Cured-in-place pipe lining continues to make inroads in both the municipal and residential markets. However, one of the largest gaps in the lateral and in-house CIPP liner market has been a highly flexible offering that can handle 90-degree bends and diameter transitions while still offering control in longitudinal stretch or drawback. WovoX, a joint venture between sister companies MaxLiner and Applied Felts, fills that gap by providing stretch and drawback characteristics that are reliable and repeatable.
WovoX’s unique seamless design makes it ultra-flexible to seamlessly transition to diameter changes within a pipe run without a taper, and smoothly finish around bends up to 90 degrees with very minimal wrinkling on the inside bend. Most other flexible transition liners will expand, however, the end result often doesn’t meet the required finished thickness, such as when transitioning from 4 to 6 inches, the liner in the 6-inch portion will typically be under 3 mm. WovoX, though, according to Applied Felts Director of Business Development Gil Carroll, will maintain finished thicknesses as intended.
“I have been fortunate enough to be a part of some tremendous innovations and development project teams in my 30-plus years in the CIPP market, but very few have been this exciting and game-changing,” Caroll says. “It took years of hard work on many fronts that came with plenty of obstacles, but what we have created here is a CIPP liner targeted towards the plumbing market that is more versatile and flexible than anything that we have offered before.”
Because of WovoX’s ability to invert easily and line turns/pipe diameter transitions, it is an ideal liner for under-slab and in-building installations, whether that be on a residential or commercial property. Its versatility allows the installer to complete the project that presents the installer with limited and difficult installation access. The range and capability of the product allows installers to stock one type of liner to be used in a variety of pipe sizes and configurations. “Maxliner has changed the game with WovoX,” says Justin Sloan, co-owner of Sloan’s Septic and Sewer in Oakley, Michigan. “It handles transitions flawlessly and shoots in like butter. It will be the new go-to for our ultra-flexible liner!”
“From our perspective, all of the effort and time was worth it, and we envision the CIPP market benefiting greatly from what we have to offer with our next generation of the WovoLiner family of products,” says Carroll. 877-426-5948; www.maxlinerusa.com
