InfoSense is pleased to announce that Hawaii Water & Drainage, has become our exclusive manufacturer’s representative for the state of Hawaii. InfoSense CEO, Dr. George Selembo, P.E., says “We are excited to have Hawaii Water & Drainage LLC represent InfoSense in the Hawaiian Islands as we continue expanding the geographic reach of our sales network. We look forward to supporting Gary Kong and his team as they introduce the Sewer Line Rapid Assessment Tool, or SL-RAT®, to municipalities and their supporting stakeholders in this amazing place.”
InfoSense Hires Western Region Sales Manager
INFOSENSE HIRES WESTERN REGION SALES MANAGER TO SUPPORT SALES OF THE SEWER LINE RAPID ASSESSMENT TOOL – or SL-RAT®
Charlotte, NC, August 17, 2015– InfoSense, Inc., (www.infosenseinc.com), is pleased to announce that Heath Kelsey has joined the company as Western Regional Sales Manager. Heath has over 20 years of experience in the water and wastewater industries including work with corrosion control products, operating as a general engineering contractor, and serving in various distributor and OEM sales management roles. InfoSense CEO Dr. George Selembo said “We are excited to bring Heath on board. His background and experience will help us accelerate adoption of the SL-RAT® in the Western 
U.S.”
InfoSense, Inc. manufactures the Sewer Line Rapid Assessment Tool, or SL-RAT®, in Charlotte, NC. The SL-RAT® has inspected over 35 million feet of municipal sewer pipe around the world – reducing sewer overflows and saving customers millions of dollars.
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If you would like more information about this topic, please contact Alex Churchill at 877-747-3245 ext. 3 or email at achurchill@infosenseinc.com.
Neverest Equipment Company Becomes the Exclusive SL-RAT Manufacturer’s Representative for the States of Colorado, Utah and Wyoming
InfoSense is pleased to announce that Neverest Equipment Company, has become our exclusive manufacturer’s representative for the states of Colorado, Utah and Wyoming effective July 2015. COO Alex Churchill, says “Neverest Equipment’s complementary product line and focus on a customer-centric solution-based sales approach provide an ideal partner for selling the SL-RAT product line within their market area. With Neverest’s excellent reputation, we know Brian and his team will drive SL-RAT adoption.”
InfoSense will be Exhibiting with Templeton & Associates at the GAWP Show in July
InfoSense will be exhibiting with Templeton & Associates, our exclusive manufacturer’s representative for the state of Georgia at the GAWP show in Savannah, GA from July 12th to the 15th. Stop by booth #416 to learn more about acoustic inspection and buy gabapentin powder how the Sewer Line Rapid Assessment Tool (SL-RAT) can be incorporated to prioritize wastewater cleaning operations.
SL-RAT Acoustic Inspection Technology Selected for Presentation to the SouthEast TAG 8
InfoSense’s SL-RAT technology has be selected for presentation to the SouthEast TAG 8 (Technology Approval Group Region 8) on the 25th June. The meeting will be located at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center 600 East 4th Street, Charlotte NC 28202.
InfoSense to Exhibit at British Columbia WWA Annual Conference
InfoSense will be in booth #868 at the upcoming BC WWA Annual Conference in Kelowna, B.C. from May 27th to May 29th
New Braunfels Gets Proactive On Maintenance And Management
Quote from the Municipal Swer & Water April 2015 Magazine concerning using acoustic inspection technology to prioritize collection system cleaning management:
Pedraza says in prior years, the utility would only clean sewer lines reactively — if there was a problem. Now, equipped with a SL-RAT (Sewer Line Rapid Assessment Tool) from InfoSense, the utility develops data that indicates where the blockages are. Today, NBU has a team cleaning about 10 percent of the system each year, but it’s not just cleaning for cleaning’s sake. “The cleaning is devoted to the areas that need it,” Pedraza says.
Read the complete article at MSW April 2015: “New Braunfels Gets Proactive On Maintenance And Management”
Paper: Implementation of Acoustic Inspection Technology at the City of Augusta, GA
Implementation of Acoustic Inspection Technology at the City of Augusta, GA was written in conjunction with a presentation given at the NASTT 2015 as a collaboration between InfoSense, Inc. and Augusta Utilities Department.
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Abstract
The City of Augusta, GA manages 1,040 miles of gravity sanitary sewer mains over an area of 280 square miles. In February 2013, they began using the Sewer Line Rapid Assessment Tool (SL-RAT) to help prioritize cleaning operations. They have since added several devices and have worked toward incorporating the technology into their asset management program.
Currently, the SL-RAT is used by 2 person crews to perform acoustic inspections. The average rate of inspection is approximately 7,500 linear feet per day per crew. Inspection areas are planned out based on tax maps, and then the information obtained from the inspection is used to prioritize cleaning operations. Over 12,000 segments (3 million feet) have been inspected since the program started. Results from these acoustic inspections indicate that even a conservative cleaning policy guided by acoustic inspection would result in a substantial reduction in the amount of cleaning that needs to be performed. Based on these results, cleaning for the segments considered can be reduced anywhere from 60% to 85%.
Use of this device as a preliminary screening tool has resulted in substantial cost savings, while simultaneously reducing the amount of sanitary sewer overflows (SSO’s). Financial impact of using the technology, along with an evaluation of SSO reduction will be discussed. In summary, use of this technology has shown that acoustic inspections can be performed quickly and cheaply, and are an effective tool for asset management.
InfoSense to Present During WERF LIFT Technology Scan Webinar April 15
The Technology Scans webinar will take place on April 15th at noon EDT. The webinar will feature vendor presentations on several collection systems and dewatering technologies which we thought may be of interest to the LIFT Collection Systems Focus Group. Registration is free for WERF subscribers. Click here for more information and to register.
One of the featured technologies:
InfoSense, Inc.’s Sewer Line Rapid Assessment Tool (SL-RAT®) – The Sewer Line Rapid Assessment Tool or SL-RAT® provides collection system operators with a practical new tool for focusing camera and cleaning efforts for gravity-fed sanitary sewer lines. The SL-RAT® uses acoustics to provide an overall blockage assessment in less than 3 minutes. Operating costs are typically 1/10th to 1/20th of other cleaning inspection technologies.