New "Locatable Rope" from 3M's Electronic Marker System Enables Better Detection of Plastic Pipes
May 20 2015 - 7:01AM
Business Wire
Offers More Cost Effective, Reliable Tracking
of Underground Plastic Pipe
The Electronic Marker System (EMS) Rope 7000 series uses
proprietary 3M path marking technology to deliver more accurate and
more reliable tracking of underground plastic pipe and fiber optic
conduit. Designed as a high performance alternative to the current
industry standard solution, the EMS Rope series will be available
for gas, telco and water utility applications beginning in June
2015.
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The Electronic Marker System (EMS) Rope
7000 series uses propriety 3M path marking technology to deliver
more accurate and more reliable tracking of underground plastic
pipe and fiber optic It will be available for gas, telco and water
utility applications beginning in June 2015. (Photo: Business
Wire)
Using breakthrough path marking technology from 3M, the new EMS
Rope 7000 Series helps alleviate the detection problems often faced
by utilities. The EMS Rope, which can be easily installed alongside
underground pipes, continues to transmit a signal, even in the
event of a cut or removal of a segment.
Compatible with pipeline installations up to four feet deep, the
new EMS rope is available with a 200 lb. tensile strength (skinny
rope) for applications inside conduit, or a more rugged 500 lb.
tensile strength for direct bury and horizontal directional
drilling applications. It has a long life expectancy, is
corrosion-resistant and is virtually maintenance free.
The 3M path marking technology, available in both the EMS Rope
Series and the EMS Caution Tape Series, was specifically developed
to assist utility customers dealing with unreadable surface
markers, bad or poorly marked facilities, unlocatable plastic
pipes, and aging technology. The location system, which does not
require a power source, identifies underground plastic pipes
without installing access points.
According to Ed Scott, business development manager of 3M
Electrical Markets Division, the path marking technology used in
both the EMS Rope and Caution Tape products is a game-changer for
utility customers.
“Using the new path marking system, we’re able to mitigate the
challenges that often plague other marking applications, such as
fear of cut lines, unlocatable utilities, bad digs and miss-hits.
Over the life of a project, this may save considerable time, money
and provides peace of mind.”
3M conducted several EMS Rope field tests with customers this
past year. Among the most recent was a Columbia Gas of Virginia
installation in Fredericksburg, Va. “The team from Columbia Gas
found the EMS Rope very easy to install, and the reliability of the
product really stood out,” Scott commented. Based on this initial
trial, he said that Columbia Gas plans to install the EMS Rope in
several current and planned projects totaling nearly 30 miles.
EMS Rope is easily and positively identified with a 3M Dynatel
brand EMS Marker/Tape Locator Model 7420. The locator emits a radio
frequency signal, which is received by the marker inside the rope
and reflected back to the locator, providing path location of the
underground utility. The locator’s screen display identifies the
type of utility and its depth. The locator is able to detect the 3M
EMS Rope 7000 Series and also locate most EMS markers as well as
read and write to 3M EMS iD Markers. For more information about 3M
Locating and Marking Solutions, visit www.3m.com/pathmarking.
Since the invention of vinyl electrical tape in 1946, the 3M
Electrical Markets Division has designed and manufactured reliable
products for some of the world’s leading industries, including
energy, commercial and industrial electrical construction, oil and
gas, mining, water, transportation and manufacturing. Today, the
division deploys technology to create new solutions to help meet
energy and infrastructure challenges.
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