SoundPrint^® AFO provides pipeline owners with near-real-time data to understand pipe condition, make confident asset management decisions, and prevent catastrophic failures.

Actionable information

SoundPrint AFO is a proven solution that leverages 20 years of experience to reliably and continuously monitor critical pipelines. Precise data and actionable alerts enable utilities to perform targeted maintenance at the right time, minimizing risk, optimizing pipeline life, and reducing costs.

SoundPrint AFO detects and locates individual wire breaks and leaks as small as 5 gallons per minute. Wire breaks are the primary indicator of deterioration in prestressed concrete pipelines, so early detection is key to preventing costly failures, emergency repairs, and operational disruptions. Leak detection is an effective complement that helps utilities address additional failure modes, such as leaking features, damage from third parties, and issues at the pipe joint. 

Continuous data collection empowers utilities to proactively manage their pipelines and forecast future maintenance costs with certainty. 

High-resolution monitoring enables utilities to determine a pipe’s rate of degradation and estimate remaining useful life. These insights guide a defensible, long-term pipeline management strategy that focuses investments on the highest priority pipes. 

System components

SoundPrint AFO includes an acoustic fiber optic cable that serves as a continuous sensor, capable of monitoring long distances for decades with minimal maintenance. Our highly trained technicians can install the cable inside a pipeline under live or dewatered conditions. A data acquisition unit collects data from the cable and sends the information to the cloud over a secure connection. Clients receive alerts for events of concern within one business day, and data is available any time through a secure online portal called PipeView.