct Pipe ® installation is used for pipeline crossings under roads, railways, residential areas and bodies of water for utilities, fiber optic cables and oil and gas. We are North America’s …