Making Simple Smart

Really productive week at the IPE and looking forward to working with a number of new clients using our Patrol and Pioneer pigs.

i2i will be exhibiting at the IPE in Calgary 27th to 29th September. If you are passing then pop in to say hello. Calgary TELUS Convention Centre 120 9 Avenue SE Calgary, AB T2G 0P3 Ph 1.403.261.8503 Toll Free 1.800.822.2697

Working with a pipeline operator to inspect historically un-piggable pipelines. We have had some great success with the new launchers & receivers, which were only 4.5ft long, and allowed us access to some very tight dig sites. The Pioneer pigs were blown through...

2" cement lined pipe is in fact only 1.5" ID and then throw in some 1.5D bends for good measure and you have a real challenge on your hands. Especially if the pressure rating is around 80 bar. Onshore gathering lines in the US will be a big market in the coming years...

Had the team from Tech City News visit us from London to do a new piece on the growing Tech scene in Manchester. Great fun and look forward to seeing the video when it comes out.

i2i have recently deployed their first 24" Pioneer tool in the US.

i2i have recently rebranded their Smart Pigs from Discovery to Pioneer due to a trade mark concern raised by a company deploying a non intrusive NDT technology. i2i have taken this opportunity to create a number of new product brands that will allow the company to...

i2i just ran their patented SmartFoam™ pig at the PRCI TDC. The first foam pig with full internal inspection capability.

Just ran the new brush pig design at the PRCI TDC with great results.

Due to steady growth i2i are now recruiting electronics and mechanical design engineers. If you live in or near Manchester, have good electronics and / or CAD  skills, and looking to join a fast growing company with good salary packages then please get in touch.

Successful run in North Carolin last week. 12" Pioneer pig working well in some dirty conditions. Cleaning as we go !  

A great week of Operations in the US this week. Only just managed to avoid flooding in Houston on the Monday but the fieled deployment went well and the tool did a great job.

Collected some debris samples from the Swiss based Reinhart the other week to use in our ongoing R&D project to categorise and map debris within the pipeline. Thanks to Robert and his team for the loan of the samples.

Carrying out pull testing of a 16" Patrol at different speeds

20" Patrol pig being assembled for deployment into Europe.

Just to show the contrast between the 2 sizes of pressure vessel. You can fit a double decker bus in the 24" body. The 4" pig is a little more challenging but happy to say our 13 sensor unit is heading to the US this week.

Have a look at the picture below. On the left is a Discovery tool, on the right a conventional cleaning tool. The Discovery tool can detect internal corrosion, cracking, and a host of flow assurance and production parameters. The cleaning tool cleans. They can now...

Really pleased to announce that i2i now has the 4" tool ready for operations. Really excited about this new design that combines foam pig and mandrel pig design into into a flexible tool that can negotiate complex geometry in all conditions. Look forward to post some...

PPIM exhibition has started with a bang with Loads of interest from all over the world. Thanks to Rosen for positioning the drinks bar right next to our booth. Everyone got a good look at the stand as they waited to be served.

Due to an increasing number of operations and tool build programme we have had to move offices again. Our new  space is 3 times our current footprint, has dedicated meeting room and breakout spaces, and will allow us to better manage the increasing number of...

i2i joins PRCI this month. The team at i2i have a long history with PRCI and are pleased to be able to rejoin the research group under the i2i banner. The PRCI group leads the pipeline industry in terms of collaborative research and the team are looking forward...

Happy to be working with Mike and his team at NDT Global Services on new business opportunities.

Atex certification process for our European set of Smart tools is progressing well. Completion date is estimated around mid April. Certification is aimed at our 4" - 24" tools.

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Had a good week back in November training 3 new personnel joining the company. Due to the increase in workload the new team members will focus on field operations but will also help in the assembly of new tools when not on operations. Welcome aboard.

i2i had a great week in Aberdeen exhibiting our new Discovery Smart Utility Pigs and presenting a technical paper at the PPSA conference. A good turn out of 140 people and we had a chance to meet with a lot of great people and received significant interest from a...

On the BIG awards pitch night Cisco arranged for an artist to capture each of the pitches in sketch format. Great idea and great fun. Many thanks to Vickie & Samantha for passing this on.

i2i have been selected to present a technical paper 'Sensors on everything - A new strategy for pipeline inspection' at the PPIM conference in Houston on 8-11th Feb 2016. The company will also be displaying their patented technology on booth T16, so if you are in...

Had a great few days testing our new 'sensor cup' in Scotland. The sensor cup is a standard pigging disk embedded with a number of  sensors that allows for inspection of the pipeline. This is the first time that a full NDT inspection with eddy current sensors can be...

i2i achieved 2nd place, out of 150 entrants, in the Cisco British Innovation Gateway (BIG) awards. The live finals were held in front of a select judging panel and audience at the National Theatre in London on Thursday 22nd. A great competition and well done to the...

i2i welcomed the invitation to present their new technology and operating strategy to the Pipeline Operators Forum in Ghent in October. The technology was well received and new contacts were made. many thanks to the POF team for the invitation to join the very...

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