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SUMMARY:Meet PICA at UESI Pipelines 2026 Conference\, August 1-5\, Detroit\, MI
DESCRIPTION:PICA Corp is exhibiting and presenting at the UESI Pipelines 2026 Conference\, August 1-5\, 2026\, at Huntington Place Convention Center in Detroit\, Michigan. PICA presents at the Large Diameter Pipeline workshop on Saturday\, August 1\, from 10:15 to 10:45 AM\, where attendees can watch a live demonstration of PICA’s Remote Field Testing (RFT) tools operating inside a real pipe segment. The PICA team will also be in the exhibit hall all week. \n\nKey facts about PICA at UESI Pipelines 2026: \n\nConference: August 1-5\, 2026\, Huntington Place Convention Center\, 1 Washington Blvd\, Detroit\, MI 48226\nPICA session: Large Diameter Pipeline workshop\, Saturday\, August 1\, 10:15-10:45 AM\, with a live RFT tool demonstration in a pipe segment\nBoneyard technical tour: Wednesday\, August 5\, 1:00-4:00 PM\, hosted by Great Lakes Water Authority (application required)\nRegistration\n\n\n\nWhat is the UESI Pipelines 2026 Conference?\nUESI Pipelines is the main annual North American conference for pipeline engineering\, organized by the Utility Engineering & Surveying Institute (UESI)\, one of nine specialty institutes of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Utility and pipeline owners\, consulting engineers\, contractors\, manufacturers\, and researchers meet each year to compare notes on planning\, designing\, constructing\, renewing\, and managing pipeline assets. \nThe 2026 edition lands in Detroit\, with a planning committee co-chaired by Michelle Macauley\, P.E. (Macauley Expert Services) and Jody Caldwell\, P.E.\, Chief Planning Officer at the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA). The full program of workshops\, technical sessions\, and tours is posted at pipelinesconference.org/program. \nFor PICA\, this is the one conference where the entire large-diameter pressurized pipe community is in a single building. If your utility owns PCCP\, bar-wrapped pipe\, steel\, or cast iron transmission mains\, the people who assess\, rehabilitate\, and manage those assets will all be in Detroit that week. \n\nPICA’s session at the Large Diameter Pipeline Workshop\, Saturday\, August 1\nThe Large Diameter Pipeline workshop is a full-day pre-conference session focused on tools and technologies for assessing large diameter pressurized pipelines\, with both tool providers and utility representatives at the table. The morning covers low-\, medium- and high-resolution assessment technologies. After lunch\, the format flips: pipeline owners hold a guided discussion about the real challenges of managing their buried assets. \nThe morning agenda includes presentations from Insight Water Technologies\, Xylem (Pure Technologies)\, Rosenxt Linegy\, Acquaint\, and APPIA\, closing with a panel discussion at 11:45. PICA presents at 10:15-10:45 AM\, right after the mid-morning networking break. \nThis workshop format suits PICA well. Slide decks about inspection technology all look alike; the differences only show up when you talk about physics\, data quality\, and what happens on a real job site. A room built for technical discussion between tool providers and the utilities that hire them is exactly where condition assessment decisions should get made. \n\nA live RFT demonstration in a real pipe segment\nPICA’s session is not just slides. The team is bringing a physical pipe segment and running an RFT tool through it live\, so workshop attendees can see how remote field electromagnetic measurement actually works: how the tool travels\, how the signal passes through the full pipe wall\, and how defects change the response. \nRFT is a through-transmission electromagnetic technology. The signal crosses the entire pipe wall\, which means one pass captures both internal and external wall condition simultaneously\, through liners\, scale\, cement\, and epoxy coatings\, without cleaning the pipe to bare metal. For prestressed concrete cylinder pipe (PCCP)\, RFT detects all three deterioration mechanisms in a single deployment: broken prestressing wires\, cylinder wall loss\, and loss of pre-load on pipe segments. For metallic pipe\, it maps remaining wall thickness continuously along the full run. \nPICA’s RFT tool family covers pipe diameters from 2 to 96 inches. Pipelines smaller than 36 inches can be inspected live and in service\, with flow reduced to manage tool speeds of 5 to 20 feet per minute. Larger pipelines\, 36 to 96 inches\, are inspected out of service with the EMIT and RAFT tools\, which are assembled inside the pipe through standard access points. If you want to see how this plays out on an actual utility program\, read the TRWD case study on RFT for PCCP inspection or PICA’s work on RFT for bar-wrapped pipelines. \nCome with questions. The demonstration is the rare chance to challenge the physics in person rather than take a brochure’s word for it. \n\nThe Boneyard tour: Detroit is the right city for this conference\nThe post-conference technical tour on Wednesday\, August 5\, from 1:00 to 4:00 PM goes to the Wayne State University Pipeline Laboratory\, known in the industry as the Boneyard. The tour is hosted by the Great Lakes Water Authority\, whose collaboration with Wayne State makes the lab a working test bed for real pipeline research. \nTwo things on the tour matter to anyone responsible for large-diameter mains. First\, full-scale demonstrations of condition assessment and rehabilitation technologies\, on real pipe rather than conference-floor mockups. Second\, a dissected PCCP section: an open cross-section showing the prestressing wires\, steel cylinder\, and concrete core that make PCCP both strong and quietly vulnerable. Most utility engineers have never seen the inside of the pipe type that carries their highest-consequence water. This is the chance. \nOne caution: tour capacity is limited and attendance is application-based. Submitting the form does not guarantee a spot; applications are reviewed and selected applicants are notified. Apply early through the conference site. \n\nVisit the PICA team in the exhibit hall\nBeyond the workshop\, the PICA team will be in the exhibit hall throughout the conference. Bring your pipeline problem: an aging PCCP transmission main\, a force main you cannot take out of service\, a cast iron network with a break history\, or a plant line nobody has inspected since commissioning. PICA’s service tiers run from in-service acoustic pre-screening through Near Field Testing (NFT) and high-resolution RFT\, and the right answer depends on your pipe material\, diameter\, access\, and operating constraints. A ten-minute booth conversation with the actual specs of your line will get you further than any general presentation. \nIf you want a guaranteed time slot with the team\, book ahead: call 1-800-661-0127 or email info@picacorp.com before the show. \n\nWhy this conference matters for Great Lakes utilities\nMuch of the large-diameter water infrastructure around the Great Lakes went into the ground during the post-war expansion decades\, and a lot of it is now operating past its original design assumptions. Freeze-thaw cycling\, corrosive soils\, and decades of pressure transients do not show up on the surface until a main lets go\, and large-diameter pressure pipe rarely gives polite warnings. When these pipes develop an integrity problem\, they tend to fail suddenly rather than leak gradually. \nThat is the argument for condition-based management over run-to-failure\, and it is the argument the entire Detroit program makes: a workshop on assessment tools\, an owners’ discussion on managing buried assets\, and a tour built around a cut-open PCCP section. Utilities in Michigan\, Ohio\, Ontario\, and across the region can get a year’s worth of technology comparison done in five days\, with the providers who serve every pipeline sector in one room. \n\nPICA at UESI Pipelines: third year running\nDetroit continues a streak. PICA exhibited and presented at UESI Pipelines 2025 in Tampa\, where Scott Popovic presented on pro-active\, knowledge-based PCCP asset management\, and at UESI Pipelines 2024 in Calgary. The underlying approach hasn’t changed since the technical paper by Jake Regala and Kevin Weeks: know the condition of every pipe segment before it dictates the schedule for you. What has changed each year is the tooling and the data quality\, which is what the 2026 workshop demonstration is about. \n\nFrequently asked questions\nWhen and where is the UESI Pipelines 2026 Conference?\nThe UESI Pipelines 2026 Conference runs August 1-5\, 2026 at Huntington Place Convention Center\, 1 Washington Blvd\, Detroit\, Michigan 48226. The program includes pre-conference workshops on Saturday\, August 1\, technical sessions through the week\, an exhibit hall\, and a post-conference technical tour on Wednesday\, August 5. Registration details are at pipelinesconference.org. \nWho organizes the UESI Pipelines Conference?\nThe conference is organized by the Utility Engineering & Surveying Institute (UESI)\, one of nine specialty institutes of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). The 2026 planning committee is co-chaired by Michelle Macauley\, P.E. (Macauley Expert Services) and Jody Caldwell\, P.E. (Chief Planning Officer\, Great Lakes Water Authority). It is the main annual North American conference dedicated to pipeline engineering\, condition assessment\, and utility infrastructure. \nWhat is the Large Diameter Pipeline workshop at UESI Pipelines 2026?\nThe Large Diameter Pipeline workshop is a full-day pre-conference session on Saturday\, August 1\, 2026\, covering proven and new-to-market tools for assessing large diameter pressurized pipelines. The morning features technical presentations on low-\, medium- and high-resolution assessment technologies from providers including PICA\, Xylem (Pure Technologies)\, Insight Water Technologies\, Rosenxt Linegy\, Acquaint\, and APPIA\, followed by a panel discussion. The afternoon is a guided discussion among pipeline owners about managing buried pressurized assets. \nWhat is PICA presenting at UESI Pipelines 2026?\nPICA presents at the Large Diameter Pipeline workshop on Saturday\, August 1\, from 10:15 to 10:45 AM\, immediately after the mid-morning break. The session includes a live demonstration of PICA’s Remote Field Testing (RFT) tools operating inside a physical pipe segment\, showing how the electromagnetic signal responds to wire breaks\, wall loss\, and other defects that visual inspection cannot see. \nWhat is the Boneyard technical tour at UESI Pipelines 2026?\nThe Boneyard technical tour takes place Wednesday\, August 5\, 2026\, from 1:00 to 4:00 PM\, hosted by the Great Lakes Water Authority at the Wayne State University Pipeline Laboratory. The tour includes full-scale demonstrations of condition assessment and rehabilitation technologies and a dissected prestressed concrete cylinder pipe (PCCP) section. Attendance requires an application; submitting the form does not guarantee a spot\, and selected applicants are notified after review. \nHow do I register for UESI Pipelines 2026?\nRegister at pipelinesconference.org/registration. The early bird discounted rate ended May 27\, 2026\, so standard rates now apply. Pre-conference workshops such as the Large Diameter Pipeline workshop and the Boneyard technical tour have separate sign-ups\, and the tour is application-based with limited capacity. \nHow can I meet with PICA at UESI Pipelines 2026?\nThere are three ways: attend PICA’s 10:15 AM session and RFT demonstration at the Large Diameter Pipeline workshop on Saturday\, August 1; visit the PICA booth in the exhibit hall during show hours; or book a time in advance by calling 1-800-661-0127 or emailing info@picacorp.com. Booking ahead is recommended for utilities that want to discuss a specific pipeline or upcoming condition assessment program. \n\nMeet PICA in Detroit\, August 1-5\nSee RFT inspection working inside a real pipe segment at the Large Diameter Pipeline workshop\, then bring your toughest transmission main to the PICA booth. Good decisions start with good information. \nCall: 1-800-661-0127  |  Email: info@picacorp.com \nBook a meeting at the show →
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SUMMARY:Meet PICA at NASTT No-Dig North 2026 in Calgary\, November 2-4
DESCRIPTION:The NASTT No-Dig North Conference and Exhibition comes to Alberta this fall\, and PICA will be there. From November 2 to 4\, 2026\, the Calgary TELUS Convention Centre hosts Canada’s largest trenchless technology conference. Our inspection team is making the short trip down from Edmonton to sit in the technical sessions\, walk the exhibit floor\, and meet with the utilities\, consultants\, and contractors planning trenchless work across Western Canada. No booth this year and no presentation slot. Just three days of conversations about pipeline condition assessment and how good inspection data changes the economics of a trenchless project. If you want one of those conversations\, this page tells you how to set it up. \n\nNASTT No-Dig North 2026 at a glance: \n\nRuns Monday\, November 2 to Wednesday\, November 4\, 2026 at the Calgary TELUS Convention Centre\, 120 9th Avenue SE\nDay one holds NASTT’s Good Practices Courses; days two and three hold the technical sessions\, exhibit hall\, and networking events\nPICA’s inspection team is attending all three days without a booth and is booking meetings in advance\nPICA is headquartered in Edmonton\, so Calgary is a home-province event for our Alberta crews\n\n\n\nPICA at No-Dig North 2026: Attending\, Not Exhibiting\nNo-Dig North 2026 continues PICA’s long run at NASTT conferences. Our team exhibited at the NASTT 2025 No-Dig Show in Denver (March 30 to April 3\, 2025) and at the NASTT 2024 No-Dig Show in Providence\, Rhode Island (April 14 to 18\, 2024)\, the largest trenchless technology conference in the world. We were also on the floor at No-Dig North 2024 in Niagara Falls. \nCalgary is a different kind of trip for us. Without a booth to staff\, the whole team is free to attend sessions\, ask questions\, and spend real time with the people we usually only get five minutes with across a table. If you have ever wanted to talk through a pipeline problem with a PICA analyst without a trade show crowd pressing in behind you\, this is the year to do it. \n\nWhat Is No-Dig North?\nNo-Dig North is the annual Canadian conference of the North American Society for Trenchless Technology (NASTT). The 2026 edition runs Monday\, November 2 through Wednesday\, November 4 at the Calgary TELUS Convention Centre in downtown Calgary. Full event details and registration are on the official NASTT No-Dig North page. \nThe format follows a pattern regulars will recognize. Day one is dedicated to NASTT’s Good Practices Courses\, structured training on trenchless methods taught by industry instructors. Days two and three bring the technical program\, with peer-reviewed papers across multiple tracks\, plus the exhibit hall and networking events. The winners of the 2026 Canadian Project of the Year Award will also be announced in Calgary. \nFor municipal utilities in Western Canada\, this is the best place all year to compare rehabilitation methods side by side\, meet the contractors who install them\, and see where the trenchless market is heading before the next budget cycle locks in. \n\nWhy an Inspection Company Goes to a Trenchless Conference\nEvery liner\, pipe burst\, and sliplining project starts with the same question: what condition is this pipeline actually in? Answer it wrong and the consequences run in both directions. Rehabilitate pipe that still had decades of life left and you have spent money you did not need to spend. Skip a segment that was quietly corroding from the outside and the new liner fails with the host pipe. We covered the spending logic in detail in Inspect Before You Replace: The Smarter Spend Strategy\, and the short version is one of our standing principles: save money with targeted repairs versus full replacement. \nThat is why an inspection company belongs at a trenchless conference. Condition data is the input every trenchless design decision depends on. PICA’s tools measure it directly\, across pipe diameters from 2 inches to 136 inches depending on the method. Remote Field Testing (RFT) measures remaining wall thickness through liners\, scale\, and deposits on metallic and concrete pressure pipe. Near Field Testing (NFT) detects and quantifies broken prestressing wires in concrete pressure pipe. The Navigator acoustic sphere screens live\, pressurized pipelines for leaks and gas pockets without taking them out of service. Which tool fits which pipeline is exactly the kind of conversation a conference is for. \n\nWhat We Want to Talk About in Calgary\nThree topics will follow us around the convention centre\, because they follow every utility in Western Canada. \nConcrete pressure pipe transmission mains. PCCP and bar-wrapped pipe carry the highest consequences of failure in most water systems. PCCP condition assessment before rehabilitation tells owners which segments have broken wires\, cylinder wall loss\, or loss of pre-load\, and which are fine. Our TRWD case study shows what that looks like on a real transmission system. \nCast iron and ductile iron water mains. Most Canadian distribution systems still run on them\, and graphitic corrosion does not announce itself. For 6-inch and 8-inch mains\, our HydraSnake tool enters through a fire hydrant and measures remaining wall thickness along the entire main with no excavation. Larger mains are covered by our broader water main inspection services. \nWastewater force mains. A force main failure is a spill\, a cleanup\, and a headline all at once\, and these lines are notoriously hard to take out of service for inspection. We wrote about the operational puzzle in Challenging Force Main Pipeline Inspections\, and we would rather solve it with a utility before the failure than after. \nThere is also the home advantage. PICA has been based in Edmonton since 2008\, and our Alberta pipeline inspection crews mobilize to Calgary\, Red Deer\, Lethbridge\, and everywhere between without crossing a border or a time zone. For Alberta utilities\, a conversation at No-Dig North can turn into a scheduled inspection faster than you might expect. \n\nHow to Meet PICA at No-Dig North 2026\nWe will not be behind a booth\, which makes us easy to miss and easy to meet. The reliable way is to book ahead: email info@picacorp.com with “No-Dig North” in the subject line\, or call 1-800-661-0127\, and we will set a time and place at the convention centre. Bring a pipeline problem\, an old inspection report you want a second opinion on\, or a rehabilitation plan you want to pressure-test against real condition data. If you prefer to leave it to chance\, watch for the PICA jackets in the technical sessions. You can read more about who we are on our about PICA page before the show. \n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nWhen and where is NASTT No-Dig North 2026?\nNASTT No-Dig North 2026 runs Monday\, November 2 through Wednesday\, November 4\, 2026 at the Calgary TELUS Convention Centre\, 120 9th Avenue SE in downtown Calgary\, Alberta. Day one is dedicated to NASTT’s Good Practices Courses. The technical sessions\, exhibit hall\, and networking events run on days two and three. \nDoes PICA have a booth at No-Dig North 2026?\nNo. PICA is attending rather than exhibiting this year. The team will be in the technical sessions and on the exhibit floor all three days\, and is booking one-on-one meetings in advance. To arrange a meeting during the conference\, email info@picacorp.com with No-Dig North in the subject line or call 1-800-661-0127. \nHow do you register for No-Dig North 2026?\nRegistration is handled by NASTT through the official No-Dig North page at nastt.org. Conference registration covers the technical program and exhibit hall on November 3 and 4. The Good Practices Courses on November 2 are separate training sessions\, so check the NASTT site for how they are packaged with conference registration. \nWhat is the difference between the No-Dig Show and No-Dig North?\nThe No-Dig Show is NASTT’s flagship North American conference\, held in the United States each spring; the 2026 edition took place in Palm Springs\, California. No-Dig North is the Canadian conference\, held each fall in a rotating Canadian city. It came to Niagara Falls in 2024 and arrives in Calgary for 2026. Both events combine peer-reviewed technical papers\, training courses\, and a trenchless exhibit hall. \nWho should attend No-Dig North?\nMunicipal utility engineers and asset managers\, consulting engineers\, trenchless contractors\, and anyone who owns or operates buried pipe infrastructure. The technical program covers rehabilitation and new installation methods for water\, wastewater\, and energy pipelines\, and the Good Practices Courses are a fast way for newer staff to get grounded in trenchless fundamentals. \nWhy does pipeline condition assessment matter for trenchless projects?\nBecause the rehabilitation method\, and how much of the pipeline actually needs it\, both depend on the pipe’s real condition. Wall thickness and wire-break data let designers rehabilitate only the segments that need work instead of lining or replacing entire runs. Inspection typically costs 10 to 50 times less than an unplanned failure on the same segment\, which is why condition assessment belongs at the front of any trenchless program. \nHow can I book a meeting with PICA during the conference?\nEmail info@picacorp.com with No-Dig North in the subject line\, or call 1-800-661-0127\, and PICA will set a time and place at the convention centre. Booking ahead is recommended since the team’s schedule fills up during the show. PICA analysts can also review an existing inspection report or discuss a specific pipeline problem on the spot. \n\n\nSee you in Calgary\, November 2-4\nPlanning trenchless work for 2027? Start with the pipe’s actual condition. Book a meeting with PICA’s inspection team at No-Dig North 2026 and find out which segments of your pipeline need rehabilitation\, and which ones don’t. Good Decisions Start with Good Information™. \nCall: 1-800-661-0127  |  Email: info@picacorp.com \nTalk to us about condition assessment →
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