The AGRU America Podcast

Today, we are discussing the differences in performance between steel and polyethylene piping in water supply systems. We talk about the merits of pipes made with a PE 4710 or a superior PE 100-RC resin, and some ways the material can be used in place of steel pipes.

An Introduction of Fluoropolymers by AGRU America

Today, we discuss the relationship between thermoplastics and aquaculture, and how plastics are contributing toward the growth of an exciting industry that can help alleviate food shortages around the world.

In this podcast, Cody and Kaylie talk about how industry end users can use AGRU thermoplastic semi-finished products to help develop solutions to overcome manufacturing bottlenecks.

This podcast discusses AGRU's latest product innovation, CleanSeam. Joining Kaylie Meek in today’s discussion is Cody Miles. Together, they'll discuss CleanSeam and its role in projects utilizing geomembranes.

In this podcast, we will explore our recent blog titled: “A Fitting History: AGRU's Rise as One of the Top HDPE Pipe Manufacturers in the USA.” Joining Kaylie Meek in today’s discussion is Cody Miles. Together, they'll discuss AGRU’s past, present, and future.

In this podcast, we interview AGRU's Corporate Quality Control and Technical Manager Nathan Ivy on how various policies and procedures help define a company in this industry.

In this podcast, we explore the concepts discussed in our recent blog: “Using PFA Linings in Chemical-Processing Applications.” Joining Kaylie Meek in today’s discussion is Cody Miles. Together, they'll review PFA linings and two modern applications of PFA liners.

Today, we will discuss our recent blog titled: “General installation guidelines for geomembranes.” Joining me in today’s discussion is Cody Miles. Together, we’ll review a number of geomembrane installation guidelines suggested by AGRU.

In today’s show, we discuss the indispensable role of concrete fabricators to protect at-risk concrete in wastewater and storm water industries. We also discuss the primary differences between spray-on coatings and concrete protective liner. This discussion comes on the heels of our recently published blog: “A fabricator’s role in preparing concrete protective liners”. If you’d like to get a deeper look into this discussion be sure to check out that blog on agruamerica.com.

In this podcast, we discuss a resent study produced by the EPA on the economic edge of HDPE pipes in water systems.

Joining AGRU technical copywriter Yuse Lajiminmuhip is Michael Rublaitus, who has been involved with environmental protection applications using geosynthetics for over 10 years. In this podcast, we discuss the infiltration problem and how to eliminate it in precast manholes using a combination of HDPE liner technologies.

In September 2018, The Ocean Cleanup in conjunction with partners including AGRU, launched the innovative ocean cleanup system —a 2,000-foot-long large diameter pipe outfitted with a submerged skirt, an array of sensors, solar-powered lights, cameras, and GPS. Its purpose? To clean up the so called Great Pacific Garbage Patch, halfway between Hawaii and California – an area twice the size of Texas with 80.000 thousand metric tonnes of floating plastic, trapped by oceanic currents that are converging in this area. In today’s podcast, we will discuss how polyethylene came to be the material of choice for this extreme application, where the project stands now, and what kind of metrics The Ocean Cleanup is analyzing during this test. Joining the podcast are Yuse Lajiminmuhip, technical copywriter at AGRU America, Melissa Grace, VP of AGRULINE at AGRU America, and Henk van Dalen, project manager at The Ocean Cleanup.

#003 Chris Richgels, a civil engineer with over 24 years of experience in solid waste engineering, discusses “Risk-based Design” in geosynthetics. There is a saying in the industry that, "nothing is ever built the way that it was designed." When planning projects with geosynthetic, among the greatest risks to account for is the design itself. There are often secondary systems and items that are overlooked during the design process, which can lead to cumulative impacts to system stability.  In this episode, we will be exploring the third and final part of our series on risk-based design with geosynthetics. Specifically, how to manage risk during the design of geosynthetic systems.

#002 Chris Richgels, a civil engineer with over 24 years of experience in solid waste engineering, discusses “Risk-based Design” in geosynthetics. In this episode, we'll be exploring part two in our series.

#001 Chris Richgels, a civil engineer with over 24 years of experience in solid waste engineering, discusses “Risk-based Design” in geosynthetics.