Keyhole Technology

Partner Websites

The Keyhole Consortium Group strives to provide value and share ideas to contribute to the acceptance and advancement of keyhole technology.

These partners provide keyhole tooling, equipment, services, and other necessary components to make keyhole technology possible.

Tools, Equipment, and Component Partners

  • Elster Perfection - Manufacturer of non-metallic mechanical joining products for natural gas distribution systems - traditional and keyhole applications.
  • Footage Tools - Various keyhole tooling and other construction and gas distribution products.
  • HammerHead Trenchless - Manufacturer of trenchless rehabilitation, replacement and installation equipment for underground utility infrastructure including piercing tools, pipe slitting, pipe bursting, and pipe extraction systems.
  • Kravitch Tools - Manufacturer of a wide array of keyhole tooling and other gas and water tools.
  • Subsite Electronics - Manufacturer of underground construction electronics including utility locators, utility inspection systems, and HDD guidance equipment.
  • Tellus Underground Technology, Inc. - Tellus equipment, procedures and training make it possible for our customers to perform their everyday responsibilities with far less risk to thir employees and hazards to the general public while providing operating solutions that reduce their cost of doing business.
  • Timberline Tools - Squeeze tools, tracer wire connectors, and other tooling for both keyhole and traditional excavations.
  • Trenton - Products for anti-corrosion protection for above and below ground piping systems, including Trenton Patch Pads for recoating steel pipe after anode and wire installations.
  • TT Technologies - Complete line of trenchless equipment including: piercing tools, guided boring tools, directional drills, and more.

Vacuum Units and Services

  • Badger Daylighting - Hydrovac Excavation Services.
  • McLaughlin - Vacuum trucks (air/water) also sells under the name Vermeer.
  • Ramvac - Vacuum trucks (air/water) also croing unit mount on the vac truck.
  • Tellus Underground Technology, Inc. - Tellus equipment, procedures and training make it possible for our customers to perform their everyday responsibilities with far less risk to thir employees and hazards to the general public while providing operating solutions that reduce their cost of doing business.
  • Vactor Vacuum Equipment - Vacuum trucks (air/water).

Coring and Core Restoration

  • Buzzi Unicem - Core bonding agent and bag flowable fill.
  • Utilicor - Complete range of coring units, core bonding agent, and accessories.

Other Keyhole Links

  • Keyhole Technology Research - A website containing articles, papers, testing and associated information related to the use of keyhole technologies for the utility industry.

Learn More

Contact Dennis Jarnecke, GTI Keyhole Consortium Group Manager