jueves, 23 de agosto de 2012

TOHL: the startup that lays water pipelines by helicopter

TOHL: the startup that lays water pipelines by helicopter:
TOHL tests its pipeline-laying technique
A new startup named TOHL, comprised of a handful young Georgia Tech graduates, has set up shop in Chile in an effort to "change the way people think about pipelines." Using little more than a helicopter and a coil of flexible high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe, TOHL laid a kilometer (0.6 miles) of water pipeline by helicopter in a "record-setting" nine minutes, despite windy conditions and mountainous terrain. TOHL claims this is "the first ever completely aerial installation of a pipeline." Now company President Benjamin Cohen is taking to Kickstarter to ask for US$30,000 to build the company's first "full-scale" installation. .. Continue Reading TOHL: the startup that lays water pipelines by helicopter


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