Some of the worlds busiest facilities have utilized Nu Flows in-place pipe lining solutions as a way to extend

the useful life of the buildings vital piping systems without experiencing business disruptions. Traditional pipe
replacements elicit business disruptions, a very time-consuming project timeframe, a messy construction site and
high expenses. This prestigious customer, one of the largest beer producers in the world, chose the Nu Drain
process as a long-term repair solution for failing underground drain pipes in one of its breweries. Although the pipes
are located beneath the brewing process plants heavy machinery, brewing tanks and concrete foor, Nu Flows
patented Pull-in-Place process did not cause any business downtime and prevented loss of revenue.
Project: Nu Flow South Africa to use the Nu Drain system to rehabilitate underground drain pipes without causing
disruptions to brewery operations.
Customer: SABMiller brewery is the worlds second largest beer
producer, operating in six continents and is British-owned.
Site: Beneath the SABMiller brewery in Okahandja, Namibia (northwest
of South Africa).
System: Approximately 100 meters of 110mm, 160mm, 200mm and
250mmm PVC drain pipes for the facility. The pipes are located under
epoxy-coated foors, concrete slab and beneath the brewing process
plants heavy machinery, brewing tanks and 30 MPA concrete foor.
Problem: The PVC piping could not withstand the high volumes of
hot and acidic water during brewing process discharges and began
collapsing. If the customer had chosen a traditional repair method,
it would have caused a signifcant amount of damage and business
downtime, which the customer objected. The customer was also
looking for an eco-friendly solution that would create little to no waste.
Circumvention: If the customer had chosen a traditional repipe instead
of Nu Flows in-place pipe lining solution, the customer would have had
to stop production for weeks to move equipment and brew tanks, so
that the concrete foors could be jack hammered, which would result in
lost revenue. Pipe replacement obviously was not a practical solution
for the customer.
Solution: Nu Flow South Africa provided the ideal solution for this customer, since the customer did not want
any disruptions to operations and the failing drain pipes needed to be rehabilitated as quickly as possible. The
customer was also looking for an eco-friendly solution. The Nu Drain system is Nu Flows innovative, in-place pipe
lining solution for drainage pipe systems. This Nu Drain technology is completed within a fraction of the time that
traditional pipe replacement projects take and its structural liner has a much longer life expectancy than brand new
pipes.
The entire Nu Drain process was performed using existing access points, so there was not any destruction to the
property. First, the underground drain pipes were thoroughly cleaned. Then, an epoxy-soaked liner was inserted
into the pipes. Once Nu Flows High Temp epoxy cured, a protective and seamless structural liner was left in
the pipes, reusing the host pipes and improving them to a better-than-new quality. The project was executed at
night, in-between brewing process discharges, per the customers request, to prevent disruptions to the brewerys
operations. The Nu Drain system with Nu Flows special High Temp epoxy will withstand the buildings constant
discharge of acids, oils, chlorine dioxide and high volumes of hot water.
The Nu Drain system was
installed without causing
any disruptions to normal
operations or destruction to the
facility. It is easy to see why
Nu Flows pull-in-place pipe
lining technology is preferred
among property and facility
managers.
Worlds Second Largest Beer Producer Chooses Nu Flow
Where life interacts with infrastructure.
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