{"id":1353,"date":"2018-08-27T08:47:34","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T06:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vitek.no\/?p=1353"},"modified":"2021-06-12T08:48:59","modified_gmt":"2021-06-12T06:48:59","slug":"vitek-has-refurbished-more-than-10000-metres-of-rudder-with-lighting-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitek.no\/en\/vitek-har-fornyet-mer-enn-10-000-meter-ror-med-lys-teknologi\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitek has upgraded more than 10,000 metres of pipework using LED technology"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In many European countries, light curing is a well-established method in the field of pipe rehabilitation. In Norway, Vitek has for several years been virtually the only company able to offer this method to the market.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u2013 In this field, Vitek in Norway can almost be considered veterans. We have been working on this for many years. As early as autumn 2014, we carried out our first LED installation in Norway in collaboration with the Danish company Aarsleff, says Bengt Rebnord Olsen of Vitek.<\/p>\n

Cures with UV light<\/strong><\/p>\n

In pipe rehabilitation, new pipes are installed inside the old ones without the need for excavation. The old pipes are rehabilitated using a liner. The liner is then cured. In Norway, it has been common practice to cure the liner using steam, but light technology is a very good alternative for smaller pipes of smaller diameters (100\u2013225 mm). It can be used for all types of sewer pipes, including branch pipes.<\/p>\n

\u2013 In short, LED curing is a form of UV curing. The LED light is similar to the light that dentists use to cure fillings. The difference is that the lining we use in the pipes is fibreglass-based, explains Olsen.<\/p>\n

Out early<\/strong><\/p>\n

In many European countries, light curing is a well-established method in the field of pipe rehabilitation. In Norway, Vitek has for several years been virtually the only company able to offer this method to the market. In 2015, the company purchased its own vehicle for fibreglass and LED curing.<\/p>\n

\u2013 The method is used outdoors on underground cables. We do not currently carry out curing using light indoors. We have, however, carried out several hundred installations using UV light. We continue to collaborate with Aarsleff, but we are a supplier-independent company.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Steam is the most common<\/strong><\/p>\n

Olsen emphasises that, whilst the use of felt lining and steam curing remains the most common method in pipe rehabilitation, the market is changing.<\/p>\n

\u2013 The difference is that the lining is fibreglass-based. The standard method has been \u2013 and remains the most common \u2013 felt lining and steam curing. However, several Norwegian companies have now realised that UV technology exists. This is changing the market and demand, says Olsen, who explains that Vitek is carrying out further tests to expand the range of applications for UV light.<\/p>\n

\u2013 There\u2019s a lot going on in the market at the moment. There are plenty of new solutions on the horizon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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