2023
Camaraderie & Good Food
Between the day-to-day tasks, it can become easy for me to ostracize myself in a mound of work. I appreciate the frequent company-wide events help pull me out of this. Today we got together for a potluck lunch centered on BLTs.
Caleb Rutledge
Having Some Fun Out In The Sun
Before everyone leaves for the Memorial Day weekend we got together to share a potluck lunch.
Caleb Rutledge
A new bridge deck had been installed and the client wanted to wrap the 15 columns. HydraTech Field Services provided concrete confinement with fiberglass wrap and a weather-resistant coating was added atop the fiberglass.
Caleb Rutledge
FINISHING UP ONE OF OUR BIG PROJECTS
We Will Be Headed Home Soon
Two of the three culverts have been completed. We are working in the last four by six-foot culvert to install the remaining 23 seals…
David Dubois
INSTALLING ONSITE DEMONSTRATION
Making Sure All Of The Seals Fit
I functioned as a hands-on instructor that walked their crew through the process so that they thoroughly understood how to install the HydraTite seal.
Rob White
GOING TO WWETT
Visiting Cretex’s Booth & Exploring The Show
HydraTech did not exhibit at WWETT this year but four of us did walk the trade show and HydraTite was on display at the Cretex booth.
Caleb Rutledge
STARTING ANOTHER STAGE OF LIFE
Looking Back On My Time With HydraTech
I have worked at HydraTech for just over two years. Infrastructure repair was a shift from what I had been doing before, teaching mandarin sign…
Madison Neeley
Caleb Rutledge
Before everyone leaves for the Memorial Day weekend we got together to share a potluck lunch.
Caleb Rutledge
Getting More Concrete Experience
Between field service jobs, the field crew frequently takes on maintenance projects. The most recent project was replacing some aging blacktop right in front of the field services door…
Caleb Rutledge
EXPLAINING HYDRATITE’S INSTALLATION
Reaching A New Market
Infiltration led to the formation of sinkholes in Scott Depot, West Virginia. The City reached out to a local contractor to inspect the pipes below…
Caleb Rutledge
Making Our Facilities Better & Better
During the earlier months we make sure the crew is trained up for the coming spring. On top of this we have been improving our company’s building to become more efficient.
Caleb Rutledge
PREPARING FOR ANOTHER BUSY YEAR
Reviewing The Box Seal Installation, Fiber Wrap, & First Aid
HydraTech is starting off this year like many before, retraining our crew on the basics. Recently we completed a first aid class, a fiber wrap application refresher course, and a walk-through…
Mike Albert
WORKING WITH LIMITED TIME
Stopping Infiltration & Exfiltration Through Joints In A Water Main
HydraTech was called in to rehabilitate a water main in the North East. There were 10 locations in the pipe that had become compromised, raising…
Scott Merry
WORKING BELOW AN AIRPORT
Preventing Further Damage To The Runway
HydraTech has been working hard to eliminate leaks in three stormwater culverts that run below an active airport. These culverts require HydraTite Box seals be installed over the joints to prevent…
Caleb Rutledge
COMPANY LUNCH
Camaraderie & Good Food
Between the day-to-day tasks, it can become easy for me to ostracize myself in a mound of work. I appreciate the frequent company-wide events help pull me out of this. Today we got together for a potluck lunch centered on BLTs.
Throughout my years working here at HydraTech I have sat in on many trainings. Everyone is encouraged to join the trainings regardless…
TEAM BUILDING WITH MINI GOLF
Having Some Fun Out In The Sun
Here at HydraTech, we have been making an effort to get employees more familiar with each other across departments.
REMEMBERING & HONORING OUR MEN & WOMEN WHO SERVED
Before everyone leaves for the Memorial Day weekend we got together to share a potluck lunch.
CONCRETE CONFINEMENT UTILIZING FIBERGLASS
A new bridge deck had been installed and the client wanted to wrap the 15 columns. HydraTech Field Services provided concrete confinement with fiberglass…
ENHANCING OUR PARKING LOT
Getting More Concrete Experience
Between field service jobs, the field crew frequently takes on maintenance projects. The most recent project was replacing some aging blacktop right in front of the field…
FINISHING UP ONE OF OUR BIG PROJECTS
We Will Be Headed Home Soon
Two of the three culverts have been completed. We are working in the last four by six-foot culvert to install the remaining 23 seals…
EXPLAINING HYDRATITE’S INSTALLATION
Reaching A New Market
Infiltration led to the formation of sinkholes in Scott Depot, West Virginia. The City reached out to a local contractor to inspect…
INSTALLING ONSITE DEMONSTRATION
Ensuring All Of The Seals Fit
I functioned as a hands-on instructor that walked their crew through the process so that they thoroughly understood how to…
NEVER STOP IMPROVING
Making Our Facilities Better & Better
During the earlier months we make sure the crew is trained up for the coming spring. On top of this we have been improving our company’s building to become more efficient.
Visiting Cretex’s Booth & Exploring The Show
HydraTech did not exhibit at WWETT this year but four of us did walk the trade show and HydraTite was on display at the Cretex booth.
PREPARING FOR ANOTHER BUSY YEAR
Reviewing The Box Seal Installation, Fiber Wrap, & First Aid
HydraTech is starting off this year like many before, retraining our crew on the basics. Recently we completed a first…
STARTING ANOTHER STAGE OF MY LIFE
Looking Back On My Time With HydraTech
I have worked at HydraTech for just over two years. Infrastructure repair was a shift from what I had been doing before, teaching mandarin sign language, but working here…
WORKING WITH LIMITED TIME
Stopping Infiltration & Exfiltration Through Joints In A Water Main
HydraTech was called in to rehabilitate a water main in the North East. There were 10 locations in the pipe that had become compromised, raising concerns of…
WORKING BELOW AN AIRPORT
Preventing Further Damage To The Runway
HydraTech has been working hard to eliminate leaks in three stormwater culverts that run below an active airport…
2022
Another Year, Another Great Party
HydraTech had an even better year than last year and we got together for our annual Christmas celebration to celebrate. We gathered for a delicious lunch, party games, and a gift exchange.
Caleb Rutledge
TOWNSHIP TRAINING & INSTALLATION
Helping Prevent The Formation Of Additional Sinkholes
HydraTech recently trained township personnel on the installation process for the HydraTite seal.
Caleb Rutledge
District 7 HydraTite Seal Job
HydraTech utilized the HydraTite seal to rehabilitate 67 joints in 8 different locations throughout Ohio’s District 7. Some were close…
Caleb Rutledge
Making Our Presence Known In The Power Industry
Exhibitors come to Columbus to represent all energy sectors within generation, transmission, and distribution.
Caleb Rutledge
Discussing Cretex’s Various Products They Offer, including HydraTite
On Monday, May 23rd Cretex hosted all their representatives from around the country and some vendors at their headquarters in Pewaukee, Wi.
Peter Blais
Team Building To Another Level
We were lucky enough to get an event set up with the Holiday Auto Theatre, one of Ohio’s last drive-in movie theaters.
Caleb Rutledge
HydraTite Highlight
HydraTech provided seals and installation training to a client in Lynnwood Washington.
Caleb Rutledge
Starting New Office Activities
HydraTech is making time for team-building activities in 2022. Starting in February, we have set the first Friday of every month as a day all employees can attend a…
Caleb Rutledge
FIELD SERVICES TRAINING FOR 2022
Safety Training, HydraTite Installation, and Scaffolding Construction
It’s the start of a new year and HydraTech plans to start the year off right, by making sure its employees are prepared for the work ahead. The field crew has completed…
Caleb Rutledge
FINISHING OUR WORK IN BUFFALO
Installing Nearly A Thousand HydraTite Seals
HydraTech recently completed a project that lasted a year and a half. During that time nearly 1,000 HydraTite seals were installed in pipes….
Caleb Rutledge
Continuing Our Contract Work With ODOT
HydraTech has continued to restore culverts by clearing out and paving their inverts.
Caleb Rutledge
HYDRATECH’S BOOTH AT OTEC 2022
Exploring Over 250 Exhibits
I had the opportunity to attend the 2022 Ohio Transportation Engineering Conference last week. It is considered one…
Jennifer Williams
CELEBRATING MEMORIAL DAY
Remembering Those Who Gave Their Lives
HydraTech took time on Friday during lunch to eat together in memory of those who have died in service to our country. The main course of…
Caleb Rutledge
HydraTech’s Attendance
HydraTech attended the Ohio Stormwater conference and displayed HydraTite and HydraLock…
Caleb Rutledge
Practicing The HydraWrap Installation
We train our field crew on everything that HydraTech does, over and over and over. The goal is to keep everyone working well together, develop and implement fresh ideas…
Mike Albert
Project Update
HydraTech has been working on miles of cast-iron pipes below Buffalo New York for about…
Caleb Rutledge
WORKING WITH STATE DOTS
Getting On State Approved Product Lists
To get the seal used by more state DOTs, my plan is to get HydraTite recognized by state DOTs as a qualified or approved product…
Caleb Rutledge
HYDRATECH’S NEW PLASMA TABLE
Expanding Our In-House Manufacturing Capabilities
HydraTech’s goal is to continually increase its capacity to manufacture customized solutions and to make every step of product production, an in-house process. Buying a plasma table…
Caleb Rutledge
Another Year, Another Great Party
HydraTech had an even better year than last year and we got together for our annual Christmas celebration to celebrate. We gathered for a delicious lunch, party games, and a gift exchange.
Installing Nearly A Thousand HydraTite Seals
HydraTech recently completed a project that lasted a year and a half. During that time nearly 1,000 HydraTite seals were installed…
Helping Prevent The Formation Of Additional Sinkholes
HydraTech recently trained township personnel on the installation process for the HydraTite seal.
Continuing Our Contract Work With ODOT
HydraTech has continued to restore culverts by clearing out and paving their inverts.
District 7 HydraTite Seal Job
HydraTech utilized the HydraTite seal to rehabilitate 67 joints in 8 different locations throughout Ohio’s District 7.
HYDRATECH’S BOOTH AT OTEC 2022
Exploring Over 250 Booths
I had the opportunity to attend the 2022 Ohio Transportation Engineering Conference last week. It is considered one of…
ATTENDING ENERUM
Making Our Presence Known In The Power Industry
Exhibitors come to Columbus to represent all energy sectors within generation, transmission, and distribution.
Remembering Those Who Gave Their Lives
HydraTech took time on Friday during lunch to eat together in memory of those who have died in service to our country. The main course of…
Discussing Cretex’s Various Products They Offer, Including HydraTite
On Monday, May 23rd Cretex hosted all their representatives from around the country and some vendors at their headquarters in Pewaukee, Wi.
HydraTech’s Attendance
HydraTech attended the Ohio Stormwater conference and displayed HydraTite and HydraLock….
COMPANY GAME NIGHT
Team Building On Another Level
We were lucky enough to get an event set up with the Holiday Auto Theatre, one of Ohio’s last drive-in movie theaters.
STAYING SHARP
Practicing The HydraWrap Installation
We train our field crew on everything that HydraTech does, over and over and over. The goal is…
TRAVELING TO LYNNWOOD WASHINGTON FOR A HYDRATITE INSTALLATION DEMONSTRATION
HydraTite Highlight
HydraTech provided seals and installation training to a client in Lynnwood Washington.
Project Update
HydraTech has been working on miles of cast-iron pipes below Buffalo New York for…
Starting New Office Activities
HydraTech is making time for team-building activities in 2022. Starting in February, we have set the first Friday…
Getting On State Approved Product Lists
To get the seal used by more state DOTs, my plan is to get HydraTite recognized by state DOTs as a qualified or…
Safety Training, HydraTite Installation, and Scaffolding Construction
It’s the start of a new year and HydraTech plans to start the year off right, by making sure its employees….
Expanding Our In-House Manufacturing Capabilities
HydraTech’s goal is to continually increase its capacity to manufacture customized solutions and to make every step of product production, an in-house…
2021
HYDRATITE, MORE THAN A JOINT SEAL
HydraTite Can Function As A Mechanical End Seal
Cured in place piping (CIPP) is frequently chosen as a solution of aging pipes experiencing infiltration as it costs less than replacement. This repair method does come with…
Caleb Rutledge
NEW WATER MAIN REHABILITATION STANDARDS
Mike Fox Leads Development of Chapter 12 of AWWA’s M81 Standard
The American Water Works Associations is working on the fourth edition of the M28 standards for water main rehabilitation.
Caleb Rutledge
PROTECTING AN UNDERWATER BOX CULVERT’S JOINTS
Custom Seals for 17ft by 7 ft Settled Water Conduit
A twin culvert’s joints were raising concerns for the roadway above and…
Caleb Rutledge
Infiltration in Semi-Elliptical Tunnel
This large drainage system was experiencing infiltration at the joints and this was in turn threatening the safety of the above major highway. The roadway and branching ramps…
Caleb Rutledge
Preventative action on four joints in a heat vent for a water treatment facility
HydraTech was called in to install four 60″ Extra Wide HydraTite Internal Pipe Joint Seals in a heat vent to ensure that the joints would not…
Caleb Rutledge
Learning About Fiber Wrap, First Aid, and Confined Space
HydraTech has hired four new employees in anticipation of the additional work that comes with summer. The new hires have to become acquainted with what we do and our products.
Caleb Rutledge
CHRISTMAS 2021
HydraTech Gets Together To Send Off 2021 With A Bang
HydraTech got together at the Century Inn, just a short drive from the Cincinnati office. It was one of the only times of the entire year that the majority of the employees were in the same place, as Field Services has had…
Caleb Rutledge
Making New Connections At OTEC
As the world begins the long process of opening back up, HydraTech is starting to get back out there. OTEC was our first trade show of many more to come. Heather Spurlino and Caleb arrived…
HydraTech
BACK IN THE FIELD
Caleb Helps Install Ten Seals
A twin culvert’s joints were raising concerns for the roadway above and HydraTech was called in to install the HydraTite seal on ten joints. The job was a standard one, except the office administrator, Caleb Rutledge asked to…
HydraTech
IRREGULAR PIPE JOINT REPAIR
Training & Installing On Two Failing Elliptical Joints
A culvert in New Vineyard, ME had been experiencing significant infiltration at multiple joints, leading to joint separation, erosion issues….
Caleb Rutledge
The biggest, strangest, and most memorable projects
In HydraTite’s decade-plus of use, it has been installed in many very interesting projects. HydraTite has been installed in culverts despite…
Caleb Rutledge
HydraTite Can Function As A Mechanical End Seal
Cured in place piping (CIPP) is frequently chosen as a solution of aging pipes experiencing infiltration as it costs less than replacement. This repair method…
HydraTech Gets Together To Send Off 2021 With A Bang
HydraTech got together at the Century Inn, just a short drive from the Cincinnati office. It was one of the only times of the entire year that the majority of the employees were in the same place…
Mike Fox Leads Development of Chapter 12 of AWWA’s M81 Standard
The American Water Works Associations is working on the fourth edition of…
Making New Connections At OTEC
As the world begins the long process of opening back up, HydraTech is starting to get back out there. OTEC was our first trade show of many more to come…
PROTECTING AN UNDERWATER BOX CULVERT’S JOINTS
Custom Seals for 17ft by 7 ft Settled Water Conduit
A twin culvert’s joints were raising concerns for the roadway above and HydraTech…
BACK IN THE FIELD
Caleb Helps Install Ten Seals
A twin culvert’s joints were raising concerns for the roadway above and HydraTech was called in to install the HydraTite seal on ten joints. The job was a standard one, except the office administrator…
Three-Sided HydraTite Seal
Infiltration in Semi-Elliptical Tunnel
This large drainage system was experiencing infiltration at the joints and this was in turn threatening the safety of the above major highway. The roadway and branching ramps would make …
Training & Installing On Two Failing Elliptical Joints
A culvert in New Vineyard, ME had been experiencing significant infiltration at multiple joints…
Preventative action on four joints in a heat vent for a water treatment facility
HydraTech was called in to install four 60″ Extra Wide HydraTite Internal Pipe…
The biggest, strangest, and most memorable projects
In HydraTite’s decade-plus of use, it has been installed in many very interesting projects. HydraTite has been…
Learning About Fiber Wrap, First Aid, and Confined Space
HydraTech has hired four new employees in anticipation of the additional work that comes with summer. The new hires have to become acquainted with…
2020
2020 CHRISTMAS
Getting Together for the End of 2020, Another Successful Year
HydraTech’s employees got together for a socially distanced dinner and holiday themed games…
HydraTech, LLC
HYDRAULIC JUMPS REPAIRS
HydraWrap Strengthens and Waterproofs Aging Concrete
HydraTech Field Services jumps on this two week project and completes it in half the time.
Caleb Rutledge
HYDRAWRAP INSTALLATION DEMO
Office Workers Get a Taste of the Field
HydraTech Engineered Products employees put down phones and files to pick up brushes and fiber glass…
Caleb Rutledge
The Perfect Solution For Emergency Pipe Repair
Hydratech Field Services is always up for a challenge. Hydratech was called in to install custom made Hydratite Joint Seals for a farming irrigation system job that, to most, would seem…
HydraTech, LLC
THE SIGNS THAT YOUR PIPES MAY BE DETERIORATING
What To Look For?
It is important to inspect your pipes regularly to check for pipe deterioration and erosion. Unfortunately, inspection won’t do much good if you are not sure what to look for…
HydraTech, LLC
CULVERT REHAB IN NORTHERN OHIO
HydraTech Finishes Ahead of Schedule, Despite the Cold
A culvert in northern Ohio had been slowly degrading under a roadway. The shifting…
Caleb Rutledge
FIBER WRAPPING A BRIDGE’S COLUMNS
Spalling Threatened the Integrity of the Bridge’s Support
HydraTech Field Services goes out to strengthen 3 columns on a bridge over State Route 320…
HydraTech, LLC
Continuing Our Relationship With ODOT
HydraTech Engineered Products has been awarded the contract for Liner/Cured-In-Place-Pipe/Joint Seals contract (CIPP) 315 A-21
Caleb Rutledge
COST AND TIME SAVING HYDRATITE® TO BE FEATURED AT WWETT
Spreading The Word About HydraTite
HydraTech’s advanced internal joint seal product, HydraTite®, is slated to be featured at WWETT (Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport Show…
Caleb Rutledge
Getting Together for the End of 2020, Another Successful Year
HydraTech’s employees got together for a socially distanced dinner and holiday-themed games. HydraTech’s crew keeps working throughout the entirety of…
HydraTech Finishes Ahead of Schedule, Despite the Cold
A culvert in northern Ohio had been slowly degrading under a roadway. The shifting culvert’s joints were getting worse.
HydraWrap Strengthens and Waterproofs Aging Concrete
A water treatment facility was struggling with two aging hydraulic jumps. The hydraulic jump’s concrete was had become dilapidated.
Spalling Threatened the Integrity of the Bridge’s Support
HydraTech Field Services goes out to strengthen 3 columns on a bridge over State Route 320…
Office Workers Get a Taste of the Field
HydraTech Engineered Products employees put down their phones and files to pick up a brush and fiber glass…
Continuing Our Relationship With ODOT
HydraTech Engineered Products has been awarded the contract for Liner/Cured-In-Place-Pipe/Joint Seals…
The Perfect Solution For Emergency Pipe Repair
Hydratech Field Services is always up for a challenge. Hydratech was called in to install custom made Hydratite Joint Seals for a farming irrigation system job that, to most, would seem…
Spreading The Word About HydraTite
HydraTech’s advanced internal joint seal product, HydraTite®, is slated to be…
THE SIGNS THAT YOUR PIPES MAY BE DETERIORATING
What To Look For?
It is important to inspect your pipes regularly to check for pipe deterioration and erosion. Unfortunately, inspection won’t do much good if you are not sure what to look for…
2019
Our Trenchless Repair Products
When an underground pipe breaks, the traditional repair process requires digging through layers of asphalt, concrete, or landscaping to access the pipe and replace it…
HydraTech, LLC
Pros & Cons Of Each Repair
When a water main or sewer line breaks, the first priority is to get it fixed as quickly as possible, and factoring in the total cost of downtime, repair, or replacement…
HydraTech, LLC
Our Trenchless Repair Products
When an underground pipe breaks, the traditional repair process requires digging through layers of asphalt, concrete, or landscaping to access the pipe…
Pros & Cons Of Each Repair
When a water main or sewer line breaks, the first priority is to get it fixed as quickly as possible, and factoring in the total cost of downtime, repair, or replacement…