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“Using the SewerBatt™ acoustic technology quickly tells us where problems are on our waste water network, and just as importantly where there are not. Knowing where to focus our efforts over a 15,000-kilometre network is invaluable.”

Mark Worsfold, Director of Asset Management, South West Water

South West Water provides reliable, efficient and high quality drinking water and waste water services throughout Cornwall and Devon and in small areas of Dorset and Somerset.

Read more about: South West Water combines innovative acoustic survey techniques with Azure platform analytics

The innovative sonic SewerBatt™ has been successfully deployed at leading Victorian Water Utility East Gippsland Water (EGW) after provision of a SewerBatt™ unit and training support by UVS Trenchless.

Eduardo Santos, GM Trenchless Technology, said that a number of trials were conducted by EGW leading to the acquisition of a SewerBatt™ unit in June 2016. Eduardo said that it was to be expected that utilities will need to conduct trials to determine that new technologies like SewerBatt™ are suitable for application in their waste water and storm water networks.

Read more about: SewerBatt™ at East Gippsland Water

Acoustic Sensing Technology Ltd (AST) developed SewerBatt™, a rapid and accurate way of assessing the serviceability of drains, sewers and other pipe networks using acoustic signatures. Using the Microsoft Azure IoT Suite and Power BI, New Signature assisted AST in creating the operating platform for SewerBatt™.

Read more about: New Signature: Acoustic Sensing Technology and the Microsoft Azure IoT Suite

For the second successive year Acoustic Sensing Technology Limited has been recognised in the ‘Made in the North West’ Manufacturing Awards.

Across a wide range of criteria and against a large competitor portfolio, Acoustic Sensing Technology Limited was recognised for the outstanding contribution its SewerBatt ™ technology makes to providing solutions for the surveying of underground drains and sewers to help avoid flooding and other damaging events.

Dave Cockerill Business Development Director for,

Read more about: Manufacturing and Technology Awards Recognition for Acoustic Sensing Technology

The Pareto Principle or 80/20 rule exists in most industries and the drainage industry is no different: 80% of the problems occurring on 20% of the network. The challenge is finding the 80% of the millions of metres of drainage that are serviceable and the 20% that require attention, with the most efficient use of costly resources.

SewerBatt™ technology utilisation is a rapid and accurate way of assessing the serviceability of drains, sewers and other pipe networks.

Read more about: Acoustic Sensing Technology launches SewerBatt™ Vision Platform

Acoustic Sensing Technology’s SewerBatt ™ product range will be among the many innovative high-tech products on show at the upcoming ‘Business Rocks’ exhibition in Manchester on 21st – 22nd April and at the Water Industry Asset Management Conference in Birmingham on the 28th.

It is the first time that the company, owners of the unique SewerBatt ™ suite of acoustic products, has attended the Business Rocks event, and a real hands on treat is planned to show just how 21st Century sound based technology is changing the way a nation’s infrastructure is monitored.

Read more about: Acoustic Sensing Technology Ltd & SewerBatt ™ on tour during April

SewerBatt ™ was recently featured in WWT magazine by editor James Brockett in their new ‘Innovation Zone’ feature. See what they made of SewerBatt ™

This month, we look at technology which uses acoustic signals to allow the rapid inspection of sewers and drains for serviceability

What is it?
SewerBatt, supplied by Acoustic Sensing Technology, is an acoustic sensing software solution which records data delivered by a probe inserted into manholes or other drainage access points.

Read more about: SewerBatt™ featured in WWT magazine