Why choose AIMM?
Keep production flowing. With AIMM’s patented Hydrokinetics cleaning process, you can expect for your production to be back up and running sooner! Our Hydrokinetic cleaning process clears pipes that other methods simply can’t. Looking for a faster, safer, and more affordable solution? You’ve found it: AIMM’s Hydrokinetics.
Description of service:
Hydrokinetics is a revolutionary method for cleaning the "un-cleanable," including piping, tubes, and process equipment in plastics, chemical, refining, municipal, offshore, and government facilities.
How it works:
The technology of our Hydrokinetic cleaning process is based on the induction of “sonic resonance” into the cleaning water stream. This sonic resonance travels through the water stream and safely transfers to both the tube and the fouling material. Because of the different compositions of the tube and the fouling material, they resonate at different frequencies, breaking the bond between them and allowing the fouling to be expelled quite easily. Hydrokinetics is the faster, simpler, safer solution!
Hydrokinetics typically requires only half the time of traditional cleaning methods, saving you man-hours, reducing downtime, and increasing your production capabilities.
Safer
There has never been a recordable incident associated with the process in the entire history of the company. This is due to the lack of exposure to high-pressure water or chemicals.
Cleaner
The process can clean applications where other methods fail. Fully plugged lines, tight spaces, critical path applications or difficult materials: Hydrokinetics can clean the lines.
Greener
Hydrokinetics uses much less water than traditional methods. No chemicals are required. Cleaning jobs typically require less time, reducing the time necessary for the use of motorized equipment.
More Affordable
Most cleaning is performed in place. So there’s no need to remove equipment, build expensive scaffolding, make cuts in piping or chemical disposal. The end result is a much less expensive total job cost.
A Revolutionary Approach
Many materials can clog pipes and tubes, causing you decreased production, increased downtime, and thousands in lost dollars. AIMM’s revolutionary Hydrokinetics process has been able to save managers like you thousands and thousands of dollars and has cleaned pipes that were thought to be un-cleanable.
We Solve Problems Others Cannot
If you’re faced with the following problems, Hydrokinetics could be the solution for you:
Totally blocked tubes
Possible re-tubing or replacement
Oddly-shaped bundles
Difficult fouling materials
Messy cleanup
Use of runway scaffolding
Tight space requirements
Crane removal of bundles
Use of hazardous chemicals
Cleaning of tubes where sparks are a risk
Replacement of tubes due to blockage
Low heat coefficient due to residual
Shutting down process lines frequently because of the residual left after cleaning
Hydrokinetics Gets the Job Done
Hydrokinetics can do jobs that hydroblasting, lancing, drilling, baking, acidizing and more cannot! So how does Hydrokinetics work, and why is it the best solution to resolve your most difficult, time consuming and expensive problems? Take a look at the innovative technology involved in Hydrokinetics...
How It Works
The technology of our Hydrokinetics cleaning process for the clearing and cleaning of fouled interiors of tubes, pipes and lines is based on the induction of a sonic resonance into the cleaning water stream.
This sonic resonance travels through the water stream and safely transfers to both the tube and the fouling material, all without putting stress on your piping.
Because of the different compositions of the tube and the fouling material, they resonate at different frequencies, breaking the bond between them and allowing the fouling to be expelled quite easily.
The fouling material is flushed out of the pipe by the water stream. If necessary, a bullet made of a hardened plastic is placed in the end of the tube and pushes the broken up fouling material out. Fouling is generally seen extruding from the end of the tube in large, snake-like pieces, rather than particulated as seen in conventional hydroblasting.
Hydrokinetics uses less water than traditional clearing methods. Plus if you have pyrophoric and chemical instability applications, it’s possible to use fluid media other than water.
And because our equipment is compact, a unit and technician can be easily dispatched to a customer’s trouble-site anywhere in the world, provided a conventional plunger pump of adequate capacity (10.000 PSI @ 20 GPM) and service air (120 PSI) is available.
Could Hydrokinetics be the solution for you? Read more...
Hydrokinetics Is Your Solution
Not sure if AIMM’s Hydrokinetics can solve your problem? AIMM successfully clears bundles and piping built in the following materials:
Mild Steel
Inconnel
Black Iron
Fiberglass
All types of Stainless Steel
Copper
Bronze
Aluminum
PVC
Copper Nickel Alloys
Hastalloy C
Carbon
Admiralty Alloy Types
Some of the fouling materials that AIMM has successfully cleared from these types of bundles/pipes include:
Calcium Carbonate
Polyethylene
Black Iron
Sulphur
Pulp
Styrene
Sulphate
Latex
Nylon
Crude Oil
Coke
NORM Waste
Polypropylene
Asphalt
Poly-Carbonate
Mill Scale
Cement
What is important to you? Getting the job done right and getting back to production quickly. Keep reading to see how Hydrokinetics can benefit you...
Benefits
Faster
Many of our clients claim that AIMM can prepare equipment, clean an entire exchanger, and get out of the facility before some traditional cleaning companies can even get through the first rows. Obviously this element of speed results in less downtime and increased production, all making the process more lucrative for you.
Simpler
Hydrokinetics can do jobs that hydroblasting, lancing, drilling, baking acidizing and more cannot. And because our equipment is compact, a unit and technician can be easily dispatched to a customer’s trouble-site anywhere in the world, provided a conventional plunger pump of adequate capacity (10.000 PSI @ 20 GPM) and service air (120 PSI) is available. Hydrokinetics also is one of the most environmentally conscious approaches to pipe clearing. Learn more...
Safer
Hydrokinetics is the safest of all the cleaning methods available. Our technicians and your employees are never exposed to any dangerous, high-pressure water that is commonly used in other cleaning procedures. Safety is built into the Hydrokinetics design. Instead of chipping away at process line blockage, the fouling material is cleared out of the opposite end of the pipes, away from our technicians and plant personnel. AIMM proudly carries a 100% safety record.
The Ultimate Advantage
Reduced man-hours for pipe fitting
Most lines and heat exchangers can be cleaned in place
Faster cleaning than conventional methods
Greatly reduced downtime, positively impacting production time
Reduced wear and tear on your equipment
Significant decrease in total job costs
Reduced environmental impact
Safest of all available cleaning methods
Contact AIMM today to take advantage of all the benefits of Hydrokinetcs. We look forward to working for you.
Industrial Services
Why choose AIMM?
Save time and reduce your costs. AIMM can finish your project faster. How? We own and maintain our own equipment and employee the most experienced personnel. AIMM can also help to eliminate your safety concerns. We develop all of our procedures with safety in mind. In fact, we have had zero safety incidences in all the years we have been in business.
AIMM has a large and diverse fleet of hydroblasting equipment developed to safely and efficiently remove fouling and deposits that continually build up in industrial process equipment. We use this equipment to clean deposits from exchangers, towers, vessels, process lines, sewers, and contaminated surfaces.
AIMM has the expertise and equipment to collect your wet or dry material. Highly trained operators and a versatile fleet of mobile vacuum units enable us to achieve the maximum level of efficiency, saving you time and reducing your costs.
Services include:
Hydroblasting
AIMM has a large and diverse fleet of hydroblasting equipment developed to safely and efficiently remove fouling and deposits that continually build up in industrial process equipment. We use this equipment to clean deposits from exchangers, towers and vessels, lines and sewers, and contaminated surfaces.
Vacuum Services
AIMM has the expertise and equipment to collect your wet or dry material. Highly trained operators and a versatile fleet of mobile vacuum units enable us to achieve the maximum level of efficiency, saving you time and reducing your costs.
Rotating Lance
To employ a solution for all industrial cleaning applications and to exceed our customers' expectations, AIMM utilizes the latest in rotating hose cleaning technology. Our automated process is remotely operated and the entire hose rotates for uniform, thorough cleaning. The figure below represents a typical exchanger setup:
Safety
Remote control of the unit by the operator eliminates any exposure to the water stream.
Allows technician to operate at a safe distance.
No back spray.
Because the hose reels back into the machine, there is no dangerous hose on ground.
Hand operated control box can be held in technician’s lap in sitting position.
Easy to concentrate on the point of entry into the tube to be observant to action.
Emergency Stop on control box very easy to activate.
Lack of fatigue helps technician to be more attentive to all safety concerns.
All controls are conveniently located on the front of the machine.
Automated System saves 40-50% labor time over manual process without fatigue.
All control for feed in and out and side to side are on the 8” x 8” Control Box
Low fatigue improves the quality AND increases safety.
With limited space needed, there is no need to build extensive scaffolding.
Results
Results consistently surpass competing manual methods – hydro and mechanical.
Positive rotation of entire Blast Hose and tip assure consistent thorough cleaning.
Because it is automated, the ID of the tube surface is cleaned very consistently.
Special tip designs are customized to resolve even difficult surfaces.
The consistent waterjet spray preserves the integrity of the ID surface.
No residue left as with sandblasting or other mechanical means.
Exceptional IRIS Results on just one pass!
With precise controls of RPMs, Propel and tip configuration, 100% success rate.
View our many recommendation letters to understand the results you can have.
The RPM of the nozzle (and Blast Hose) also tightly controllable from10 – 375 RPM.
See the unit in action.
Tank Cleaning
Why choose AIMM?
Less stress and peace of mind: AIMM gets the job done, so you have less to worry about. AIMM is a leader in tank and vessel cleaning services. We employ environmentally friendly cleaning and removal methods and use only state of the art equipment, which minimizes personnel exposure. AIMM is also the company that practices waste minimization and oil recovery. We work hard to make your job easier.
Description of service:
AIMM maintains our own fleet of tank and vessel cleaning equipment for projects worldwide. We are your company to call on for cleaning of floating top, flat bottom and conical bottom tanks that contain hazardous and non-hazardous materials.
AIMM offers a full accompaniment of services that can be utilized in every phase on a tank-cleaning project. Our capabilities include:
Tank bottom sediment, sludge and product removal
Liquid/solid separation from 2 phase and 3 phase centrifugation
Filter press
Robotic cleaning
Self-rotating waterjet cleaning nozzles
Oilfield Support
Why choose AIMM?
When you need us, we're there. AIMM provides a complete range of services to on- and off-shore oil production and drilling facilities. We respond to and solve your problems — any size, anywhere, any time.
Choose AIMM and minimize your downtime. We own and operate our own equipment, which means we can turn your project around faster. We employ experienced personnel and develop all of our procedures around safety. And it shows! AIMM has never had a safety incident in all our years in business.
Services include:
Hydroblasting and high pressure hot water washing
80 bbl vaccum services
Solids control
Drilling waste management
Temporary storage tanks
Tank cleaning
Portable water transportation
Monofill construction
You're looking to get the job done. Let AIMM save you time and money. AIMM is available 24/7/365 to the oil and gas industry, ready to provide the highest level of service by the most experienced, professionally trained personnel.
Offshore Services
Why choose AIMM?
Less downtime. More profitability. We understand that time is money, and you need production to flow. AIMM is the only company to develop a solution to plugged umbilical tubes, subsea flow lines, and topside process equipment. You no longer need to replace a clogged line: our revolutionary SURE™ (Subsea Resonance Energy) procedure can clear the blockage, even when other methods have failed. AIMM is your faster, simpler, safer solution – so you can get back to work.
Description of service:
AIMM provides cleaning and support for topside process equipment, subsea flow lines, and umbilicals. The SURE™ tool is based on AIMM's Hydrokinetics cleaning process and provides the way to clear subsea blockages when other methods have failed.
How it works:
Our revolutionary SURE™ procedure is similar to Hydrokinetics, with changes and adaptations specifically for the offshore industry. The process is based on the induction of a “sonic resonance" into the line. This sonic resonance travels through the piping and safely transfers to both the tube and the fouling material. Because of the different compositions of the tube and the fouling material, they resonate at different frequencies, breaking the bond between them and allowing the fouling to be expelled quite easily. AIMM's SURE™ procedure is the faster, simpler, safer solution.
Disaster Services
Why choose AIMM?
After a disaster, you have enough to worry about. You can gain peace of mind by employing AIMM to handle your disaster services. We're the company that can get the job done quickly and correctly. How? With professionally trained employees, management with disaster-related experience, state of the art equipment, and services that meet or exceed federal guidelines.
Description of service:
AIMM has experience working with both large municipalities and private industries following catastrophic events, whether natural or manmade. We provide collection and transportation of disaster-generated debris, vegetative and hazardous. Services include collection, segregation, decontamination, reduction, recycling and disposal.
Our specialty is waste transportation and environmental remediation services. Examples of these waste streams include:
White Goods: washers, dryers, hot water heaters, refrigerators
We also offer assistance with recovery planning, logistics, and other disaster-related services, many of which are reimbursable under federal grant programs.
How it works:
Our experienced field technicians use specialized equipment to collect disaster-related debris. Debris is transported to collection consolidation sites, where it is segregated and decontaminated, if necessary. The debris is then further reduced and prepared for disposal or recycling. We provide 'cradle to grave' accountability that meets local, state and federal guidelines, and all of our personnel are specifically trained in hazardous waste handling and transportation.
AIMM offers:
Professionally Trained Personnel
Disaster-Related Experienced Management
State of the Art Equipment and Procedures
Maintained Health and Safety Requirements
Technology
For 20 years AIMM has been at the forefront of technology to increase efficiency for the industrial service industry.
